Rhode Island is the first state to use electronic prescriptions to track outbreaks of the H1N1 virus.
"Surescripts is using information supplied by pharmacies to document how much Tamiflu and other antivirals are being dispensed to patients. The company is giving the data — categorized by zip codes of the pharmacies where the medicine is dispensed and the age group of the patient receiving it — to epidemiologists at the state health department."
