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E-Prescribing: Pharmacy Practice in the Digital Age & Cybersecurity Concerns

1h 1m

Created on December 01, 2015

Intermediate

Overview

There has been an exponential increase in the use of electronic prescribing, especially since the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) in 2003. Several states are contemplating making e-prescribing mandatory for all prescriptions. Although e-prescribing seems to provide many beneficial outcomes for healthcare, it also raises concerns regarding cybersecurity. In this course, Wilentz’s Angelo Cifaldi and Satish Poondi discuss these changes and address the federal and state regulations that apply to e-prescribing. 

 

Learning Objectives: 

I.      Define key terms 

II.     Discuss the impact of e-prescriptions on medication error rates 

III.    Review state and federal regulations regarding e-prescribing and the filing of e-prescriptions for CDS 

IV.    Identify potential cybersecurity concerns relating to e-prescribing

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