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3 Codes for PQRI E-Prescriptions
Published on Mon May 25, 2009
Question: My physician is going to begin electronic prescriptions following PQRI guidelines. What codes should I use to report this? Florida Subscriber Answer: Physicians who use an e-prescription system may earn a 2 percent bonus of their total Medicare allowed charges. Your physician does not have to register to be considered for the 2 percent bonus from eprescribing, but must report e-prescription activity on 50 percent of the Medicare patients he sees. Reporting includes three G codes, which indicate one of three conditions: - G8443 -- All prescriptions created during the encounter were generated using a qualified eprescribing system - G8445 -- No prescriptions were generated during the encounter, provider does have access to a qualified e-prescribing system - G8446 -- Provider does have access to a qualified e-prescribing system and some or all of the prescriptions generated during the encounter were printed or phoned in as required by state or federal [...]