How Do I Get Involved
All 50 states plus Washington, D.C. permit e-prescribing.
Many
state-supported e-prescribing pilot programs are
designed to help contain the rising costs of state-funded
Medicaid programs. Other state initiatives focus more
broadly on developing programs to accelerate the adoption of
e-prescribing and EHRs and models to leverage regional
health information organizations (RHIOs).
E-prescribing is generally addressed in two different ways
on the state level. First, via a targeted approach where
legislation provides incentives for adoption and use of
e-prescribing, or creating demonstration projects to asses
the financial and efficiency gains of e-prescribing. Second,
legislative approaches sometimes roll e-prescribing
requirements into larger health reform bills.
As of May 2008, 52 separate pieces of legislation have been
introduced across nine different states that include
provisions related either directly or indirectly to
e-prescribing systems.
Some states such as California have proposed legislation
that would, require e-prescribing to be adopted by all
health care providers contracting with the California
Medicaid program by January 1, 2010.
Surescripts can help support your efforts to promote
e-prescribing with important data and information for
presentations. Click
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