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 [...]

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Posted July 13, 2010 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription, Medicare Incentive, Medicare Law

Leadership and vision are crucial for an e-prescribing initiative because effective leadership is necessary to build commitment across a team, according to Diane R. Jones, JD, vice president of policy and programs at e-Health Initiative during an informational webinar on the current and future states of e-prescribing.
“The staff needs to be open to change and [...]

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Posted May 3, 2010 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

by Mahoney, Diana
“E-prescribing saves lives, it saves money, and it’s time we implement it,” according to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt.
Streamlining the bloated health care system “is an economic imperative for our country. We have to get down to making the system better, and [e-prescribing] is one piece of a large puzzle,” [...]

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Posted August 25, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

By Joe Carlson/ HITS staff writer

A proposed rule from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that would allow tightly monitored use of computer technology to electronically transmit prescriptions for controlled substances is meeting with resistance from some in the healthcare community.

Although many drugs may already be prescribed through electronic means, the DEA still [...]

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