Electronic prescribing of controlled substances among office-based physicians: 2017

Electronic prescribing of controlled substances among office-based physicians: 2017

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
ONC data brief
Author(s):
Parasrampuria, Sonal, author
Blanco, Martín, author
Barker, Wesley, author
Contributor(s):
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, September 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Controlled Substances
Electronic Prescribing -- statistics & numerical data
Practice Patterns, Physicians' -- statistics & numerical data
Prescription Drug Diversion -- prevention & control
Electronic Health Records
Medicare Part D
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
In October 2018, Congress passed the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act to address the opioids epidemic. This legislation mandated that all Medicare Part D providers electronically prescribe controlled substances (EPCS) by 2021. EPCS is beneficial because it can help providers integrate prescription drug information into electronic health records (EHRs) more directly, which can improve patient safety and reduce diversion and fraud. This brief uses data from the 2017 National Electronic Health Records Survey, a nationally representative survey of office-based physicians, to understand rates of EPCS. It explores variation by physician characteristics; including adoption of certified EHRs, physician specialty, practice size and ownership, rural or urban practice, participation in value based payment models, and interoperability with other physicians.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (8 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918332786806676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918332786806676