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National E-prescribing Conference Online Presentations

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Jointly Sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Collaboration with The American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

Welcome to the online continuing education portal of archived presentations from the National E-prescribing Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts on October 7, 2008. Presentations are in a multi-media format that may include synchronized audio to PowerPoint slides, and printable transcription.  Physicians and pharmacists must complete the educational activities to receive CME or CE credit on selected presentations listed below.  Additional instructions for claiming CME and CE credit are displayed with each course.  All course materials and exams are offered free of charge.

E-prescribing Course Presentations Approved for CME Credit for Physicians

 

E-prescribing Course Presentations Approved for CE Credit for Pharmacists

The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  Please click on any of the courses below for instructions on obtaining continuing pharmacy education credit and to proceed to the CE exam. Please note that you will need to have a user name and password to access the information. However, there is no fee associated with obtaining a username and password and you do not need to be a member of APhA.

 

More Information

Need technical assistance?
http://www.conferencearchives.com/cms/eprescribing2008/faq.html

Exam or CME accreditation questions?

(800) 322-2303, ext 7306, or email continuingeducation@mms.org, subject line: CMS Eprescribing
 

More questions about implementing the Medicare E-Prescribing Incentive Program?

The guide explains the e-prescribing incentive program, how eligible professionals can participate, and how to choose a qualified e-prescribing system. To read or print the guide, go to:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/downloads/11399.pdf

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: E-prescribing
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/EPrescribing/

www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri

www.hhs.gov/valuedriven

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Electronic Prescribing Incentive Fact Sheet, October 2008
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/Downloads/PQRIEPrescribingFactSheet.pdf (PDF - 272 KB)

Additional E-prescribing Links

A Clinician’s Guide to Electronic Prescribing
http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/assets/Documents/e-Prescribing_Clinicians_Guide_Final.pdf  (PDF – 553 KB)

HIMSS “How To” Implement the Medicare E-Prescribing Incentive Program
http://www.himss.org/content/files/ePrescribingQuickTips/HIMSSe-prescribingTipSheetMedicareIncentive.pdf  (PDF - 31 KB)
 
Institute of Medicine (IOM).  Preventing Medication Errors, July 2006.
http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/35/943/medication%20errors%20new.pdf
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