Electronic Prescription

New research published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that the adoption of electronic prescribing systems may allow for greater efficiency at hospitals, which could result in long-term cost savings and improved quality of care. In an attempt to reduce or eliminate potentially harmful medication errors, the [...]

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Posted June 19, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Electronic prescribing has seen significant growth in adoption and use of critical components, according to the annual National Progress Report on E-Prescribing.
The report, released by Alexandria, Va.-based Surescripts, documents the status of e-prescribing adoption and use in the United States from 2006 through 2008.
According to the report, more than 100,000 [...]

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Posted June 18, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

Electronic Systems Shown to Reduce Dangerous Errors; A Cure for Poor Penmanship
With a host of new incentives, doctors are finally beginning to scrap pen and paper in favor of electronic prescriptions.
Medicare began paying doctors a bonus if they switch their patients over to e-prescribing. Some private health plans also have begun offering extra payments along [...]

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Posted June 16, 2009 by admin under Medicare Incentive

A new federal study underscores the potential of electronic prescription systems to slash prescription drug costs.
So-called “e-prescribing” systems that allow doctors to select lower-cost or generic medications can save $845,000 per 100,000 patients per year and possibly more systemwide, according to findings from a new study funded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ [...]

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Posted June 11, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription

The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) has partnered with global eHealth specialist InterComponentWare Inc. (ICW) and Surescripts, operator of the country’s largest electronic prescribing network, for an eHealth prototype project to facilitate prescription routing and, with a patient’s consent, deliver prescription history for NY residents through the Statewide Health Information Network for New [...]

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Posted June 9, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription

$22 Billion Savings from E-Prescribing Under New Law Will Pay For Modernizing the Nation’s Entire Health IT Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Financial incentives for physicians to adopt health information technology (HIT) included in the recent economic stimulus bill will increase the number of prescribers using electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) to more than 75 percent over the next [...]

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Posted June 9, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

Bonus payments, no penalties make learning easier
Beginning this year, AAOS members who e-prescribe can potentially earn a 2 percent bonus payment from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in addition to any Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) bonus. The e-prescribing bonus drops to 1 percent in 2011 and 2012, and to 0.5 percent [...]

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Posted June 2, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

The economic stimulus legislation will increase e-prescribing adoption to more than 75 percent of prescribers in five years, according to a consulting firm that conducted a study on behalf of a pharmaceutical group.
The stimulus bill, and its $19 billion investment in health information technology, will spur a fourfold increase in e-prescribing over current levels, according [...]

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Posted June 1, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription