What is E-Prescribing in relation to electronic medical records (EMR) or electronic health records (EHR) systems?
E-Prescribing systems allow providers to send prescriptions electronically, and they are also designed to allow access for medication history, eligibility checks, and benefit plan data to be retrieved from payers and pharmacy benefit managers. These systems by themselves are referred to Stand-alone E-Prescribing systems. Many technology vendors offer products for storing and retrieving patient.s medical records, lab reports, and other information about the patient which are designed to replace the traditional medical chart and to provide a secure information flow for a patient.s health records between provider points of care. These products may or may not include E-Prescribing components.
