INTRODUCTION
The implementation of electronic prescribing, or e-prescribing, is one of the most the groundbreaking changes in healthcare. As part of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003, e-prescribing has been promoted as an important element in reducing prescription fraud and abuse, improving the quality of care, and enhancing patient safety. By 2010, e-prescribing adoption climbed to 36 percent among office-based Physicians and 91 percent of community pharmacies were equipped to receive prescriptions electronically. Today, 73 percent of office-based Physicians e-prescribe and 95 percent of pharmacies actively accept e-prescriptions, according to Surescripts’ 2013 National Progress Report.
When the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) expanded e-prescribing regulations to allow prescribers to issue and pharmacies to receive and dispense electronic prescriptions for controlled substances, the regulatory changes meant significant changes for providers and pharmacies, as well as tremendous opportunities for healthcare IT vendors. In this environment of advanced technology, patient-centric care and regulatory compliance, EHR developers are uniquely poised to become fullfledged service partners of pharmacies; but they need the right capabilities to do so.
In this whitepaper, Healthcare Data Solutions focuses on the importance of prescriber verification as a critical element in provider and pharmacy compliance. With more providers e-prescribing, it is critical that their EHRs are equipped to comply with federal regulations such as identity proofing and DEA number verification. Those without these capabilities have a greater risk of serious consequences, including imprisonment and fines.
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