Where do they still do that? I live in a developing country (some people call it third world) and the private hospitals here have been using all electronic medication ordering and fulfilment for quite a while, at least since 2009[1].<p>Doctor enters the prescription into a networked computer. It goes to a robotic pill picker&#x2F;packer that affixes the label with instrucitons. Outpatients pick up the medication at the desk on the way out. For inpatients it is sent to the nurses&#x27; station on the floor of their hospital room.<p>It&#x27;s been a while since I&#x27;ve been to a hospital in the US. I just assumed they were already doing this.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;medicaltravelsite.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;bumrungrad-utilitizing-medical-robots&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;medicaltravelsite.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;bumrungrad-utilitizing-med...</a>