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170.315(b)(3) – Electronic Prescribing

Capability

Electronic Prescribing

Description of Capability

  •  Enables a user to perform all of the following prescription-related electronic transactions:
    • Create new prescriptions (NEWRX).
    • Change prescriptions (RXCHG, CHGRES).
    • Cancel prescriptions (CANRX, CANRES).
    • Refill prescriptions (REFREQ, REFRES).
    • Receive fill status notifications (RXFILL).
    • Request and receive medication history information (RXHREQ, RXHRES).
  • Transmit reason for the prescription using diagnosis code/description.
  • Limit a user’s ability to prescribe all oral liquid medications in only metric standard units of mL (i.e., not cc).
  • Always insert leading zeros before the decimal point for amounts less than one and must not allow trailing zeroes after a decimal point when a user prescribes medications.

Cost and Fees

Types of costs or fees that a user may be required to pay to purchase, license, implement, maintain, upgrade, use, or otherwise enable and support the use of the implementation or use of the capability -OR- in connection with the data generated in the course using the capability.

Cost and Fees:

Clients are required to subscribe to a Monthly Provider License of Freedom | PM | EHR | ERX in order to possess the 2015 certified EHR technology capabilities. Provider licenses are charged on a per provider basis for (Full-Time / Part-Time) providers. Use of the following relied upon 3rd Party services is included in the monthly provider license subscription:

  • DrFirst Rcopia
  • EBSCO Patient Education Reference Center (PERC)
  • EBSCO Dynamed
  • IMO Procedure, Problem
  • Medline Plus
  • EMR Direct

Monthly Fee:

  • Monthly Provider License Fee (Full-Time / Part-Time)

One-Time Implementation & Setup Fee:

  • Identity Proofing (IDP) / Provider ERX Registration Fees

Annual Maintenance Fee:

  • Included with Monthly Provider License Fee

Contractual Limitations

Limitations of a contractual nature (including developer policies and other business practices) that a user may encounter in the implementation or use of the capability -OR- in the connection with the data generated in the course of using the capability.

Contractual Limitations:

  • None

Technical or Practical Limitations

Limitations of a technical or practical nature that a user may encounter that could prevent or impair the successful implementation, configuration, maintenance, support, or use of the capability -OR- prevent or limit the use, exchange, or portability of any data generated in the course of using the capability.

Technical Limitations:

  • None

Practical Limitations:

The certified EHR interacts with DrFirst Rcopia which was used during certification as relied upon software.

Updated on July 6, 2022