4-step guide to meet e-prescribing deadline, avoid 1% pay cut in 2012

Why This Topic Matters

Practices needed to understand the deadline-driven Medicare e-prescribing requirement to avoid payment reductions and to align it with incentive opportunities and EHR planning.

Article Sections

1. Deadline overview and compliance context

   Introduces the Medicare e-prescribing requirement, the timing pressure surrounding it, and its connection to broader practice workflow and EHR planning.

2. Choosing an e-prescribing solution

   Describes broad categories of available e-prescribing tools, including standalone and bundled options, along with general considerations for implementation and vendor support.

3. Bonus considerations

   Summarizes the separate incentive timeline discussed in the article and how it relates to the main compliance deadline.

4. Reporting the G-code

   Explains the article’s discussion of claim reporting related to e-prescribing activity and how contractors review that reporting.

5. Exemptions and exceptions

   Covers the categories of providers and practice situations that may qualify for an exemption from the e-prescribing requirement.