E-Prescribing Officially Expands to Veterinary Medicine
Surescripts has partnered with DAW Systems, Inc to include veterinary medications within its e-prescribing service. Surescripts E-Prescribing for Veterinary Medications, which is the name of the new feature, will improve care for pets by improving medication adherence & reducing time spent by veterinarians on administrative tasks. These tasks include reducing the need for handwritten prescriptions, […]
Surescripts reports e-Prescribing by pharmacists is steadily rising
A study backed by Surescripts found that more pharmacists are electronically prescribing medications as they assist doctors in helping patients with chronic illnesses, which shows an interesting evolution in the ecosystem of primary care. Surescripts reported a 12.1% increase per year between 2018 and 2022 in prescribers outside of traditional primary care providers, while the […]
E-Prescribing: The Future of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Wendy Crouse, a Texas-based independent house call veterinarian is the first veterinarian who is testing e-prescribing software that is pharmacy-agnostic. This move is bridging the gap between pet and human doctors in terms of being able to prescribe medications without needing to phone pharmacies and manually calling in every prescription they write. A process […]
Doctors in Georgia can continue to prescribe controlled substances via virtual visits
The Georgia Composite Medical Board has recently changed its decision. Now, doctors can once again prescribe controlled substances. These include medications like painkillers and ADHD treatments. The prescriptions can be done through online visits. This new decision comes after doctors raised concerns. Psychiatrists, in particular, were vocal. They were responding to the return of old […]
DEA and HHS Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities through 2024
On October 06, 2023, DEA announced in their official website that: DEA received more than 38,000 comments on its proposed telemedicine rules and recently held two days of public listening sessions related to those rules. We continue to carefully consider the input received and are working to promulgate a final set of telemedicine regulations by […]
Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances
Electronic prescribing of controlled substances is the electronic transmission of a prescription for a controlled substance to a pharmacy. Prescribers are encouraged to write and transmit prescriptions for controlled substances electronically to increase safety and security. EPCS also creates Identity Proofing responsibilities for EHR vendors, prescribers and pharmacies by requiring two-factor authentication. Requirements to get […]