Comments on: E-Prescribing…Here to Stay? http://georgevanantwerp.com/2008/08/20/e-prescribing%e2%80%a6here-to-stay/ Topics Of Interest In Healthcare & Communications Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:26:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Todd S. Eury http://georgevanantwerp.com/2008/08/20/e-prescribing%e2%80%a6here-to-stay/#comment-2846 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:56:03 +0000 http://patientadvocate.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/e-prescribing%e2%80%a6here-to-stay/#comment-2846 Electronic prescribing, as defined by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), has two parts:

Part 1: Two way [electronic] communication between physicians and pharmacies involving new prescriptions, refill authorizations, change requests, cancel prescriptions, and prescription fill messages to track patient compliance. Electronic Prescribing is not Faxing or printing paper prescriptions. ePrescribing is the ability of a physician to submit a “clean” prescription directly to a pharmacy from the point of care.

Part 2: Potential for information sharing with other health care partners including eligibility/formulary information and medication History

Will it last – or is it just a fad? It’s here to stay. There have been more legislative, technology, and marketing advancements in 2007-2008 than ever before.

WellPoint NextRx, an independent pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company and the nation’s largest health-plan-owned PBM, announced on Tuesday August 19th that SureScripts-RxHub connectivity is available to physicians in Rhode Island through Blue Cross & Blue Shield Rhode Island (BCBSRI) effective August 16, 2008.

This is a big win for the ePrescribing initative. Great blog! Thank you.
http://www.eprescribingsolutions.com

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