More updates on e-Prescribing from Congress and former Health and Human Services Secretary about changing the behavior of physicians when it comes to going paperless, but on the other hand, let’s change the thoughts of the DEA at the same time, as if they don’t get behind the effort, that’s one more item in the way. The DEA is supposed to be turning in their report shortly, so is this another government agency falling behind a bit with technology similar to what has happened at the FDA? Can we all get on the same path here? Even the physicians who are using e-Prescribing and like it, hate the fact that they have to pull out paper for the 4 part scripts. Data trails can do it better than paper any day. BD
Health insurers should force physicians through reimbursement policies to adopt electronic prescribing technology, former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson told payers during a keynote presentation June 19 at the America’s Health Insurance Plans’ Institute 2008 in San Francisco.
Breaux and Thompson told attendees that major, systematic change in the health care system is right around the corner, and both predicted congressional passage of a reform bill next year. “2009 will be the biggest year in health care transformation that we’ve ever seen,” Thompson said.
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