| What is e-prescribing? | |
Use of computing devices to enter, modify, renew, and output or communicate drug prescriptions
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| It has been shown that nationwide adoption of e-prescribing may eliminate: | |
- 2.1 million medication-related adverse events
- 1.3 million visits
- 190,000 hospitalizations
- 136,000 life-threatening events
- And could save more than $ 15 billion in medication-related expenditures
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| What is driving this push for improved medication safety through e-prescribing? | |
| Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) | |
- Signed into law December 2003 to provide seniors and disabled persons with a prescription drug benefit
- The most significant improvement in the healthcare provided to these populations in almost 40 years
- Government involvement in e-prescribing will drive adoption in private sector
- The Department of Health & Human Services is leading the development of e-prescribing standards
- The MMA is expected to be a major impetus for physician adoption of the new technology
- Beginning in 2007, the government will provide $ 150 million in grants
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Institute of Medicine
- All prescribers should write prescriptions electronically by 2010
All prescribers should have plans in place for e-prescribing by 2008
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Other Drivers | |
| Electronic data sources and transmission standards and pathways have been established | |
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Results of e-prescribing initiatives within several managed care organizations have been released | |
- Demonstrate the financial benefits that managed care organizations can gain through implementation of e-prescribing
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Workgroups and organizations for stakeholders have been formed | |
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| The importance of e-prescribing is recognized by the major players in the healthcare information technology and medication safety arenas and the United States government: | |
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| MedicaLINX e-Prescribing | | |
| Features of our e-Prescribing Platform: | |
| Authorized prescribers use the e-prescribing application to generate a prescription for a patient. As the prescriber "writes" the prescription, the new medication being written for is checked against the patient's allergies and other current medications. This helps to identify potential safety issues and generates an alert for the prescriber to address. In addition, the system alerts the prescriber if the medication is not covered by the patient's insurance or if there is a less expensive equivalent available. Once all issues have been identified, the prescription is sent electronically to the patient's preferred pharmacy or can be printed. |
The application can run on various platforms, including desktop computer, laptop, tablet PC, and on web-enabled devices. Data used to build the prescribing system is obtained from current leaders in today's healthcare technology arena |
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