e-Prescribing (eRx)
E-prescribing assists physicians and providers in electronically transmitting a prescription to a pharmacy. A more formal definition of e-prescribing is given in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program:
“E-prescribing means the transmission, using electronic media, of prescription or prescription-related information between a prescriber, dispenser, pharmacy benefit manager, or health plan, either directly or through an intermediary, including an electronic prescription network. E-prescribing includes, but is not limited to, two-way transmissions between the point of care and the dispenser.”
- OmniMD™ eRx brings you the power of connectivity without the complexity. OmniMD™ connects you seamlessly to the pharmacy and Integrates with the SureScript reference system.
- OmniMD™ eRx streamlines the entire prescription writing process making it simple, fast and accurate.
- It prevents common medication errors and automatically checks drug interactions, which greatly improves patient safety.
- The system allows providers to write patients’ prescriptions directly from their Tablet PC, Pocket PC, or Desktop and send the prescription via fax to the pharmacy of patient’s choice, so the medication is ready when patient arrives at the pharmacy.
- To manage the impact of insurance plans and ensure access to the latest information, an electronic prescribing application must connect the many systems.
OmniMD™ eRx: Key Features
- Write electronic prescriptions on handheld or desktop computers
- Real-time alerts for drug-drug, drug-allergy and other interactions based on patient’s electronic medical record
- Manage list of commonly prescribed (“favorite”) drugs and lab tests ordered
- Supports custom prescription and pad templates
- Fax prescriptions directly to pharmacy from the point of care
- Compliant with electronic prescription regulations
- Automatically updates patient’s current medication list
- Supports quick and accurate drug refill process
- Allows ordering of lab test along with prescriptions
- Integrated with Lab Order system and EMR
- View patient flow –sheet with drug and lab history
OmniMD™ eRx: Benefits
- Medical error prescribing chances are reduced by 95 % with OmniMD eRx
- Automated refills are up to 5 times faster than manual refills
- Eliminate medication errors due to drug and allergy interactions
- Automated tracking of patient’s past medication history
- Reduce patient and pharmacy callback
- Reduced overhead cost
- Manage refills or discontinue medications with one-click process
- Save time of staff by decreasing requirements of pharmacy coordination
- Ability to Track record of patients’ medication history
- Customized prescription pad template will optimizes time and patient care
- Provider can achieve 10% reduction of time spend per patient encounter through OmniMD prescription writer as compare to manual Rx writer.