Search results for "Electronic Prescribing"
CMS distributing 2009 eRx Program incentive payments
The October issue is online and coming to your mailbox
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/05/8.htm
5 Oct 2010
Addressing dissatisfaction in internists' day-to-day practice
As a direct result of ACP's advocacy efforts, internists will see higher Medicare and Medicaid payments and relief from intrusive administrative requirements.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/washington.htm
1 Jan 2013
Improving access tops list of small-office tips
Every internal medicine practice has its own unique set of problems and strengths.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/eight.htm
1 Jun 2008
The e-prescribing paradox
Practices need to have an e-prescribing system up and running by the end of May. Learn how to qualify by using the G8553 code at least 10 times by then.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/tips.htm
1 Feb 2011
PQRI overhaul finds faults and inputs fixes for 2009
A chief medical officer with Medicare explains how the agency listened to doctors to improve and made easier a program that promises more reimbursement for the care you're already delivering to your patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/cms.htm
1 May 2009
E-prescribing order hits unprepared internists
Congressional mandates to tip internists to use e-prescribing could backfire, say experts who have tried—and sometimes failed—to incorporate the technology into their offices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/erx.htm
1 Sep 2008
DEA to ease burden, allow e-prescribing controlled substances
The Drug Enforcement Administration released an interim final rule outlining how doctors can begin to fulfill narcotic prescriptions electronically. ACP's practice management staff outline how physicians can begin the process.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/practice.htm
1 Jun 2010
Editor's Note: Small-practice series highlights day-to-day struggles
Small-practice series highlights day-to-day stuggles.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/two.htm
1 Jun 2008
With EHRs or paper, outpatient practices can improve safety
The idea is evolving that improving transitions of care from hospital to outpatient settings reduces readmissions. From medication lists to tracking labs to missed referrals that delay diagnosis, an expert in the field considers it all.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/safety.htm
1 May 2010
Stimulus package part of down payment on health reform
Stimulus legislation enacted in the first two months of President Obama's administration show that the White House is serious about health care reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/washington.htm
1 Apr 2009