By integrating industry standards into e-prescribing software, prescribing organizations can reduce errors to improve patient outcomes and lessen the burden of medication-related errors on healthcare systems. Here’s a look at the new National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Sig Standard aimed at improving prescription accuracy.
Today, 35 states have passed mandates for electronic prescriptions for controlled substances with the aim being to reduce the risk of stolen or forged prescriptions and to prevent patients from ‘doctor shopping’ between states.
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NCPDP’s updated e-prescribing standard contains hundreds of improvements for patient safety, workflow efficiency and prescription accuracy.
DrFirst, which provides an array of services including telehealth and e-prescribing, received a $50 million equity investment from Sixth Street Growth. The company plans to use the funds to expand its offerings and further connect healthcare stakeholders.
The aim of the collaboration is to help prescribers more easily view patients' prescription histories, thereby preventing errors related to prescribing inappropriate medications.
Through DrFirst's new Connected Care Communities initiative, providers can exchange patient medication information and facilitate referrals without having to use the same EHR software.
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Maine is one of three states to have passed e-prescribing law, which goes into effect July 1. Eight more states have introduced legislation for electronic prescribing of controlled substances.
Health information network Surescripts revealed its 2016 National Progress Report, and the future of e-prescribing is looking stronger than ever.
Since HealthEast Care System in St. Paul, Minnesota, became the first health system in the state to go live with EPCS two years ago, clinicians have saved an aggregate of about 500 hours per month in time spent writing prescriptions for controlled drugs, CHIME attendees heard Wednesday.
Surescripts estimated that the increased sharing of medication histories saved U.S. hospitals $400 million in 2015.
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The new law will require prescribers and pharmacists to check the state's prescription monitoring program before prescribing or dispensing a controlled drug. It also limits the strength and duration of scripts for opioids.
Some of the concerns are legitimate, while others sound like people don't understand the intent of the law.
Perhaps it's workflow, perhaps it's culture, perhaps it's just the nature of the setting, but physician assistants and nurse practitioners have been ?e-prescribing? ?at a higher rate than physicians in the ED of Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C.
In an interview, Surescripts CEO Tom Skelton suggested a shift in focus when it comes to interoperability
After a long battle, proponents of e-prescribing have achieved their goal of electronic prescribing of controlled substances becoming legal nationwide, as Vermont has become the last holdout to change its rules.