Six Steps to a Successful e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances Project: Part 2
In my previous post, I walked through the steps that healthcare facilities’ IT, clinical leadership, pharmacy, compliance/credentialing, and application/EMR teams need to take to prepare for EPCS. I covered these steps for the assessment, preparation, and testing phases of successful EPCS product plans. In this post, I’ll talk through the responsibilities of each team as they tackle the final three phases of their EPCS project: enrollment, transition, and deployment.
Electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) has many benefits for prescribers, patients, IT, and pharmacy and hospital administration. But the DEA requirements for EPCS introduce complexities that need to be considered when developing a project plan.
We’ve discussed some of these considerations before, but there are many tactical steps that cut across the healthcare organization. This two-part article will provide details on what IT, clinical leadership, pharmacy, the application/EMR team, and the compliance/credentialing departments can do to make an EPCS project a success in six key phases: Assessment, Preparation, Testing, Enrollment, Transition, and Deployment (in this first article, we’ll cover the first three steps).
Phase 4: Enrollment
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Phase 5: Transition
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Pharmacy |
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Application, EMR Team |
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Compliance, credentialing department |
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Phase 6: Deployment
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Pharmacy |
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Application, EMR Team |
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Compliance, credentialing department |
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