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Slide 2: 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
Slide 3:  Definition  Process  Barriers of e-Prescribing  Benefits  Incentives
Slide 4: 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 eprescribing 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.
Slide 5:  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   
Slide 6:  Cost of systems Potential negative impact on physician workflow and productivity Pharmacy ability to accept electronic Rx Inability to electronically prescribe controlled substances   
Slide 7:  Improved patient care Reduction in healthcare costs Office efficiency Government incentives   
Slide 8: CMS incentive table 2009 Incentive 2010 2% None 2011 1% None 2012 1% 1% 2013 0.5% 1.5% Beyond None 2% 2% None Penalty
Slide 9:  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  
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Slide 11:  Final Interim Rule regarding Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances was recently published Practitioners now have the option to write Rx for controlled substances electronically 
Slide 12:  Defined and looked at process for electronic prescribing Benefits can outweigh barriers Incentives in place today for using electronic prescribing  
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