Gorman Health Group eRx Report
The Gorman Health Group released a report on e-prescribing funded by PCMA. The July 12 study outlines three options for increasing e-prescribing in Medicare.
Their press release outlines the options as follows:
Option #1—Requirement Plus Incentives: Implementing a requirement that e-prescribing is used for all Part D prescriptions by 2010 combined with annual incentives for participating physicians equal to 1 percent of their allowed Medicare payments could reduce 2008-2017 federal healthcare costs by $26 billion and help physicians avoid 1.9 million adverse drug events over the next ten years.
Option #2—Requirement Only: Implementing only a requirement that all Part D prescriptions be written electronically by 2010 could reduce 2008-2017 federal healthcare costs by $29 billion and help physicians avoid 1.6 million adverse drug events over the next ten years.
Option #3—Incentives Only: Implementing only incentives for participating physicians equal to 1 percent of their allowed Medicare payments could reduce 2008-2017 federal healthcare costs by $2 billion and help physicians avoid 300,000 adverse drug events over the next ten years.
- Follow this link to the e-Rx study (PDF)
- Follow this link for a survey summary (PDF)
- Follow this link for their eRx survey (PDF)
Their press release outlines the options as follows:
Option #1—Requirement Plus Incentives: Implementing a requirement that e-prescribing is used for all Part D prescriptions by 2010 combined with annual incentives for participating physicians equal to 1 percent of their allowed Medicare payments could reduce 2008-2017 federal healthcare costs by $26 billion and help physicians avoid 1.9 million adverse drug events over the next ten years.
Option #2—Requirement Only: Implementing only a requirement that all Part D prescriptions be written electronically by 2010 could reduce 2008-2017 federal healthcare costs by $29 billion and help physicians avoid 1.6 million adverse drug events over the next ten years.
Option #3—Incentives Only: Implementing only incentives for participating physicians equal to 1 percent of their allowed Medicare payments could reduce 2008-2017 federal healthcare costs by $2 billion and help physicians avoid 300,000 adverse drug events over the next ten years.
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