Electronic prescribing of controlled substances reduces fraud and keeps patients from getting multiple prescriptions for the same drug, but only three states require it and one doesn't even enforce ...

Electronic prescribing for controlled substances is on the rise, and New York is leading the way. According to new data from Surescripts, 27 percent of prescribers can digitally prescribe controlled ...

Caradigm, the leader in enterprise population health, recently announced that it has added Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) to its Identity and Access Management (IAM) portfolio.

Just last week, we took the DEA to task for its apparent resistance to letting physicians prescribe controlled substances electronically. Well, either I misread the situation or they've had a quick ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration released a notice of proposed rulemaking that would create a three-tiered special registration system for the remote prescribing of controlled substances. An ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration released its interim final rule for regulations to provide practitioners with the option of electronically writing prescriptions for controlled substances, which ...

For the third time, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services has extended telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications and ...

The Situation: The Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") announced three new regulations related to the prescription of controlled substances resulting from a telemedicine encounter, including the ...

From new CMS standards to DEA rules and Virginia’s PMP integration, e‑prescribing compliance is evolving fast. These changes aim to improve safety, reduce errors, and streamline workflows for ...

For elements 7 and 8 above, the NPRM describes how the DEA may adopt one or both proposals. The appointment of a lead for the DEA by President-elect Donald Trump remains pending, leaving uncertainty ...

The United States is currently in the grip of an opioid epidemic that claims 115 lives a day. The rate of prescription abuse has skyrocketed as prescription rates have increased. Practitioners ...