By now, it’s safe to say that the vast majority of medical practitioners have heard of electronic prescription management, more commonly known as “E-prescribing.” But for those who aren’t yet familiar with it: e-prescribing is the computer-based electronic generation, transmission and filling...
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It’s undeniable. A growing number of physicians, medical centers and hospitals have made the move from writing pen-and-paper prescriptions to electronic prescribing. Equally undeniable are the holdouts: doctors and medical centers still reluctant about e-prescribing. What will it take to convince...
If you are trying to determine right now if you would meet the criteria needed for attestation, CMS has added a handy calculator to their site. http://www.cms.gov/apps/ehr/meaningful-use-core-measures-professionals.aspx Remember that to get paid for Medicaid for the first year, you do not need to achieve...
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DrFirst has recently partnered with the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) and the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) to help close “the digital divide” that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health (ONC) warned is preventing providers who treat minority patients from participating...
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DrFirst was honored in July to be one of four health IT vendors, in the nation, to receive Surescripts’ prestigious “White Coat of Quality” award in recognition of our consistent commitment to excellence in the electronic prescribing process. The award recognized that DrFirst monitors and reports on...
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If you aren’t familiar with the federal government’s eRX Incentive Program, aka MIPPA, it offers eligible physicians a nice carrot to switch to e-prescribing – extra funds equaling up to 2% of their yearly Medicare Part B billing claims. But the time...
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