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Electronic prescribing is more than generating a prescription on a computer and printing or faxing it to a pharmacy. E-prescribing must also provide functionality and workflow flexibility to work for both physicians and staff involved in the prescribing process. Rcopia®, the #1 most used and decorated standalone electronic prescription management system from DrFirst®, allows physicians to provide a higher level of patient safety and service, streamline back office business systems and save time and money through the efficiency of electronic medication orders, renewals and formulary checking
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E-prescribing Informational
What’s wrong with paper
prescriptions?
7,000 Deathsoccur each year in the
United States due to paper prescription-based adverse
drug events, including:
• handwriting illegibility• incorrect dosing• missed drug‐drug or
drug‐allergy reactions
Over 1.5 Million patients sustain injuries each year as a
result of preventable adverse drug events
$2 BillionThe estimated annual cost for
preventable adverse drug events in
hospital settings alone
88% of physicians who have adopted e-prescribing had prescription legibility
related errors at some point in their career
$15,700
The cost of time spent, per year per physician, managing unnecessary administrative tasks related
to paper-based prescriptions
150 million call-backs are received by physician offices from pharmacies with questions,
clarifications and refill requests for paper-based prescriptions
20% of paper-based prescripti
ons are never filled by the
patient
$140-$240
Billion The estimated
savings over a 10 year span with
greater adoption of e-prescribing
For physicians, the benefits of adopting healthcare information technology solutions
are loud and clear
More than 570 million e-prescriptions
were routed electronically in
2011
Over 1/3rd of all prescriptions were delivered electronically in the United States
in 2011
52% of all office-based physicians
actively use e-prescribing,
as of 2011
Over 50% of the practices in the US employing between two and 10 physicians
adopted an e-prescribing system in 2011
75% of Internists and Family Practitioners use e-
prescribing
94% of retail pharmacies
nationwide are now connected and receiving e-prescriptions
41 states have approved legislation to allow E-prescribing for controlled substances as of October, 2012
Over 70 Electronic Health Record (EHR) companies have adopted the ability to
e-prescribe controlled substances
“Electronic prescribing is now well on its way to becoming mainstream practice.
The vision that pharmacies and PBMs had over 10 years ago – replacing phone, fax and paper-based prescribing with e-prescribing – is being realized today through improved medication management, increased patient convenience and reduced costs for all.”
- Harry Totonis, President and CEO, Surescripts
What can e-
prescribing do for your practice?
Make more informed real-time decisions with access to patient’s
medication history
Receive alerts for any
potential drug-drug & drug-
allergy reactions that could lead to adverse drug
events
Easily access a patient’s formulary and select
cost effective
prescriptions
Quickly and efficiently respond to pharmacy renewal requests
Increase patient
convenience by reducing
patient trips to the
pharmacy and wait times
Reduce or eliminate the
time staff spends pulling and re‐filing
paper medical charts
Have more opportunities to provide improved patient care or perform other reimbursable
activities
Give your patients greater
confidence that their provider is
current in all areas of health care, with the
latest technologies
in place
Avoid the Medicare penalties of 1.5% in 2013 and 2% in 2014 as part of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act (MIPPA)
E-prescribing is a key component of the Meaningful Use requirements, as it satisfies objectives including:
• Patient engagement• Improved care coordination during transitions in care or
multiple care settings• Safety regarding both the privacy and security of patient
health information objectives
“Patient safety, significant error reduction, efficiency, less data entry and less repetitive work for our staff are just few of the benefits that electronic prescribing has brought to our practice.”
- Alberto Sobrado, MD
Getting an e-prescribing
system up and running in your office is easier than you might
think
You can have your
e-prescribing system up
and running in a matter of
a few days
You don't have to install any additional hardware into your office when implementing an e-prescribing
system
You can still keep your old paper charts even after you start using an e-prescribing
system
Many e-prescribing solutions cost less, per day, than your average cup of coffee
The earlier you adopt an e-prescribing system, the greater your return on investment (ROI) could be
“E-prescribing is a powerful and cost-effective tool in the healthcare system's efforts to improve patient outcomes, and it can significantly streamline a physician’s practice while also providing the highest level of patient safety.
Writing a prescription electronically takes only seconds compared with traditional written or phoned-in prescriptions. With this time savings, a physician can spend more time with patients and get back to ‘being a Doctor First.’”
G. Cameron DeemerPresident, DrFirst, Inc.
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About DrFirstDrFirst provides physicians and health IT vendors a platform with a cutting edge range of services: •Rcopia®, our award-winning e-prescribing system that’s the #1 most used and decorated standalone solution available•Send controlled substance prescriptions electronically through the first ever fully compliant solution •Engaging patients at higher risks for non-compliance to medication therapy•HIPAA compliant point-to-point connectivity and interoperability for patient data.
References
3. American Medical Association. (2011). A Clinician's Guide to Electronic Prescribing. Retrieved December 17, 2011,
4. New York Times: Chicken Scratches vs. Electronic Prescriptions, April 28, 2012
5. EMR Consultant: http://www.emrconsultant.com/education/e-prescribing
7. National Academies of Science's Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, July 2006
8. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Drug Safety and Availability > Safe Use Initiative Fact Sheet, Aug 25, 2011
9. Surescripts: Study: E-Prescribing Shown to Improve Outcomes and Save Healthcare System Billions of Dollars, February 1, 2012
10. New York Times: Chicken Scratches vs. Electronic Prescriptions, April 28, 2012
12. Surescripts: The National Progress Report on E-prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare, Year 2011
13. New York Times: Chicken Scratches vs. Electronic Prescriptions, April 28, 2012
14. Surescripts: The National Progress Report on E-prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare, Year 2011
15. Surescripts: The National Progress Report on E-prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare, Year 2011
16. Surescripts: The National Progress Report on E-prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare, Year 2011
17. Surescripts: Surescripts Announces that Majority of Doctors in U.S. Now Use E-Prescribing, November 9, 2011
18. Internal Legal Research by DrFirst
19. DrFirst: Over 70 EHR Companies Have the Ability to E-prescribe Controlled Substances with DrFirst‘s EPCS Gold™, February 29,
2012
20. Surescripts ReportFederal Incentives to Support Health IT Helped Grow Nation's Use of E-Prescriptions by 72 Percent in 2010, May
12, 2011
30. centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services:: Electronic Prescribing Incentive Fact Sheet, October 2008
31. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: E-prescribing
32. DrFirst Testimonials: http://www.drfirst.com/testimonials.jsp
37. DailyFinance.com: Coffee Still Reigns as U.S. Java King, August 16, 2011
