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About the National Progress Report Year 2012
The National Progress Report provides a unique view of the growth in adoption and use of e-prescribing experienced in 2012. The progress made provides an opportunity to expand health information sharing across the care continuum, lower costs and improve quality for physicians, pharmacies, patients and other health care stakeholders. For the 2012 report, we also present two analyses by Surescripts that demonstrate how e-prescribing 1) improves first fill medication adherence by 10 percent with savings estimated up to 240 billion dollars; and, 2) helped an estimated 54 to 60 percent of physicians who started e-prescribing in 2008 meet the stage 1 meaningful use e-prescribing measure.
Surescripts invites you to attend our online briefing on the National Progress Report Year 2012. Attendees of this event will have the first opportunity to download the full version of the National Progress Report Year 2012. Click here to register now.
In addition to providing the latest e-prescribing growth statistics, this virtual event will feature a live panel discussion on meaningful use and the impact of e-prescribing on first fill medication adherence. Panelists include:
The National Progress Report provides a unique view of the growth in adoption and use of e-prescribing experienced in 2012. The progress made provides an opportunity to expand health information sharing across the care continuum, lower costs and improve quality for physicians, pharmacies, patients and other health care stakeholders. For the 2012 report, we also present two analyses by Surescripts that demonstrate how e-prescribing 1) improves first fill medication adherence by 10 percent with savings estimated up to 240 billion dollars; and, 2) helped an estimated 54 to 60 percent of physicians who started e-prescribing in 2008 meet the stage 1 meaningful use e-prescribing measure.
Surescripts invites you to attend our online briefing on the National Progress Report Year 2012. Attendees of this event will have the first opportunity to download the full version of the National Progress Report Year 2012. Click here to register now.
In addition to providing the latest e-prescribing growth statistics, this virtual event will feature a live panel discussion on meaningful use and the impact of e-prescribing on first fill medication adherence. Panelists include:
Surescripts’ National Progress Report on E-Prescribing Year 2012 confirms that e-prescribing’s success is changing healthcare by demonstrating that Health IT has become a critical component for the efficient delivery of medicine and cost-effective patient treatments. E-prescribing continues to lead the way for full utilization of clinical information sharing throughout healthcare.
E-Prescribing Use
A summary of key e-prescribing use statistics for 2012 can be found below. Please download The National Progress Report on E-Prescribing Year 2012 for charts and 2008 — 2012 trending data:
- Prescription Benefit: Prescription Benefit information responses increased 33% in 2012.
- Medication History: Medication history use increased 48% in 2011. Nearly half of patient visits generated an electronically delivered medication history in 2011.
- Prescription Routing: 44% of prescriptions dispensed were e-prescribed in 2012. A record 788 million prescriptions were routed electronically in 2012, up 38% from 2011.
E-Prescribing Adoption
A summary of key e-prescribing adoption statistics for 2012 can be found below. Please download The National Progress Report on E-Prescribing Year 2012 for charts and 2008 — 2012 trending data, including adoption by speciality and practice size:
- Prescribers: By the end of 2012, 489,000 prescribers routed prescriptions electronically, up from 390,000 in 2011. This represents 69% of all office-based prescribers.
- Community and Mail Order Pharmacists: 93% of community pharmacies (including 85% of Independent Pharmacies) and 10 mail order pharmacies in the United States were connected for prescription routing in 2012.
- Payers/PBMs: Provided access to 255 million member records (patient lives) from participating health plans in 2012 for prescription benefit and medication history information.
Safe-Rx State Rankings
Safe-Rx Rankings measure each state’s progress in advancing healthcare safety, efficiency and quality through the adoption and use of e-prescribing. The rankings recognize the full utilization of e-prescribing based on volume of use for all three e-prescribing services: Prescription Benefit, Medication History and Prescription Routing.
Brian Ahier
Blogger at O'Reilly Media
President at Gorge Health Connect, Inc.
Health IT Evangelist at Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Brian Ahier is a City Councilor in The Dalles, Oregon. He works as Health IT Evangelist for Information Systems at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. He also serves on the board of Mid-Columbia Council of Government and Q-Life. He is passionate about healthcare reform, government 2.0 and health IT. He writes regularly at his blog and updates frequently on Twitter.
Patricia L. Hale MD, PhD FACP
Associate Medical Director for Informatics at Albany Medical Center
Volunteer at Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)
Patricia L. Hale MD, PhD FACP is currently Associate Medical Director of Informatics at Albany Medical Center where she is helping to lead a number of projects centered on the implementation of comprehensive electronic health record systems and data exchange including emphasis on medication reconciliation, clinical guidance and decision support.
Michael Fischer, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Michael Fischer, MD, MS, an internist and clinical epidemiologist, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Physician, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His research interests include prescription drug reimbursement policy, electronic prescribing, and medication adherence. Dr. Fischer is also the director of the National Resource Center for Academic Detailing (www.NaRCAD.org).
Ken Majkowski, Pharm D (Panel Moderator)
Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, Surescripts
Ken Majkowski is the Vice President, Strategy and Innovation at Surescripts. Mr. Majkowski has over 30 years of healthcare experience. Mr. Majkowski received his Bachelors in Pharmacy from Purdue University and his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota. He has experience in E-Health, Managed Care, Transplant Services, Pharmacy Mail Services, Medical Devices and Drug Delivery Systems, Home Infusion Therapy and Hospital and Retail Pharmacy.
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E-Prescriber Growth - 2008
- The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issues Medicare Part D e-prescribing incentive regulations.
- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposes rule allowing e-prescribing for controlled substances.
- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) passes; includes e-prescribing incentives.
- RxHub and SureScripts merge to formSureScripts-RxHub
E-Prescriber Growth - 2009
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $19 billion toward adoption of health information technology.
- CMS releases proposed regulations defining meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs). E-prescribing is a key component.
- Medicare launches MIPPA e-prescribing incentive program.
- Rhode Island announces 100 percent of its pharmacies are enabled for e-prescribing.
- SureScripts-RxHub is relaunched as Surescripts
E-Prescriber Growth - 2010
- 190,000 — or 36% — of office-based physicians e-prescribe.
- Surescripts announces network expansion to allow clinicians to exchange all types of clinical messages with their peers.
- The DEA allows the option of issuing prescriptions for controlled medications electronically.
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passes.
E-Prescriber Growth - 2011
- Surescripts announces more than 58% of all office-based physicians now e-prescribe
- 56,900+ pharmacies now connected to the Surescripts network
- Office of the National Coordinator announces proposed criteria for Meaningful Use stage 2
- ONC announces 123,921 Eligible Professionals have registered for EHR incentives
E-Prescriber Growth - 2012
- Surescripts announces 69% of office-based physicians (380,000) were actively e-prescribing by the end of 2012.
- Adoption of e-prescribing > 90% in five states, > 70% in 24 states
- No state had less than 40% of physicians e-prescribing
- E-prescribing adoption reaches 93% among internists
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