E-Prescribing Information Center

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services defines e-prescribing as “the transmission, using electronic media, of prescription or prescription-related information between a prescriber, dispenser, pharmacy benefit manager, or health plan, either directly or through an intermediary, including an e-prescribing network. E-prescribing includes, but is not limited to, two-way transmission between the point of care and the dispenser.”

The information below will help you understand how to implement e-prescribing in your practice.

• How do I submit a 2012 eRx Significant Hardship Exemption Request?
• Important E-prescribing Deadlines and Information
• E-prescribing Incentive Program
• Claims-Based Reporting Principles for Electronic Prescribing
• 2011 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program Update
• 2011 E-Prescribing Measure Specifications
• 2011 E-Prescribing Measure Specification Release Notes (companion to specifications)
• 2011 E-Prescribing Measure Specifications for Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO)
• 2011 E-Prescribing Measure Specifications for GPRO Release Notes (companion to specifications)
• 2011 E-Prescribing Measure Specifications for EHR
• 2011 E-Prescribing Measure Specifications for EHR – Release Notes (companion to specifications)
• 2011 Qualified EHR Vendors for PQRS and E-Prescribing Programs
• E-prescribing Clinicians Guide (43 page pdf)
• GetRxConnected Program (A Free E-Prescribing Readiness Assessment)
• State by State Rankings of e-Prescribing Habits 2007 (requires member login)
• Electronic Prescribing Initiatives (requires member login)
• eRx Fact Sheet
• AAOS Now article: Nuts and bolts of e-prescribing (October 2008)
• AAOS Now article: Nuts and bolts of e—prescribing (January 2009)
• AAOS Now article: E-prescribing: The clock is ticking (March 2009)
• AAOS Now article: E-prescribing: An easy way to earn bonus payments (May 2009)
• AAOS in the States: How E-Prescribing fits into your practice and how the AAOS can help (August 2009)
• AAOS Now article: E-Prescribing: What’s New for 2010 (February 2010)
• The American Journal of Orthopedics: E-Prescribing and the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: Get in While the Getting Is Good! by Cheyenne Brinson, MBA, CPA for Karen Zupko & Associates, Inc. (May 2009) – Full-text available from the KZA website
• AMA E-Prescribing Learning Center