Posted on November 1st, 2011 by Frank Fortin
We’ve just gotten word that CMS has extended the deadline for physicians to file for an exemption from the ePrescribing penalty to Tuesday, November 8, after hearing from the AMA that many physicians were having difficulty filing for the exemption, because of technical difficulties with the federal government’s website. To get an extension, you must [...]
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Posted on October 28th, 2011 by Frank Fortin
UPDATED: Nov. 1, 2011 Physicians have until Tuesday, Nov. 8, to ask for an exemption from a 1 percent cut in Medicare payments for failing to meet Medicare’s ePrescribing requirements for 2012. To get an extension, you must apply online. No other form of request will be accepted. To request an exemption, submit this online [...]
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Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Frank Fortin
All of the 1,400-plus attendees at the National E-Prescribing Conference received a copy of the just-published Clinician’s Guide to Electronic Prescribing. The 40-page primer introduces the concept of e-prescribing to the uninitiated and provides concrete adoption strategies and advice for practices ready to take the plunge. The free guide was developed with the assistance of [...]
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Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Frank Fortin
The messages from users and implementers of electronic prescribing systems were loud, clear — and repetitive. In real-life scenarios, repetition translates into “truth.” Here are some of the oft-cited “best practices” from breakout sessions at the National E-Prescribing Conference: Training in — and use by — all physicians and staff in a group/practice site is [...]
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Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Frank Fortin
While in-the-trenches experts covered the nuts and bolts of e-prescribing during breakout sessions at the National E-Prescribing Conference in Boston on October 6-7, attendees received big-picture views from high-level state and federal officials during opening and closing plenaries. Remarks from the federal side always mentioned the 2 percent bonus from Medicare for physicians who prescribe [...]
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