Are there transaction fees for e-prescribing?
There are no transaction fees for prescribers to access or use
the networking services provided by Surescripts.
However, prescribers must use an electronic prescribing system
that is certified to connect to the Surescripts network before they
can send and receive prescription information. A practice may be
using a certified application already or it may need to acquire a
new certified application. Costs for these systems are set by the
companies that provide them.
Systems that are certified to connect to the Surescripts network
range from simple electronic prescribing software to full-featured
EMR systems.
The only time your practice would incur transaction fees for
e-prescribing would be if the vendor you select charged your
practice a transaction fee. Most vendors do not charge practices a
transaction fee, but be sure to ask your potential vendors about
this during system selection.
Prescribers can check to see if their electronic prescribing
system is certified by clicking here.
