tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 38

PHYSICIAN NOTES: CMS Unveils New E-Prescribing Proposal

You may be seeing more new electronics around if CMS has its wayOn Nov. 13, Mike Leavitt, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, revealed a new proposal for adopting e-prescribing standards.According to the proposal, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)  will attempt to reduce the approximately 530,000 adverse drug effects that occur each year due to problematic drug interactions by implementing new e-prescribing standards. Not only will the medication history stored in the electronic device help physicians and pharmacists avoid problematic interactions, but it will also allow practices to know...

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