More than 140,000 physicians on growing list of e-prescribers
Filed under: ARRA, Electronic Medical Records, Meaningful Use, Medical, Stimulus ProgramThe number of physicians using electronic prescribing will have more than doubled in 2009, executives of the e-prescribing network Surescripts said.
More than 140,000 – 23 percent of all office-based physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the United States – are e-prescribing today, officials said. At this current pace, Surescripts projects that its active e-prescribers in 2009 will more than double the 74,000 that were e-prescribing at the end of 2008. by Bernie Monegain (Re-posted) More than 140,000 physicians on growing list of e-prescribers
Because I am fairly young and in good health, I have long stretches of time between office visits to my doctor. The last time I was in the doctor’s office he prescribed medication for me by scratching an order out on a prescription pad. The next time I pay him a visit, I don’t expect to see my prescription written on a piece of paper.
EMR systems that will qualify for the federal stimulus program will be required to include the capability to process prescriptions electronically. gloEMR from gloStream already has this written into its software. Without leaving the EMR interface, physicians can prescribe medication and transmit those prescriptions electronically using an integration into Surescripts.
In addition to being one of the requirements to qualify for the $44,000 stimulus incentive payments, e-prescribers also qualify for an additional 2% back. For more information about electronic prescribing incentives, click here.
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