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Basic Steps to determine requirements and vendor solution:
- Determining the practice requirements
- Determining the vendor requirements
- Develop vendor evaluation process or request for information
- Request vendor demos
- Request references and certifications
- Request pricing and sample contracts
- Select vendor
- Finalize contract
- Implement the application
- Refine staff training and workflow
Things to Consider
- Technical Support- Access to phone and on line technical support 7 days per week and initial training on site
- Ability to create and transmit new and renewed prescriptions to patient's pharmacy of choice by EDI or Fax.
- Maintain or access patient specific records (demographics, medication allergies, adverse events, patient reported OTC medications and office administrations)
- Practice Management System Integration
- Supports Patient-Specific Information from Health Plans
- Medication History
- Eligibility (Last Name, First Name, DOB, Gender, Zip Code)
- Plan Specific Formulary
- Complete Clinical Decision Support Tool
- Drug Reference
- Drug-Drug Interactions Screening
- Drug-Allergy Screening
- Therapeutic Duplication Check
- Medication Recall Notifications
- Presents alternative medications based on formulary status, cost and plan specific restrictions
- Compliant with HIPAA privacy, security and transactions requirements
- Compliance with Medicare Modernization Act electronic prescribing foundational standards
- Cost and Hardware required
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