ePrescribing
Efforts to Automate Specialty Pharmacy Will Accelerate in 2019
By Tony Schueth, CEO and Managing Partner Specialty medications are high-cost, complex drugs with special handling and delivery requirements. They are primarily used to treat rare or chronic conditions. Retail …
Feds’ Year-End Guidance Will Affect Electronic Prescribing and EHRs
By Tony Schueth, CEO and Managing Partner The world of health IT was buzzing this week in the wake of a massive rule drop by the Office of the National …
Opioid Law Creates Mandates for ePrescribing under Medicare Part D
By Tony Schueth, CEO and Managing Partner Changes are coming to electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) under Medicare Part D, as part of sweeping new legislation concerning the opioid epidemic that was …
ePrescribing: Progress and Opportunities
ePrescribing industry veteran, Anthony (Tony) Schueth, looks at how far we’ve come with ePrescribing and how this vital healthcare transaction continues to improve healthcare efficiency through value-added transactions. From it’s …
EHR Vendors: Are You Ready for Standards Changes Coming Soon to ePrescribing?
By Michael Burger, EHR and EDI Practice Lead We’ve seen a flurry of regulatory activity lately from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Among all the requirements, three …
State and Federal Regulations Continue to Target the Opioid Epidemic and Part D Prescribing
By Keith Fisher, R.Ph. and Michelle Soble, R.Ph. Co-Leads, POCP Regulatory Resource Center Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent from July 2016 through September 2017 in 52 areas in 45 states.¹ In …
ePrescribing Impact: Medicare Part D Migration to NCPDP SCRIPT version 201701
By Michael Burger, Practice Lead, EHRs and EDI Medicare Part D will officially adopt NCPDP SCRIPT version 201701 for electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) on January 1, 2020 and will simultaneously retire …
New POCP Report Examines How States are Addressing Opioid Prescribing, A Root Cause of the Epidemic
By Tony Schueth A first-of-its kind report that details how states are fighting the opioid crisis at the prescription level has been developed by Point of Care Partners (POCP). Unlike …
Improving Care Quality using ePrescribing: CancelRx
Electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) is ubiquitous, but there is still room for improvement. Many, including RAND researchers, put the CancelRx transaction at the top of the list, because of its implications for …
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