Helpful Links
View a list of helpful third-party websites about e-prescribing.
Meaningful Use Resources
Meaningful Use FAQs
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/onc_regulations_faqs/3163
Meaningful Use Overview
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/01_Overview.asp
Path to Payment
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/10_PathtoPayment.asp
PowerPoint Presentation: Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive
Programs Final Rule
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EHR_Incentive_Program_Agency_Training_v8-20.pdf
Timeline: Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EHRIncentProgtimeline508.pdf
Being a Meaningful User of Electronic Health Records
http://healthit.hhs.gov/meaningfuluse/provider
Meaningful Use Specification Sheets
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EP-MU-TOC-Core-and-MenuSet-Objectives.pdf
Flow Chart - Determine Eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid EHR
Incentive Programs
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/downloads/eligibility_flow_chart.pdf
Certification Programs Overview
http://healthit.hhs.gov/certification
Standards and Certification Criteria Final Rule Fact Sheet
http://healthit.hhs.gov/standardsandcertification/factsheet
HITECH Temporary Certification Program for EHR Technology Fact
Sheet
http://healthit.hhs.gov/tempcert/factsheet
Temporary Certification Program Final Rule Frequently Asked
Questions
http://healthit.hhs.gov/tempcert/faqs
Permanent Certification Program
http://healthit.hhs.gov/permcert/factsheet
Certified Health IT Product List
http://healthit.hhs.gov/chpl
Official Web Site for CMS Incentive Programs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) operates a
Website offering information on how it will administer the
meaningful use program, under which providers will qualify for
Medicare and Medicaid bonuses for using electronic health record
systems to improve healthcare services.
The Web site offers healthcare providers what they need to know to
participate in the programs.
Click here to visit the CMS site.
AHRQ E-Prescribing Toolsets
AHRQ funded the development of two electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) implementation "toolsets;" one aimed at health care provider organizations, ranging from small independent offices to larger medical groups and "safety net" clinics, and the other aimed at independent pharmacies.
The Center for Improving Medication Management
The Center for Improving Medication Management (CIMM) is a collaborative forum that establishes project specific priorities to demonstrate the value of pharmacy interoperability with both patients and physicians for the purpose of improving the medication management process.
Programs & Organizations Supporting E-Prescribing
Adoption/Utilization
Arizona Health
Connection
Arkansas Medicaid E-Prescribing Project
California Health
Care Foundation E-Prescribing Initiative
Community
Care of North Carolina
Delaware Medicaid E-Prescribing Network
ePrescribe Florida
ePrescribe Iowa
ePrescribe Tennessee
Illinois E-Prescribing Collaborative
Indiana Electronic Prescribing Initiative
Massachusetts E-Prescribing Steering Committee
New Mexico
Prescription Improvement Coalition
National
eHealth Collaborative
Nebraska
Information Technology Commission
New York
Medicaid
North Carolina ePrescribing Initiative
Rhode Island E-Prescribing Steering Committee
Southeast Michigan E-Prescribing Initiative
Tennessee E-Health Initiative
Texas Medical
Association
Vermont Information
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