Electronic Prescription

In an interim final rule released Tuesday, CMS “recognized” the use of version 10.6 of the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs SCRIPT Standard for electronic prescribing under the Medicare Part D drug benefit, Health Data Management reports.
According to CMS, “recognition” means the agency approves the use of the updated standard for e-prescribing; however, it [...]

Tags: CMS, Medicare Part D, prescriber, prescribing
Posted July 13, 2010 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription, Medicare Incentive, Medicare Law

Find out what percentage bonus you’ll receive from Medicare.
Can your physician afford not to adopt e-prescribing? If your practice still hasn’t applied electronic prescription processes, then you could be missing out on a two percent Medicare bonus — as well as preventing prescription errors and lowering consumer costs.Follow these three simple steps to ensure an easy [...]

Tags: E-Prescribing Era, E-Scribing, Medicare
Posted January 25, 2010 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription, Medicare Law

By Heather B. Hayes
The state of Delaware credits a decision a year ago to fund e-prescribing start-up costs for the top Medicaid providers in the state for a 150 percent jump in the number of Medicaid providers now using the e-health service.
The top-down approach, which included offering e-prescribing technology and training services to the top [...]

Tags: E-Prescribing, Medicaid
Posted December 24, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Medicare Incentive, Medicare Law

The new law requiring electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) in Medicare is spurring physician groups across the country to adopt the technology. The Texas Medical Association (TMA) is the first state medical organization to join a growing roster of national medical groups that are working to ensure all prescriptions are transmitted electronically.

Increased adoption of e-prescribing [...]

Tags: AARP, ADEs, E-Prescribing, Medicare Law, PCMA
Posted July 14, 2009 by admin under Medicare Law