Caradigm, the leader in enterprise population health, recently announced that it has added Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) to its Identity and Access Management (IAM) portfolio.
Electronic prescribing for controlled substances is on the rise, and New York is leading the way. According to new data from Surescripts, 27 percent of prescribers can digitally prescribe controlled ...
Just last week, we took the DEA to task for its apparent resistance to letting physicians prescribe controlled substances electronically. Well, either I misread the situation or they've had a quick ...
Telehealth prescribing has reshaped behavioral healthcare delivery across the U.S., making essential medications more accessible than ever before. Recent data shows the proportion of Medicaid ...
The Situation: The Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") announced three new regulations related to the prescription of controlled substances resulting from a telemedicine encounter, including the ...
A pending rule from the DEA that would impose tight controls on e-prescribing of controlled substances has been slammed by a handful of industry groups as being too restrictive and, in some cases, too ...
The CMS Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS) Program sets strict requirements for how Medicare Part D controlled substances must be prescribed. Starting in 2021, most prescribers ...
Electronic prescribing of controlled substances reduces fraud and keeps patients from getting multiple prescriptions for the same drug, but only three states require it and one doesn't even enforce ...
For elements 7 and 8 above, the NPRM describes how the DEA may adopt one or both proposals. The appointment of a lead for the DEA by President-elect Donald Trump remains pending, leaving uncertainty ...
The Drug Enforcement Administration released its interim final rule for regulations to provide practitioners with the option of electronically writing prescriptions for controlled substances, which ...
The long-awaited proposal for a special registration would help providers with virtual treatment programs for addiction and behavioral health concerns. Critics, however, say the proposed rule isn't ...
The United States is currently in the grip of an opioid epidemic that claims 115 lives a day. The rate of prescription abuse has skyrocketed as prescription rates have increased. Practitioners ...