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.

• AAOS Now article: Nuts and bolts of e—prescribing (January 2009)
• AAOS Now article: Nuts and bolts of e-prescribing (October 2008)
• 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)
• 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
• AAOS in the States: How E-Prescribing fits into your practice and how the AAOS can help (August 2009)
• E-prescribing Clinicians Guide (43 page pdf)
• E-prescribing Incentive Program – on the CMS web site
• Claims-Based Reporting Principles for E-Prescribing – on the CMS web site
• CMS-1500 Claim Electronic Prescribing Example – on the CMS web site
• AAOS E-Prescribing FAQs
• State by State Rankings of e-Prescribing Habits 2007
• Electronic Prescribing Initiatives
• eRx Fact Sheet
• AMA E-Prescribing Learning Center