tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6246839287811156128..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Controlled Drug E-Prescriptions: Policy Versus PracticeDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-62460132998213745972009-12-13T19:59:35.666-06:002009-12-13T19:59:35.666-06:00Stop being robots, the point of the post is the lo...Stop being robots, the point of the post is the logrythmic expansion of regs is driving the little guy out of business and rendering the providers in the larger organizations bereft of any joy or motivation. Those who responded to this post with "just shut up and do it" don't or can't understand that if I slavishly complied with every regulation that comes my way, I couldn'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-43946527236893165402009-12-13T08:48:01.315-06:002009-12-13T08:48:01.315-06:00what do you guys do when e-prescribing goes down? ...what do you guys do when e-prescribing goes down? is there a mechanism that notifies the sending docs that the prescriptions have not been received at the pharmacy?<br /><br />on a semi-related note, i am at my hospital now which has an expensive emr. it has been down for 4 hours. i ask dr wes to post some thoughts on how to handle hospital emr going down and still function safely. 'emr Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57528098694370393722009-12-13T08:25:02.654-06:002009-12-13T08:25:02.654-06:00It sure sounds like we all want a better system.
...It sure sounds like we all want a better system.<br /><br />Merry Christmas,<br /><br />JayJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897176780069403370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-68241267045149493652009-12-13T08:13:11.965-06:002009-12-13T08:13:11.965-06:00P.S. If your business office needs wavy paper to p...P.S. If your business office needs wavy paper to process getting reimbursements, will that be too much work to get in place? Yes, getting paid is important, I am not belittling that; but getting patients their meds without extra hassles that could be prevented is important too, no?<br /><br />Also, as the patient, if I know the rules and reqs ("take this medicine, stick to this diet, follow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-23132721094923432542009-12-13T05:37:46.290-06:002009-12-13T05:37:46.290-06:00So, let me see if I've got this right. A pharm...So, let me see if I've got this right. A pharmacist has to take time out of his/her busy day to clean up the mess made by the prescribing doc who can't/won't follow the rules. The doc knows what the rules are, he just doesn't waaaahhhhhna follow 'em because he doesn't like 'em, for whatever reasons.<br /><br />Meanwhile, off in the corner is the patient (oh, you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-46990154527043627012009-12-11T15:34:11.732-06:002009-12-11T15:34:11.732-06:00Interesting exchange.
It seems our pharmacist f...Interesting exchange. <br /><br />It seems our pharmacist friend has <br />a fair amount of frustration in his line <br />of work. <br /><br />I suspect, though, that we're <br />all trying to accomplish the same goal: <br />cost efficient, high quality, private and <br />secure health care.<br /><br />I don't think, however, that it is an <br />unreasonable goal that we could achieve<Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897176780069403370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-38699568666431915372009-12-11T13:54:01.296-06:002009-12-11T13:54:01.296-06:00I want to point out how I believe one of the repli...I want to point out how I believe one of the replies above supports what I believe Dr. Wes was trying to say:<br /><br />"Why is it that CA hospitals & large cliics (think Kaiser & all its attending facilities) can do it & you can't? Seriously, CA is in a huge fiscal crisis, but UCSF, Stanford, Packard Childrens, Oakland Childrens, SF General can all get this done."<br /Lockup Dochttp://lockupdoc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-35240130936116615682009-12-11T09:17:28.531-06:002009-12-11T09:17:28.531-06:00Dr Wes,
I'm trying to stay patient with your ...Dr Wes,<br /><br />I'm trying to stay patient with your misunderstanding of this whole electronic prescribing thing.<br /><br />In this electronic age, your electronic prescription to me does indeed print out an actual hard copy rx on my side. Each and every rx is still put on a PAPER copy, no matter you send it electronically, call it in or hand write it - its all put down on PAPER. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-48072770334796813342009-12-11T08:28:34.261-06:002009-12-11T08:28:34.261-06:00I know the act you are referencing is from 2007, b...I know the act you are referencing is from 2007, but isn't there SOME way we can blame this on Obama?<br /><br />Fedup PatientAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-91295284720244005842009-12-11T05:44:51.817-06:002009-12-11T05:44:51.817-06:00Anony 07:46PM-
My beef here is not with the pharm...Anony 07:46PM-<br /><br />My beef here is not with the pharmacist - he was, after all, following the rules. The beef is the fact that in this electronic era, we're still requiring the use of paper, (worse, <i>special</i> paper) for controlled drugs, while other potentially equally dangerous drugs do not have this requirement.<br /><br />While written prescriptions will remain required in DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-65428368813162936612009-12-10T22:23:39.469-06:002009-12-10T22:23:39.469-06:00C'mon, Doc, the guy's right. You gotta pl...C'mon, Doc, the guy's right. You gotta play by the rules. If doctors, nurses and secretaries decided they simply had to MAKE the time, they'd find a practical way to comply.<br /><br />For my money, maybe people should just be able to buy whatever drugs they want over the counter. Who needs a doctor's prescription?<br /><br />Oh, but that would kind of cut you right out of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-46892466007451146282009-12-10T19:46:29.645-06:002009-12-10T19:46:29.645-06:00I work in the SF Bay area - loaded with hospitals ...I work in the SF Bay area - loaded with hospitals large and small. They all seem to get it - everything is printed on the same paper - secure pape purchased from approved vendors.<br /><br />Why is it that CA hospitals & large cliics (think Kaiser & all its attending facilities) can do it & you can't? Seriously, CA is in a huge fiscal crisis, but UCSF, Stanford, Packard Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-68149298483576704282009-12-10T12:56:48.983-06:002009-12-10T12:56:48.983-06:00Anony 12:29-
Everyone likes to point fingers abou...Anony 12:29-<br /><br /><i>Everyone likes to point fingers about Medicare fraud, but no one likes to follow the rules to prevent it. You, sir, are one of those who think they are above the rules!</i><br /><br />While the intent is understandable, the expense and practicality of implementing special paper in real life is not as simple as our regulators would have us believe. <br /><br />Please DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57586424610663461662009-12-10T12:29:07.391-06:002009-12-10T12:29:07.391-06:00Medicare has rules - you break those rules, you do...Medicare has rules - you break those rules, you don't get paid. We break those rules, we don't get paid. On top of not getting paid, we can all get fined.<br /><br />With Medicare, you can call in rxs or print them. If you print them, they must be on secure paper. If you don't have another printer, buy one - they're cheap. Or - here's an idea - use secure paper for ALL Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com