The report, "A Clinician's Guide to e-Prescribing" was released on October 7, 2008 in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' National Conference on Electronic Prescribing, representing the first comprehensive, multi-stakeholder-informed "how-to" guide to help clinicians make informed decisions about how and when to transition from paper to electronic prescribing systems. Developed by a collaboration comprised of the eHealth Initiative, the Center for Improving Medication Management (Center), the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, and the Medical Group Management Association, with the strategic guidance of a multi-stakeholder Steering Group comprised of clinicians, consumers, employers, health plans, and pharmacies, the guide is designed to meet the needs of two target audiences: The guide also provides a list of key references and resources readers may consult to help make the transition to e-prescribing as smooth as possible. Click here to access the report, "A Clinicians's Guide to e-Prescribing" The report, "A Consumer's Guide to e-Prescribing: Understanding the Benefits of e-Prescribing, How it Works and What You Can Do" is a short guide which was released on June 11, 2008 which is tailored to a consumer audience, providing an overview of the benefits of e-prescribing and answers to a series of frequently asked questions including the following: A shorter consumer-targeted pamphlet has also developed entitled "Understanding the Benefits of e-Prescribing: How Does it Work, What Can You Do," which can be shared with patients by physician practices, or directly with patients through other mechanisms. The guides were developed collaboratively by the eHealth Initiative (eHI) and The Center for Improving Medication Management (The Center) with the strategic guidance and leadership from a diverse Steering Group made up of the many stakeholders in health care, including clinicians, consumers, employers, health plans, health IT vendors and pharmacists and pharmacies. Click here to access the report, "A Consumer's Guide to e-Prescribing" The report, "A Guide for Health Care Payers to Improve the Medication Management Process," which was released on June 11, 2008, offers offer practical information for health care payers to support effective adoption of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing). The report was developed collaboratively by the eHealth Initiative (eHI) and The Center for Improving Medication Management (The Center) with the strategic guidance and leadership from a diverse Steering Group made up of the many stakeholders in health care, including clinicians, consumers, employers, health plans, health IT vendors and pharmacists and pharmacies. The Payer Guide focuses on how e-prescribing can create value for payers through the medication management process, and how such technological innovations can be brought to market in a manner that best fits with a payer organization's own internal dynamics. The guide also provides a set of best practices and lessons learned to help payers in implementing e-prescribing innovations which might be of value to their individual organizations. Click here to access the report, "A Guide for Health Care Payers to Improve the Medication Management Process" A Clinician's Guide to Electronic Prescribing
A Consumer's Guide to Electronic Prescribing
A Guide for Health Care Payers to Improve the Medication Management Process
