Latest Electronic prescribing Stories
Contrary to a misconception among some physicians that adopting e-prescribing technology now, in advance of the June 30th deadline, will in some way make adopting electronic health records later, eDoctor, Inc. president Se Kang today underscored that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rules are "there to be followed" if a physician's practice wants to take advantage of federal government incentive payments this year and avoid penalties from the feds in 2012. (Vocus/PRWEB)...
Eyeprescribe.com offers eye care providers secure e-prescribing and eligibility for Meaningful Use, MIPPA, or PQRS/PQRI incentive payments Rockville, MD (PRWEB) March 24, 2011 Ophthalmologists and optometrists are soon to have an e-prescribing web solution just for them, thanks to DrFirst's partnership with EyePrescribe.com. On April 1st, the fast and secure EyePrescribe.com web portal goes "live," and will help eye care providers nationwide use e-prescribing to qualify for lucrative...
Proposal Enriches Independent Drugstores at Expense of Patients WASHINGTON, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New York State Senate's budget includes a legislative proposal that would take away private and public sector payers' ability to provide lower cost home delivery options for chronic medications, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said today. "Everyone knows that mail-service pharmacies make prescriptions more affordable for consumers, employers, and...
New solution marks industry turning-point by overcoming auditing, certification, and technology cost barriers to EPCS integration for all DrFirst vendor partners Rockville, MD (PRWEB) March 22, 2011 After two years of intensive work, DrFirst announced today that it has created EPCS Goldâ„¢, a turnkey solution that eliminates the challenges faced by HIT vendors to implement e-prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) within their applications. This new solution significantly reduces...
FTC: Granting Pharmacists Authority Over PBMs Could Result in 'Collusion,' 'Increased Drug Prices' WASHINGTON, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter to Mississippi State Representative Mark Formby this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns that a bill shifting regulatory authority over pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from the Mississippi Insurance Commissioner to the Board of Pharmacy "may increase pharmaceutical prices and reduce competition." The FTC also states...
Fully Integrated E-Prescribing Solution Will Dramatically Improve Prescribing Safety and Efficiency Boulder, CO (PRWEB) March 21, 2011 MD-IT announced today its new partnership with DrFirst to provide comprehensive e-prescribing functionality to physician practices using the MD-IT Platform. The fully integrated e-prescribing solution will enable customers to improve prescribing safety and medical practice efficiency. With the integration of DrFirst's Rcopia e-prescribing technology,...
Bill Creates Conflict of Interest; Pharmacists Shouldn't Be Able to Regulate Those Who Negotiate Their Payments WASHINGTON, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new ad campaign warns Mississippi legislators that SB 2445 would increase health care costs by granting the State Board of Pharmacy (instead of the State Insurance Commissioner) authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). This power transfer would create a conflict of interest since the Board members are...
Regional Extension Center (REC) Massachusetts eHealth Institute includes DrFirst Rcopia-MU software in preferred EHR vendor list Rockville, MD (PRWEB) March 11, 2011 DrFirst, the nation's leading e-prescribing company, is pleased to announce physicians in Massachusetts now have another reason to upgrade their Rcopia systems to DrFirst's newest "Meaningful Use" solution, Rcopia-MU. The Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI) recently included the Rcopia-MU e-prescribing, medication...
Pharmacists Shouldn't Be Able to Regulate Those They Contract With WASHINGTON, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new ad campaign warns Mississippi legislators that secret provisions in S.B. 2445 would raise taxes on prescription drug benefits and undermine the ability of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) to reduce health care costs for Mississippi families and businesses, said the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) today. S.B. 2445 would also put the State Board of...
eDoctor, Inc., a designer of e-prescribing software, today joined the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association in opposing a legislative effort in several states to limit e-prescribing features that, according to eDoctor, Inc. president Se Kang, would ultimately benefit consumers. Rockville, MD (Vocus/PRWEB) February 23, 2011 Concerned that legislation recently introduced in several states to limit e-prescribing features will hamper the safety and cost-savings benefits of the...
