It is interesting in the last few weeks, since the 2% increase in payments for those physicians who use e-prescribing is getting close about the number of inquiries I have received about “how do I do this”. I have had the link for NEPSI on this site under resources for over 2 years, but now that there is a little money involved, the questions come.
This is a free service to any physician that signs up and there is a mandatory online training session, and that’s where I have seen this hang up, those not willing to take a few minutes out for training, they sign up, and that’s the end of it.
You also have another option to consider a full on medical records system at this point, which will bring everything under one digital program, so now might be a good time to give this some thought, in view of the Google Health Record update today. Microsoft HealthVault is moving in the exact same direction, so look at one of them at least.
Put very simply, the records from the e-prescribing program can now go in to the patient Google Health account, so your patients will have a record of their medications and allergies, in their files, so soon patients who have a personal health record will want this so they can have the information available to access. Time to bone up a bit here. Here’s the information and link in case you can’t locate it on the blog. 
Also, in case you missed it, Quest Labs can do the same with lab results with Google Health, so now we have labs, meds and allergies that can auto populate the personal health records for patients. BD
Allscripts LLC has completed integrating its ePrescribe electronic prescription software with Google Health from Mountain View, Calif.-based Google Inc. That means physicians using the software can enable patients to import their medication history, allergies and medical conditions into their Google Health personal health records. Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago is enabling patients with Google Health PHRs to import their medication data.
Free Script App Tied to Google Health
Interesting article. Speaking of e-prescriptions, http://www.drfirst.com offers a very reputable electronic prescription service that is highly recommended
ReplyDeleteYes I am aware of the methodology from Dr. First and keep your eyes open and read up as more information becomes available as this continues to develop. Someone always has to begin the process with a pilot program and sounds like they have done a good job.
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