Q: How is ePrescribe Florida different from other electronic prescribing initiatives?
A: ePrescribe Florida is striving to be vendor agnostic, providing Florida prescribers with the information necessary to make an educated and informed choice regarding why and how to e-prescribe. This includes communicating health plan and other incentive programs that may exist for the Florida prescribing community such as those offered by other prescribing initiatives.

Q: How is ePrescribe Florida different from National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI)?
A: NEPSI is an organization of sponsors that provides an e-prescribing application which may be successfully adopted by some prescribers. ePrescribe Florida serves to provide the information necessary to allow prescribers to select among the many electronic prescribing applications, including NEPSI.

Q: Will ePrescribe Florida select and recommend e-prescribing solutions?
A: In the first phase of our efforts, ePrescribe Florida will focus on becoming an informational clearinghouse for prescribers and offer valuable information on how to select and implement the right application. Based on the feedback and input that we receive from health plans, prescribers, pharmacists, vendors and regional quality and safety organizations, we may examine implementing a certification process in the future.

Q: Will those participating in ePrescribe Florida be providing financial incentives to prescribers?
A: At this time ePrescribe Florida will serve as a resource to help promote and communicate the various incentive programs offered through participating health plans, or other grants and funding opportunities as they materialize. Based on prescriber and community input, sponsorship opportunities, and how best to accelerate adoption, direct incentives may be implemented in the future.

Q: How can I get involved?
A: ePrescribe Florida is looking for individuals and organizations who want to assist in this important effort. At present the organization is made up of a Steering Committee, Advisory Council, and General Membership which is open to individuals in the Florida prescribing community.

Q: What is the ePrescribe Florida Steering Committee?
A: The Steering Committee currently consists of voting members representing those organizations who have committed operating funding, infrastructure and leadership resources to provide oversight and governance of all activities related to ePrescribe Florida. New members are nominated by the existing Steering Committee and must agree to the ePrescribe Florida Operating Principles, Conflict of Interest Disclosure, and Cooperation Agreement.

Q: What is the Advisory Council?
A:ePrescribe Florida Advisory Council members are non-voting individuals and organizations who are nominated by the Steering Committee to provide direct input and guidance for the ePrescribe Florida mission, vision and workgroup efforts.

Q: What is the General Membership?
A: ePrescribe Florida General Membership represents interested parties who participate as working group members, and/or attend educational and other ePrescribe Florida meetings and listservs.

Q: Whom do I contact for information?
A: Please contact Walt Culbertson, Executive Director of ePrescribe Florida. Phone (904) 905-5124 or email WaltCulbertson@ePrescribeFlorida.com