{"id":28182,"date":"2024-04-10T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/?p=28182"},"modified":"2024-04-10T21:03:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T21:03:35","slug":"guide-to-eprescribing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/guide-to-eprescribing\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide on ePrescribing for Healthcare Professionals: What, How, Why, How Much?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Well, you must already have an idea, in fact, you must have already experienced how difficult it gets to manage paper-based prescriptions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, we are not going into the problem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because what you don\u2019t know or know partially is the solution. So, let\u2019s discuss the solution!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our other fun and valuable resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/top-cancer-care-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top cancer care startups<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/hipaa-for-web-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HIPAA testing for web app<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/healthtech-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top healthcare investors<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/pharmacy-workflow-automation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Pharmacy workflow automation<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>What is e-prescribing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Its name itself suggests everything. When a healthcare provider writes and transmits prescriptions electronically using either a mobile app, web app, or computer software, the process is called e-prescribing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">While at first glance it seems a very simple process using any digital platform, there are a lot of things that happen in the background to create and transmit e-prescriptions<\/span> from a doctor\u2019s office to a <span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">pharmacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, the entire concept of e-prescribing is to ease the prescription process while ensuring security and accuracy during a transition phase and zero medication error at the pharmacy front.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>The Most Basic Resource You Require to Offer e-prescription Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You must have this question and it is very crucial too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The most basic yet important resource you would require to write an e-prescription and send it to the pharmacy is the digital solution in the form of either a mobile app, web app, or computer software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This digital solution is equipped with all the features required to write an e-prescription. It even allows providers to select medication from the list.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Most importantly, this digital solution is integrated with the pharmacy management system (PMS) of pharmacies to directly share e-prescriptions with pharmacies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>How Does the e-prescribing Solution Work? &#8211;  A Workflow\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">New Prescription Workflow:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #1: <\/strong>The doctor signs up or logs in to the e-prescribing solution.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #2:<\/strong> Drug directory API is integrated with an e-prescription solution that enables doctors to \u2018drag and drop\u2019 the type of medication.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #3: <\/strong>The doctor digitally signs the e-prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Authorized e-prescription automatically gets stored under each patient\u2019s profile.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #4: <\/strong>Thanks to the integration with the pharmacy management system, the pharmacy receives the e-prescription directly to its to-do list on PMS.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Prescription Refill Workflow:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #1: <\/strong>The pharmacy sends prescription refill requests to the doctor on behalf of the patient.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #2: <\/strong>The doctor receives a refill request on its e-prescribing software.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Doctors cannot receive it on their EMRs as EMRs lack the capabilities to receive and share information outside of a fixed facility. The solution is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/hrm-ontario-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><u>health report manager<\/u><\/span><\/a>!)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #3:<\/strong> The doctor validates the refill request and sends it back to the pharmacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #4: <\/strong>The pharmacy receives it on its PMS with the doctor\u2019s confirmation which they now can refill.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Have you noticed here that there is no paperwork?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Everything you do is recorded online automatically for future needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And most importantly, there are easy sharing capabilities between PMS and e-prescribing solutions!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>What are the Benefits of e-prescribing Software?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Well, if it did not deliver any value, we would never have invested our time writing a blog on it!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are the top e-prescribing benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>No faxing to the pharmacy\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, many providers send faxes of prescriptions to pharmacies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This not only wastes the time of providers but also adds burdens on the pharmacy as the pharmacy needs to properly manage and add the medication data printed into a fax to its PMS, all manually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with e-prescribing software, every prescription gets shared with the pharmacy automatically and electronically.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>No medication error&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When a pharmacy receives prescriptions by fax or email, they need to manually enter data into PMS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is where there is a high chance of medication errors as data entry is a very tedious and error-sensitive task for humans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the case of the e-prescribing solution, it automatically adds medication data into the pharmacy\u2019s PMS with the highest-ever accuracy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Patients\u2019 medication history&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Because having a medication history of patients helps providers treat patients with enhanced patient outcomes, it is crucial to have an easily accessible medication or prescription history.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you really can never be able to generate and manage the medication history of patients if you manage prescriptions on paper.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with e-prescribing software, it is easier than ever as it automatically saves each newly generated prescription under the patient\u2019s profile which every authorized user can access.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>How Much Does e-prescribing Cost?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It depends on the type of e-prescribing platform you use.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">If you use 3rd party tool:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It charges you either monthly or yearly based on either per prescription or fixed fee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in return, they let you use certain features of their e-prescribing platform while platform ownership still remains theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">If you build your own platform:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to hire a healthcare IT company to build an e-prescription solution as per your requirements and clinical workflows.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, you enjoy full platform ownership and you don\u2019t have to pay anyone monthly fees.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most importantly, it satisfies your precise needs as it is dedicatedly developed for you as per your requirements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Here is How We Can Help You Build Your Own Custom e-prescribing Solution Integrated with PMS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re an Ontario-based healthcare IT company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also call us an IT company only serving the healthcare industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">In the last 7 years, we have worked with several healthcare organizations, providers, nursing homes, and pharmacies to build digital solutions for their needs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have mastered healthcare mobile apps, web apps, and software development for every possible clinical challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Talking specifically about e-prescribing, our dedicated healthcare developers, designers, business analysts, and compliance specialists can brilliantly build an e-prescription platform that is compliant with all privacy laws and standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our healthcare integration skills make it a piece of cake for us to integrate e-prescribing software with the pharmacy management system for direct sharing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">We have one unique skill as well. 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