tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 7

PHYSICIANS: CMS Puts E-Prescribing On The Fast Track

McClellan says agency wants widespread use 'as soon as possible'To make good on the Bush administration's promise of substantial investment in health information technology, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is gearing up to take electronic prescribing off the back burner.Seven months ahead of the deadline set by the Medicare Modernization Act, new HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced Jan. 27 that proposed rules should have major electronic prescribing standards in place by the time Part D rolls out in January 2006.The technology, which transmits prescriptions electronically to the patient's pharmacy, would allow providers instant access to...

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