tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 22
E-PRESCRIBING: What E-Standards Will -- And Won't -- Do For You
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Article Overview
This article is a public-facing overview of federal pilot projects evaluating early e-prescribing standards. It explains the broad areas tested, including formulary and benefits data, medication instructions, drug identification, prior authorization, workflow effects, patient safety, and patient satisfaction. The piece is aimed at readers who want a high-level understanding of how the standards performed in real-world settings and why the findings mattered for electronic prescribing adoption.
Why This Topic Matters
E-prescribing standards affect how prescriptions are created, transmitted, interpreted, and processed across clinical and pharmacy systems. Understanding the pilot findings helps healthcare stakeholders gauge implementation readiness, operational impacts, and areas where additional development was still needed.
What You Will Learn
- What the federal e-prescribing pilot projects were designed to evaluate
- Which broad categories of e-prescribing standards were tested
- How the pilots assessed workflow and patient safety effects
- What types of implementation issues remained during testing
- How patient satisfaction with e-prescribing was explored
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Revenue cycle staff
- Physicians and prescribers
- Pharmacists
- Health IT professionals
- Compliance teams
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