Objective 4 – Electronic Prescribing

Electronic Prescribing (eRx) – Objective 4

About this Objective: Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically (eRx).

Measure:

More than 50% of all permissible prescriptions, or all prescriptions, written by the EP are queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using CEHRT.

Exclusion:

Any EP who:

1. Writes fewer than 100 permissible prescriptions during the EHR reporting period.
2. Does not have a pharmacy within their organization and there are no pharmacies that accept electronic prescriptions within 10 miles of the EP’s practice location at the start of his/her EHR reporting period.

Report Calculation:

Denominator: Number of medications that were prescribed.

Numerator: Number of medications in the denominator that were prescribed electronically.

ChartLogic Tip:  Managed medications DO NOT count for this measure!

Additional Information:

• Authorizations for items such as durable medical equipment, or other items and services that may require EP authorization before the patient could receive them, are not included in the definition of prescriptions. These are excluded from the numerator and the denominator of the measure.
• Instances where patients specifically request a paper prescription may not be excluded from the denominator of this measure. The denominator includes all prescriptions written by the EP during the EHR reporting period.

How to meet this Objective:

• You have to prescribe more than 50% of all prescriptions written by the provider using ePrescribe. For instructions on how to prescribe medications, Click Here.

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