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Electronic Prescribing Education: How
to Improve Medication Safety and Reduce Drug Costs Through
ePrescribing
Original Publish
Date: February 15, 2008
Review Date: NA
Term of Approval End Date: February 15, 2009
Estimated Time to Complete: 2.5 hours
Risk Management: Yes
Course Format: Slides
Course Overview
Electronic Prescribing
Education: How to Improve Medication Safety and Reduce Drug Costs
Through ePrescribing is jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts
Medical Society and its Committee on Information Technology and Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts in collaboration with the eRX
Collaborative and the eRx Forum, a committee of ePrescribing
stakeholders facilitated by the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium.
This online education program, presented in a slide
format, will give participants an overview of ePrescribing, legal
and risk management issues and barriers to implementation and
adoption. The course will also address strategies for a successful
implementation in the practice environment. Evidence-based data
will show the link between patient safety and the use of
ePrescribing. The online learning activity slides are designed to
advance learning and understanding by starting with a broad overview of
ePrescribing and then progressing to a more narrow focus on specific
strategies each physician can use for a successful implementation
in their practice and develop technical competency.
Instructions for Completing this Course
and Exam
The following course was
developed in a slide format. Please complete the pretest before
viewing the slides. When you are done viewing the presentation
slides, close the window and click Proceed to Exam in the left
navigation bar. You will be directed through the eCommerce
screens. After payment is received, the exam will display.
After completing the required
reading through the Course Information below, click on
Start Course to begin the activity.
Course Information
Intended Audience
Physicians and allied health
professionals
Course Objectives
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Describe current prescribing
issues
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Define ePrescribing and the
process
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State the benefits of
ePrescribing
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Recognize local, state, and
national challenges of ePrescribing
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Identify data requirements and
data exchanges
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Overcome barriers to
adoption
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Follow best practices for a
successful implementation
Course Credit
Deadline for completing the course
is February 15, 2009.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
designates Electronic Prescribing Education: How to Improve
Medication Safety and Reduce Drug Costs Through ePrescribing for a
maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should only claim 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 Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
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Course Fees
Electronic Prescribing
Education: How to Improve Medication Safety and Reduce Drug Costs
Through ePrescribing 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: $25 ($10 per credit)
Non-MMS member: $50 ($20 per
credit)
Course Content Contributors
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Kate Berry, Surescripts
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Adrienne Cyrulik, Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
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Debbie Jacoby, Express
Scripts
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Peter Lakin, Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
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Allison Orenstein, CVS
Caremark
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Liz Shea, CVS Caremark
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John Stanley, Tufts HP
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Chris Van Horrick, RxHub
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Bruce Wilkinson, CVS
Caremark
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Kim Wong, Neighborhood Health
Plan
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Don Wright, Express Scripts
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Course Materials
While viewing the course you will
have the option to print the slides and transcripts by going under
"documents" in the tabs within the recording window or you may download
a copy of the pdf files below.
Slide Presentation: Electronic
Prescribing Education: How to Improve Medication Safety and Reduce Drug
Costs Through ePrescribing
(Requires Microsoft PowerPoint)
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Disclosure/Commercial Support
The following course content
contributors are employees of the companies listed below and have
no other financial interests to disclose.
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Kate Berry, Surescripts
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Adrienne Cyrulik, Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
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Debbie Jacoby, Express
Scripts
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Peter Lakin, BCBSMA
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Allison Orenstein, CVS
Caremark
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Liz Shea, CVS Caremark
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John Stanley, Tufts HP
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Chris Van Horrick, RxHub
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Bruce Wilkinson, CVS
Caremark
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Kim Wong, Neighborhood Health
Plan
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Don Wright, Express Scripts
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 views expressed are not
necessarily those of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
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Online Course Developer
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of
Distance Learning, MMS
Bibliography
eRX Collaborative
http://www.erxcollaborative.org
eRX Fact Sheet
Helpful
Hints
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This course and all associated
materials are available free of charge. To complete the exam and
receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, a nominal fee is
applied at the end of the course.
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If you need to stop in the middle
of a course, you may return to the course at anytime to complete.
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Adobe Reader
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This course is optimized for
Internet Explorer 5.1 and above, and Netscape 4 and above.
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To read our Copyright
Policy click on the left navigation bar.
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Contact us at continuingeducation@mms.org or (800)
322-2303. Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA
02451.
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