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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) there are nearly 23,000 deaths caused by overdoses of prescription medications every year. That's more than the number of deaths from cocaine and heroin combined. States have responded with new legislation, including New York’s I-STOP requirements, which mandate the electronic transmission of all prescriptions, including prescriptions for controlled substances, by March 27, 2016.
Studies have shown that providers spend less than 25% of their time performing direct patient care. The rest of the time they spend accessing patient records and documenting in the EMR (25%), communicating with colleagues (20%), documenting medications, or entering orders and prescriptions (20%).
Effective March 27th, 2016, the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing (I-STOP) Act requires electronic prescribing of all medications, including controlled substances, in the state of New York. There are many requirements for Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) and for I-STOP. Prescribers must use e-prescribing software that has been certified and audited, complete an identity proofing process, obtain two-factor authentication for each prescription, in accordance with Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) regulations, and register substance e-prescribing software with the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE).
While most other industries have enjoyed a decades-long marriage with the Internet, in health care, we’re still in the “getting to know you” phase, working to establish a level of trust. Understandably, there are major concerns in our industry surrounding data integrity, both in and outside of the firewall.
Thieves use stolen personal data to get treatment, drugs, and medical equipment. An estimated 2.3 million adults were affected by medical identity theft last year. Some hospitals are turning to new technology such as biometric screening to confirm patient identities.
Cambridge Health Alliance will be among the first big hospital operators in the state to roll out new technology that allows doctors to electronically send prescriptions for controlled substances directly to pharmacies. Hospital officials say next month’s small but important software upgrade will improve monitoring of prescriptions and reduce fraud and counterfeiting.
CHA is the First Healthcare Organization in Massachusetts to Deploy Imprivata Confirm ID with Hands Free Authentication to Help Meet DEA Requirements for EPCS and Reduce Drug Diversion and Fraud
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Despite continued efforts at the state and national level to address the issue, opioid addiction has raged on in 2015. Massachusetts is no exception. Just last week, the Boston Globe reported that there were 1,256 opioid-related deaths in the Bay State in 2014, which exceeded estimations from the state’s Department of Public Health released earlier their year.
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