Minnesota and North Dakota.
Implementing Electronic Prescribing to Improve Care
Tuesday, January 18, 2010
Noon to 1:00 p.m. CT
The 2011 e-Prescribing Mandate went into effect on January 1, 2011: All providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must establish and maintain an electronic prescription drug program that complies with applicable standards by January 2011 [Minnesota Statute 62J.497].
This Webinar will review the context of the e-prescribing (e-Rx) mandate and how the above mentioned organizations can be compliant with the law.
Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the law related to e-prescribing and how e-prescribing relates to meaningful use incentives
- Discover answers to common questions about the e-Rx mandate and how the mandate fits into the big picture
- Identify benefits for providers and consumers
Who should attend
Administrators, CEOs, CIOs/IT staff, directors of nursing/nursing staff, physicians and providers.
Speaker
Bob Johnson, MPP, e-health project manager and staff lead on Minnesota e-Health Privacy Legal and Policy Workgroup, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Bob wrote the MDH factsheet on e-Rx, fields calls on the topic for MDH and participated the e-Prescribing Workgroup.
Recording Cost
- FREE for clinics and hospitals registered with REACH (Code available for REACH registrants to enter in registration form - please contact webinar@khareach.org or (877) 331-8783 ext. 222 if you have not received your code.)
- $30 for all other participants