Six Steps to a Successful e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances Project: Part 1
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 1: Assessment
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Clinical leadership |
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Pharmacy |
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Application, EMR Team |
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Compliance, credentialing department |
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Phase 2: Preparation
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IT |
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Clinical leadership |
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Pharmacy |
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Application, EMR Team |
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Compliance, credentialing department |
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Phase 3: Testing
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IT |
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Clinical leadership |
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Pharmacy |
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Application, EMR Team |
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Compliance, credentialing department |
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These are some of the activities that each stakeholder should lead during the first three phases of an EPCS project plan. In the next post, we’ll walk through the final three steps: Enrollment, Transition, and Deployment.