The vast majority of US pharmacies are already able to receive prescriptions electronically from physicians. SureScripts [http://www.surescripts.com/ http://www

The vast majority of US pharmacies are already able to receive prescriptions electronically from physicians. SureScripts [http://www.surescripts.com/ http://www.surescripts.com/] is the leader in that space. If you don't already have e-prescribing, it's probably because your physician is behind the times. The above applies to doctor-to-pharmacy communication. For any other combination, paper and faxes still reign supreme. Examples that are still almost always faxes and paper: pharmacy to visiting nurse, specialist physician to primary care physician, physician to assisted living facility, even pharmacy to original doctor when asking for refill extension.