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October 21, 2008Effective January 1, 2009, computer generated faxes will no longer be in compliance with Medicare requirements. Prescriptions written using e-prescribing or EMR systems must be sent electronically to the pharmacy and not via fax. (Federal Register, Vol 72/#227/November 27, 2007).
Medicare Regulation Details:
On July 15th, Congress overrode the President’s veto of the bill that included:
- The halt to a scheduled 10.6% Medicare physician pay cut costs and checks
- Financial incentives to physicians for using electronic prescriptions
Medicare physicians who use e-prescribing technology will be eligible for incentive payments:
- 2% in fiscal year 2009 and 2010
- 1% in 2011 and 2012
- 0.5% in 2013
Physicians participating in Medicare who do not e-prescribe:
- 1% payment cut in 2012
- 1.5% payment cut in 2013
- 2% in subsequent years
Check out the electronic prescribing whitepaper.
Additional information can be found on the CMS website.
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