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Electronic Health Records & Electronic Prescribing:Barriers, Benefits & Incentives : 

Electronic Health Records & Electronic Prescribing:Barriers, Benefits & Incentives Sponsored by:

Today’s Presenter : 

Barbara Brownlee, Electronic Health Records Specialist, MxSecure With MxSecure since 2006 30 years in healthcare 17 years Sales and Marketing experience BS in Medical Technology, Medical College of Georgia Today’s Presenter

Agenda : 

Definition of e-Prescribing Process Barriers Benefits Incentives Agenda

Definition : 

E-prescribing means the transmission, using electronic media, of prescription or prescription-related information between a prescriber, dispenser, pharmacy benefit manager, or health plan, either directly or through an intermediary, including an e- prescribing network. E-prescribing includes, but is not limited to, two-way transmissions between the point of care and the dispenser. Source: eHealth Initiative and The Center for Improving Medication Management. Electronic Prescribing: Becoming Mainstream Practice. June, 2008. Definition

E-Prescribing Process : 

Clinician prescribes medication using either: Stand-alone e-Prescribing system CPOE system CPOE integrated within an EHR system Check for interaction, intolerances and formulary compliance Transmission Dispensing E-Prescribing Process

Barriers : 

Cost of systems Potential negative impact on physician workflow and productivity Pharmacy ability to accept electronic Rx Inability to electronically prescribe controlled substances Barriers

Benefits : 

Improved patient care Reduction in healthcare costs Office efficiency Government incentives Benefits

E-Rx Incentive Payments : 

CMS incentive table E-Rx Incentive Payments

E-Rx Incentive Payments Qualifications : 

Eligible professionals must report the electronic prescribing quality measure through Medicare Part B claims on at least 50% of applicable cases during the reporting year Estimated allowed Medicare Part B charges for the e-Rx measure codes must total at least 10% of total Medicare Part B allowed charges. Refer to www.cms.gov for details E-Rx Incentive Payments Qualifications

Eligible Professionals : 

Physician Physical or Occupational Therapist Qualified Speech-language Pathologist Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant Clinical Nurse Specialist Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Certified Nurse Midwife Clinical Social Worker Clinical Psychologist Registered Dietitian Nutrition Professional Qualified Audiologist Eligible Professionals

Recent Development from DEA : 

Final Interim Rule regarding Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances was recently published Practitioners now have the option to write Rx for controlled substances electronically Recent Development from DEA

Summary : 

Defined and looked at process for electronic prescribing Benefits can outweigh barriers Incentives in place today for using electronic prescribing Summary

Questions? : 

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