Electronic Prescribing:
Lay Your ePrescribing Skills To Good Use
Published on Thu May 05, 2011
You could be penalized if you don't get your system up before June 30th. If you do not have an electronic prescribing (ePrescribing or eScribing) system yet in place, or have not integrated one into your electronic medical record (EMR) system, you better get a move on it. You only have until June 30, 2011 to submit at least ten claims to Medicare to show that you are a successful eScriber for 2011. Otherwise, you are at risk of facing penalties assessed in 2012. With limited time, it is smart to consider a stand-alone internet based system which you can implement relatively easy. You could get this system up and running right away, without depending on your electronic health record (EHR) to be up. If you're still asking, "Can our practice afford not to adopt ePrescribing?" Then, the answer is NO. Today you need to start doing something. Background: eScribing [...]