The letter is calling for ePrescribing standards....items that will help break down the barriers faced today with the adoption and advancement of physicians...lack of technical standards is one primary area addressed....BD
Industry stakeholders on May 22 sent a letter to congressional leaders in response to an earlier letter from the American Medical Association to Congress that called for the federal government to complete all national technical standards to support electronic prescribing by the end of 2009.
The AMA letter noted that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in April issued a final rule adopting three standards to support formulary and benefits, medication history, and fill status notification components of e-prescribing. But the AMA called for quick action on three additional standards covering medication instructions, standard terminology and real-time prior authorization. “So, it really is essential that these three incomplete standards be finalized and fully functional in order to realize the truly robust e-prescribing benefits sought by so many,” the AMA letter stated.
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