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0486: Adoption of Medication e-Prescribing
Adoption of Medication e-Prescribing
STEWARD:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Measure Description:
Documents whether provider has adopted a qualified e-Prescribing system and the extent of use in the ambulatory setting.
Numerator Statement:
All prescriptions created during the encounter were generated using an e-prescribing system (G8443) that is capable of ALL of the following:
1. Generating a complete active medication list incorporating electronic data received from applicable pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) if available
2. Selecting medications, printing prescriptions, electronically transmitting prescriptions, and conducting all alerts for e-prescribing including undesirable or unsafe situations, such as potentially inappropriate dose or route of administration of a drug, drug-drug interactions, allergy concerns, or warnings and cautions.
3. Providing information related to the availability of lower cost, therapeutically appropriate alternatives (if any).
4. Providing information on formulary or tiered formulary medications, patient eligibility, and authorization requirements received electronically from the patient’s drug plan.
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Denominator Statement:
All patient encounters.
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Exclusions:
E-Prescribing System available but no prescriptions were generated (G8445) OR
E-Prescribing System available but not used for one or more prescriptions due to system/patient reasons (G8446).
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Risk Adjustment:
No risk adjustment or risk stratification
Classification:
Measure Type:
Structure
Measure Format:
measure
Condition:
Non-Condition Specific:
Care Coordination: Care Coordination
Care Setting:
Ambulatory Care: Clinic, Other
National Quality Strategy Priorities:
Patient Safety
Current Use:
Public Reporting, Quality Improvement (Internal to the specific organization)
Planned Use:
Public reporting, Quality Improvement (internal to the specific organization)
Data Source:
Electronic administrative data/claims, Survey: Provider
Level of Analysis:
Clinicians: Group, Clinicians: Individual
Target Population:
Measure Steward Contact Information:
For additional measure specification information, please contact the Measure Steward.
Measure Steward Organization:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Primary Measure Steward Contact:
Measure Steward Copyright:
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Status
Most Recent Activity:
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Care Coordination Project 2013-2014
Initial Endorsement:
Aug 29, 2008
Last Endorsement Date:
Aug 29, 2008
Next Planned Maintenance Review:
N/A
Corresponding Measures:
Not Available
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Measure History:
Measure(s) Considered in Harmonization Request
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