Electronic prescriptions

• You can create, print/fax prescriptions from the current version of Stratford software.

• The EMR (electronic medical record) screens and tables are fully integrated with the allergy and prescription screens and tables. This is not a 3rd party 'add-on'. It is a single working system unlike any other software system we have seen. The healthcare management/billing/EDI/EMR functions are all fully integrated.

Reference:

• http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2005pres/20050127.html

• http://ncvhs.hhs.gov/

• http://www.cms.hhs.gov

eRx incentive information

• http://www.cms.gov/ERxIncentive/05_Eligible%20Professionals.asp#TopOfPage

• http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-159

• http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-01/html/2011-13463.htm

• http://www.cms.gov/ERxIncentive/06_E-Prescribing_Measure.asp#TopOfPage

• http://www.cms.gov/erxincentive

• http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/20_RegistrationandAttestation.asp#TopOfPage
   

This news release dated 1/27/2005 states: "HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced new proposed regulations that will support electronic prescriptions for Medicare when the prescription drug benefit takes effect in January 2006. "

The items below are possible at an added cost. At this time we have not had anyone who wanted to pay for this service. These are not available from the government/Surescripts, etc and (at least at this time) must be purchased from 3rd parties. Maybe the pharmacies will offer this information in the future with the transmitting function?

• Eligibility and benefits inquires and responses between drug prescribers and prescription drug plans.
• Eligibility and benefits inquiries and responses between dispensers and Part D sponsors.
• Formulary and benefit coverage information, including information on the availability of lower cost, therapeutically appropriate alternative drugs, if certain characteristics are met.

Electronic prescribing, or "e-prescribing," enables a physician to transmit a prescription electronically to the patient's choice of pharmacy. Faxing is NOT considered to be e-prescribing.

Having access to this information at the point of care makes writing, filling and receiving prescriptions quicker and easier, and it also makes it possible for physicians and pharmacies to make informed decisions about appropriate and lower-cost therapeutically-equivalent alternative medications.

e-prescribing can improve patient safety and reduce avoidable health care costs by decreasing prescription errors due to hard-to-read physician handwriting.

News: Stratford has coded the data tables and you can enter prescription information now and your computer can print/fax/transmit the prescription now. Stratford clients are able to write prescriptions from screens inside the Stratford program with full access to electronic medical records, billing information and any other information that is related to a specific patient. This is not a 3rd-party application 'glommed' onto the Stratford program. This is an original Stratford, fully integrated software application. 

If you are now using the Stratford program to write your prescriptions, you are eligible to have all the FDA approved drugs available on your computer. This is available at no additional charge. We will update our web site at least weekly from the FDA and make that information available in a form that is usable by the Stratford program. You must update this list at least monthly. If you have this list, your prescription will be transmitted with the drug codes that should eliminate most/many of the pharmacy call backs.

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