AltaPoint E-Prescribe

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AltaPoint E-Prescribe is a Surescript qualified E-Prescribe system, powered by NewCrop, that gives physicians the power to submit any prescription to a pharmacy, directly from the AltaPoint EMR System.

Quickly choose a prescription from a full list of formularies, generate instructions, choose dosage, review for interactions and submit to a participating  pharmacy!

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN ALTAPOINT E-Rx

1. •Allergy and drug review from First Data Bank. The First Data Bank is the industry's leading provider of drug databases with context-relevant, integrated drug information.
   

2. •Pregnancy and geriatric alerts. Special considerations must be made for pregnant and elderly patients when writing a prescription. Alerts will be triggered if a medication is selected and has a risk for these specific conditions.
   

3. •Comprehensive drug information from Lexi-Comp.
   

4. •Comprehensive managed care formularies from Medimedia. A formulary is a list of prescription drugs covered by a particular drug benefit plan.
   

5. •Medicare Part D formularies.  Medicare Part D beneficiaries is a federal program to subsidize the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare in the United States. Medicare Part D formularies will help your doctors prescribe efficiently for their Medicare patients.
   

6. •Electronic pharmacy connections from Surescripts.
   

7. •Managed care interface from RXHUB.
   

START ELECTRONICALLY PRESCRIBING TODAY!

Medicare Incentive

Section 132 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) authorizes a new and separate incentive program for eligible professionals who are successful electronic prescribers (e-Prescribers) as defined by MIPPA.  The program began January 1, 2009 and provides incentives for eligible professionals who are "successful e-prescribers".  For more information about the Medicare e-prescribing incentive program you can download the "Medicare's Practical Guide to the E-prescribing Incentive Program" or visit the e-prescribing incentive program information page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ERXIncentive/