Patient’s
safety is one of the main concerns nowadays, paperless offices and decreased
spending standalone e prescribing should be considered as a stepping stone to
an electronic medical record (EMR). Evaluating EMR ‘s and selecting the right
one for your practice should be done slowly and carefully as well. In the
meantime, standalone e prescribing can be implemented at a fraction of the cost
with a minimal investment of time and disruption to your practice workflow,
while reaping the three main benefits of an EMR. E prescribing medication
history allergy and lists of problems and evidence based decision support tools
offer physicians access to the most up to date and accurate information
possible during the prescribing process, allowing providers to take advantage
of the key benefits if an EMR at a substantially lower cost.
There are a few points that should be
considered:
Easy to
implement: e prescribing is an easy to implement technology and perfect for
physicians first step towards becoming acclimated to personally interacting
with technology during a clinical process. Increased chances of productivity
and revenue, e-prescribing E-prescribing
saves hours of phone time between office staff and pharmacies resulting in
greater productivity and increased revenue for a fraction of the price of an
EMR system.
Smooth Transition to EMR: Establishing how a practice will incorporate technology into theirexisting workflow is easier with a simpler piece of technology, such as E-prescription, when getting "buy in" from staff members. Establishing these processes will help ensure a smooth transition into a more complex EMR system in the future. Increased productivity and revenue, e prescribing saves long hours of phone time between office staff and pharmacies resulting in greater productivity and increased revenue for a fraction of the price of an EMR system.
The safety of your patients, E Prescribing
is an opportunity to "wow" patients with advanced capabilities while
demonstrating a physician's commitment to the latest patient safety measures.
Pre-populate your Future EMR: Using an e
prescribing system can make things work out for you easily and you don’t have
to go through a lot of hassle.
In the end, with the recent signing of the e prescribing bill aimed at promoting nationwide adoption of e- prescribing you can also significantly increase your incentive payments from Medicare.