Requirement Modified Stage 2 Stage 3 Short Title Information PY 2014 , , Objective Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions 2015-2017: Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions EPs must generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically (eRx) electronically (eRx). electronically. Measure More than 50 percent of all permissible 2015-2017: More than 50% of all permissible prescriptions More than 60% of all permissible prescriptions written by prescriptions, or all prescriptions, written by the written by the EP are queried for a drug formulary and the EP are queried for a drug formulary and transmitted EP are queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using CEHRT. electronically using CEHRT. transmitted electronically using CEHRT. Alternate Measure 2015: For Stage 1 providers in 2015, more than 40% of all permissible prescriptions written by the EP are transmitted electronically using CEHRT. e-Prescribing Exclusion(s) Any EP who: (1) Writes fewer than 100 2015-2017: Any EP who: (1) Writes fewer than 100 permissible Any EP who: (1) writes fewer than 100 permissible (eRX) permissible prescriptions during the EHR reporting prescriptions during the EHR reporting period; or (2) Does not prescriptions during the EHR reporting period; or (2) does period. (2) Does not have a pharmacy within their have a pharmacy within his or her organization and there are no not have a pharmacy within their organization and there are organization and there are no pharmacies that pharmacies that accept electronic prescriptions within 10 miles no pharmacies that accept electronic prescriptions within accept electronic prescriptions within 10 miles of of the EP's practice location at the start of his or her EHR 10 miles of the EP's practice location at the start of his or the EP's practice location at the start of his/her reporting period her EHR reporting period. EHR reporting period.
Short Title Requirement Information Modified Stage 2 Stage 3 PY 2014 , , e-Prescribing (eRX) Objective Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically (eRx) 2015-2017: Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically (eRx). EPs must generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically. Measure More than 50 percent of all permissible prescriptions, or all prescriptions, written by the EP are queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using CEHRT. 2015-2017: More than 50% of all permissible prescriptions written by the EP are queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using CEHRT. Alternate Measure 2015: For Stage 1 providers in 2015, more than 40% of all permissible prescriptions written by the EP are transmitted electronically using CEHRT. More than 60% of all permissible prescriptions written by the EP are queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using CEHRT. Exclusion(s) Any EP who: (1) Writes fewer than 100 permissible prescriptions during the EHR reporting period. (2) Does not have a pharmacy within their organization and there are no pharmacies that accept electronic prescriptions within 10 miles of the EP's practice location at the start of his/her EHR reporting period. 2015-2017: Any EP who: (1) Writes fewer than 100 permissible prescriptions during the EHR reporting period; or (2) Does not have a pharmacy within his or her organization and there are no pharmacies that accept electronic prescriptions within 10 miles of the EP's practice location at the start of his or her EHR reporting period Any EP who: (1) writes fewer than 100 permissible prescriptions during the EHR reporting period; or (2) does not have a pharmacy within their organization and there are no pharmacies that accept electronic prescriptions within 10 miles of the EP's practice location at the start of his or her EHR reporting period.
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