DESCRIPTION:
ePrescribing is at the top of the list
of e-health applications that will see the greatest growth in the
months and years ahead, according to executives participating in a new
exclusive survey. Some 39.1 percent of participants predict
ePrescribing will be the most widely embraced e-health application.
"ePrescribing: How *Regulatory, Social, Economic and Technological Factors Are Now Driving the Adoption of eRx,"
takes the transcript of the recent audio conference on electronic
prescriptions and provides it to you in a readable format including
complete text of speaker presentations and conference "handout"
material.
Here is what will push adoption even
more quickly: the new Medicare Prescription Drug law requires that the
Secretary of Health and Human Services "shall promulgate final
standards for electronic prescribing no later than April 1, 2008. The
final standards will follow a set of initial standards (to be issued no
later than September 1, 2005) and a 1-year pilot project for the
initial standards that begins January 1, 2006."
This one-of-a-kind discussion of the
current trends in ePrescribing captures the thinking of two leading
experts on the subject, as well as the work-a-day experiences of a
practicing physician who is using this technology in his practice.
This senior-level program includes:
- Current trends in ePrescribing
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Key features of an ePrescribing system
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Factors driving the growth of eRx
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Identifying the obstacles to overcome for eRx
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Stakeholder" issues
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Technological Developments
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Economic Drivers
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Industry experience with ePrescribing
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ePrescribing Business Applications
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Benefits of ePrescribing
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Available Technology
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Impact on the healthcare industry
In this report you'll learn the
factors driving the adoption of ePrescribing, including the growth of
PDA usage, the demand, patient safety and avoidance of medication
errors, and the impact of eRx on the managed care and pharmaceutical
industries.
The panel of expert presenters includes:
- Gary Austin, Director IT Strategy and Health Management Systems, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Louis Hyman, Executive Vice President and CTO, Ramp Corporation (formerly Medrix).
- Dr. Andrew Baumel of Framingham Pediatrics
Speakers' Background:
- Gary Austin is responsible for
tactical oversight and delivery of all health management systems
supporting utilization, disease, case, and population management.
- Louis Hyman has a wealth of
experience in developing healthcare connectivity solutions, physician
practice management systems, and advanced Web-based applications
targeted to physicians and health insurers.
- Dr. Baumel is one of the first
physicians participating in the BCBSMA electronic prescribing pilot
project. He has been using eRx since January 2003
If
you are involved in the administration of your organization's
prescription drug management, order this report of the proceedings of
"ePrescribing: How *Regulatory, Social, Economic and Technological
Factors Are Now Driving the Adoption of eRx" today.
This
46-page report of the proceedings also includes an enlightening series
of questions and answers on such topics as initial capital cost,
electronic medical records, data control, data collection and
dissemination, realized savings, pharmaceutical company incentives and
real-time interface.
This
report could not be more timely. In Washington there is bi-partisan
support among lawmakers for adoption of e-health progress. President
Bush has called for electronic connectivity. President Bush wants a
paperless health care system in ten years or less.
The
President recently appointed Dr. David Brailer as the new National
Health Information Technology Coordinator for the Department of Health
and Human Services.
The new Medicare Prescription Drug Act lays out timelines and deadlines for electronic prescribing.
This program material is available exclusively from the Managed Care Information Center.
You can use this material in connection with planning for your organization's entry into managing an ePrescribing system.
ePrescribing
impacts managed care organizations, hospitals, and physician
organizations, hospice, home health agencies and other healthcare
providers, pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical benefit
management companies.
Be ready for the ePrescribing future. Order your copy of "ePrescribing: How *Regulatory, Social, Economic and Technological Factors Are Now Driving the Adoption of eRx" today.
*Required under The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement,
and Modernization Act of 2003, P.L. 108-173
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