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New E-prescribing Regulations Applauded by Doctors, Lawyers

Original Publish Date:

December 16, 2008

Review Date(s):

December 2009, 2010

Term of Approval End Date:

December 16, 2011

Estimated Time to Complete:

1 Hour

Risk Management:

Yes

Course Format:

Text

Course Fee:

Mbrs-$10, Non Mbrs-$20

To participate in this CME activity: (1) review the information on this page which includes the learning objectives and faculty disclosures; (2) read the course pages; (3) complete the exam; (4) view/print certificate.


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Course Overview

New E-prescribing Regulations Applauded by Doctors, Lawyers is jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and Lawyers Weekly, Inc., publishers of Massachusetts Medical Law Report.  The following CME activity includes the Massachusetts Medical Law Report article, "New e-prescribing regulations applauded by doctors, lawyers" followed by The Physician's Corner with risk management strategies. 

Intended Audience

This course is intended for physicians and allied health professionals.

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Course Objectives

  • Provide physicians and other prescribers with the standards for e-prescribing approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
  • Illustrate the potential benefits of these standards for both providers and patients.
  • List additional proposed standards not yet adopted by CMS.
  • Discuss the information technology and medicolegal challenges associated with implementing an e-prescribing program.

Course Credit

Deadline for completing the course is December 16, 2011.

The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study.

Participants will receive a confidential report of their examination score. You must receive a score of 70% or better to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  A confirmation of credit will be issued at the end of the course to those who successfully complete the examination.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the Joint Sponsorship of the Massachusetts Medical Society and Lawyers Weekly, Inc.

The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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Course Fees

New E-prescribing Regulations Applauded by Doctors, Lawyers and all associated course materials are available free of charge. An opportunity to complete an exam and receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for a nominal fee is available at the end of the course. The course fees are as follows:

Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Member: $10 ($10 per credit)

Non-MMS member: $20 ($20 per credit)

Course Materials

New E-prescribing Regulations Applauded by Doctors, Lawyers (article) 

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Disclosure/Commercial Support

The following course content developers have no financial interests or relationships to disclose.

  • Henry Tulgan, MD, FACP
  • Reni Gertner, MPH, Editor Lawyers Weekly
  • Eric Berkman, Freelancer for Lawyers Weekly
  • Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of MMS Distance Learning

Off-label Disclosure:

This course does not include any discussion of an off-label use of a commercial product or an investigational use not yet approved for any purpose by the FDA.

Commercial Support

No commercial support was received for this online program.

Content Disclaimer

The Massachusetts Medical Society does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the information in this CME program, which was provided by Lawyers Weekly, Inc. and summarized by Henry Tulgan, MD, FACP. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Massachusetts Medical Society.

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Online Course Developers

Henry Tulgan, MD, FACP
Reni Gertner, MPH, Editor Lawyers Weekly
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of MMS Distance Learning

Bibliography

Medicare's Practical Guide to the E-prescribing Incentive Program
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/downloads/11399.pdf

HIMSS “How To” Implement the Medicare E-Prescribing Incentive Program
http://www.himss.org/content/files/ePrescribingQuickTips/HIMSSe-prescribingTipSheetMedicareIncentive.pdf (PDF - 31 KB)

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

Massachusetts Medical Law Report
“Holding on to your prescription pad? Barriers to e-prescribing”
Summer 2008
http://mamedicallaw.com/blog/2008/06/11/holding-on-to-your-prescription-pad-barriers-to-e-prescribing/

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Mozilla Firefox v.2 or greater (for Windows, Mac, Linux)

Minimum System Requirements

Windows Systems Requirements

  • A Pentium-based PC or compatible computer.
  • At least 64MB of RAM.
  • Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista system software.
  • Screen resolution of 1024 x 786 or larger recommended
  • PDF Reader: Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher, Foxit Reader 2.0 or likewise.

Mac OS System Requirements

  • A PowerPC processor-based Macintosh computer.
  • At least 64MB of RAM.
  • Mac OS 7.5 or later.
  • Screen resolution of 1024 x 786 or larger recommended.
  • PDF Reader: Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher, Foxit Reader 2.0 or likewise.

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