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E-Prescribe: Adopting Health Care Information Technology
ADG associates presenting:
Barbara AntunaJessica Carpenter
Patrick EsparzaBrian Frazior
Advance Development Group
E-Prescribing Standards
• E-Prescribing Base Standards– NCPDP SCRIPT 8.1/5.0– ASC X12 N 270/271– HL7 CCD – NCPDP Telecommunications 5.1– NPI
• E-Prescribing Composite Standards– NCPDP Formulary and Benefit Standard
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NCPDP SCRIPT (8.1/5.0)
• To provide for the communication of a prescription or prescription-related information between prescribers and dispensers, for the following:
(A) Get message transaction.(B) Status response transaction.(C) Error response transaction.(D) New prescription transaction.(E) Prescription change request transaction.(F) Prescription change response transaction.(G) Refill prescription request transaction.
(H) Refill prescription response transaction.(I) Verification transaction.(J) Password change transaction.(K) Cancel prescription request transaction.(L) Cancel prescription response transaction.(M) Fill status notification transaction.
Source: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/EPrescribing/Downloads/E-Prescribingfinalruleonfoundationstandards.pdf
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NCPDP SCRIPT
• SCRIPT is a standard created to facilitate the transfer of prescription data between pharmacies, prescribers, intermediaries, and payers. The current standard supports messages regarding new prescriptions, prescription changes, refill requests, prescription fill status notification, prescription cancellation, medication history, and transactions for long term care environments.
Source: http://www.ncpdp.org/pdf/Eprescribing_fact_sheet.pdf
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ASC X12 N 270/271, HL7 CCD, and NCPDP Telecommunications
• ASC X12 N 270/271– Used for a prescriber system to request eligibility information
about a patient
• HL7 CCD – Summarizes a consumer’s registration/medical information
– XML based
• NCPDP Telecommunications 5.1– This standard supports the flow of eligibility information and
copayment amounts between plan sponsors and dispensers
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National Provider ID (NPI)
• It is important to note that the NPI is used to identify the individual prescriber and dispenser in the electronic prescription process. The NPI was not created to be used for routing of transactions.
• The electronic prescribing standards are not HIPAA covered transactions and as such are not required to use the NPI. Entities covered by the Medicare Modernization Act are required to comply with the MMA, including the NPI usage.
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NCPDP Formulary and Benefit Standard
• E-Prescribing Composite Standards
• The NCPDP Formulary and Benefit Standard provide patient benefits information to physicians at the point of care.
• These can include Formulary Status, Payer-specified Alternatives, Coverage Information, Copay Information and Drug Classifications.
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Electronic Prescription Standards Workflow
Payer\PBM Pharmacy
Prescribing System
Hospital EMR
1) Medication Requests2) Fill Status Notification3) Medical History
1) Eligibility Checking2) Formulary and Benefits3) Medical History
Medical History
Claim Submission
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Electronic Prescription Standards Workflow – Unidirectional Diagram
Prescribing System
Eligibility
Pharmacy
Formulary and Benefits
Medical History
Medical History
Medication Request
Fill Status Notification
Payer/PBM
Medication Request
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Medication Request
• Defines medication transaction requests between a prescriber and dispenser
• NCPDP SCRIPT 8.1 standard• Types of requests
• NEWRX – New order request• REFREQ – Refill request• RXCHG – Change request • CANRX – Cancel request
Prescribing System
Prescription Request(NCPDP SCRIPT)
Prescription Response(NCPDP SCRIPT)
Pharmacy
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Medication Formulary and Benefits Information
• Provides benefits information to physicians at the point of care
• Includes formulary status, payer specified alternatives, coverage information, co-pay information, and drug classifications
• Two part process:• Eligibility Checking – ASC
X12N 270/271• Obtain formulary and
benefit information – NCPDP Formulary and Benefit Standard 1.0
Prescribing System
Eligibility Request
(ASC X12N 270)
Eligibility Response
(ASC X12N 271)
Payer/PBM
Prescribing System
Formulary And Benefit
Request(NCPDP
Standard 1.0)
Formulary And BenefitResponse(NCPDP
Standard 1.0)
Payer/PBM
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Medication History
• Provides a medication history list to a prescriber for a specific patient
• Sources include payers/PBMs, pharmacies, and prescribers
• NCPDP SCRIPT 8.1 Medical History standard
• HL7 CCD standard• Multiple transactions:
• Medical history request – NCPDP RXHREQ
• Medical history response – NCPDP RXHRES
• HL7 CCD Request• HL7 CCD Response
Prescribing System
Medication History
(NCPDP SCRIPT - RXHREQ)
Medication History
(NCPDP SCRIPT - RXHRES)
Payer/PBMPharmacies
Medical History
(HL7 CCD REQ)
Medical History
(HL7 CCD RES)
EMR
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Fill Status Notification
• Notifies the Prescriber of when a prescription has been dispensed, partially dispensed, or not dispensed
• NCPDP SCRIPT 8.1 Fill Status Notification - RxFill• Two transactions:
• Rx dispense message – RXFILL• Acknowledgement by Prescriber
Rx DispenseMessage(NCPDP SCRIPT RXFILL)
PharmacyPrescribing
System
AcknowledgeResponse
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System Requirements – Function with EMR
• Must connect to the current EMR system
• Must provide administrative and reporting functionality
– Patient history, laboratory results, available medication history and allergy information.
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System Requirements – Error Prevention
• Must be linked to error prevention software– Include a notification
system to flag potential medication errors
• Must allow the prescribing provider to override the error prevention software
– Prescriber documentation required to do this
• Must allow the integration of all pertinent clinical information
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System Requirements – Medication Classification
• Must categorize medications into families to assist in checking of medications.
• Must allow for frequent upgrades and checks that will not affect the functionality of the system.
• Must provide information on all alternative medications, including pricing information.
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System Requirements – Prescription Routing/Security
• Must allow for prescribers to print prescriptions or submit electronically to pharmacy.
• This transaction must be done through a secure interface that is HIPPA compliant and link to and from participating pharmacies.
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System Requirements – Dosing and Prescriber Checks
• Must perform dose range checks in order to prevent excessive doses from being ordered or administer.
• Must allow end-users to have the ability to receive and respond to prescription renewal requests from pharmacies
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System Requirements – Additional Security Measures
• Security must be in place to distinguish between Providers, nurses and mid-level providers and have a valid registration to route prescriptions electronically.
Questions?