The steps medical providers must follow in order to gain incentives

Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin

E-prescribing dominates a major part of meaningful use requirements that providers must meet in order to gain incentives.

Healthcare practitioners must meet 13 out of 15 core objectives along with five of 10 menu set items in order to achieve these monetary incentives.Continue reading →

Medication regulations and e-prescribing are vital parts of meaningful use requirements

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

In order to meet Stage 1 of meaningful use, a healthcare practitioner must prescribe at least 40 percent of medications electronically.

Drug regulations have become a strong component of the meaningful use requirements instituted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Continue reading →

Health IT provisions under the Affordable Care Act depend on the Supreme Court’s decision

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

Some health IT provisions could be affected depending on the Supreme Court's decision on healthcare reform.

HIMSS has released a fact sheet in regards to which health IT provisions will be eliminated if the Supreme Court finds the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.Continue reading →

Healthcare professionals failing to use e-prescribing enough times received penalty

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin

CMS is imposing a penalty on healthcare providers not prescribing enough medication electronically.

Some medical practitioners will have their Medicare payments reduced in 2012 for failing to prescribe enough medication electronically.Continue reading →

CMS report shows growth in use of eRx and Physician Quality Reporting System

Posted on April 11, 2012 by admin

Employing e-prescribing software and achieving meaningful use will allow a physician to gain eRx incentives.

In 2010, the two programs paid out a combined amount of $662 million in incentives. Continue reading →

E-prescribing is becoming obligatory

Posted on March 28, 2012 by admin

E-prescribing software reduces medical errors and provides accurate dosage directly to pharmacies.

Medical providers that did not switch to e-prescribing in June of 2011 will lose 1 percent of their Medicare professional fee reimbursement for 2012.Continue reading →

What aspects to look for in e-prescibing software

Posted on March 23, 2012 by admin

E-prescribing is now legal for all drugs approved by FDA.

E-prescribing software packages are important tools for reducing medical errors and saving costs.Continue reading →

Laws hamper e-prescribing in some states

Posted on March 6, 2012 by admin

One Ohio law prevents physicians from prescribing medications to individuals who they have never examined or observed in-person.Continue reading →

Pharmacists’ oversight role enhanced by e-prescribing

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin

The more time physicians spend keeping their patients healthy, the less time they have to see their own doctors and receive medical care. Continue reading →

Oregon law would extend prescribing powers to more healthcare professionals

Posted on February 24, 2012 by admin

Physician assistants at ZoomCare clinics will be able to prescribe drugs to patients, after they have been professionally trained by a licensed pharmacist working on-site.Continue reading →