Don’t Wait for a Mandate

3 Reasons That Make e-prescribing a Best Practice Now

Why is e-prescribing Needed

Medical complexity for senior patients is high, requiring more medications and interventions.

  • 12

    Average number of medications taken by skilled nursing residents
  • 16-27%

    Nursing home residents affected by medication errors
  • 200,000

    U.S. deaths from preventable medical mistakes and infections

Benefits of e-prescribing

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Improved Patient Safety

e-prescribing reduces transcription and communication errors, and checks for drug interactions.

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*In states that have enacted e-prescribing laws, errors rates dropped in the first year of implementation.

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Greater Efficiency

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Time Savings: 43.5 hours per month

* Estimate assumes an average time savings of 5 minutes per prescription, using an average census of 87 and monthly prescriptions of 6 per resident.

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No need for special prescription pads, faxes, follow-up phone calls

 

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Provides automated, standardized, and consistent ordering

 

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Compliance with State & Federal Mandates

EPCS Verification of Identity

Verification of identity and authority to dispense

EPCS validated workflows

Accurate and validated workflows support audit tracking

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