NYS I-STOP Prescription Monitoring Program

In 2012, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the I-STOP or "Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing" act into law and it is now mandatory for 2013.  The law requires all prescribers to consult the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) prior to prescribing and Schedule II, III and IV controlled substances.  Each prescriber must have an individual Health Commerce System Account (HCS) to gain access to the PMP registry.   This may lead to more electronic prescribing for controlled substances down the road.

In the New York State Office of the Attorney General's proposal, they cite:

"Prescription drug diversion involves channeling legitimately produced controlled substances from their lawful purpose into illicit drug traffic. Abuse of diverted drugs comprises the nation’s fastest growing drug problem, and in recent years has reached epidemic proportions. It affects every sector of society, straining our healthcare and criminal justice systems, and endangering the future of our younger generations.

Why are Many EHR Users Unhappy?

A survey finds vendors often failing to meet provider needs.

Erin McCann, Associate Editor at Healthcare IT News

NEW YORK | February 19, 2013

With more electronic health record systems continuing to fall short of providers' expectations, a new report by Black Book Rankings suggests that 2013 may indeed be the "year of the great EHR vendor switch."   After polling some 17,000 active EHR adopters, report officials found that as many as 17 percent of medical practices could be switching out their first choice EHR by the end of the year. 

“The high performance vendors emerging as viable past 2015 are those dedicating responsive teams to address customers’ current demands,” said Black Book’s managing partner Doug Brown, in a news release.   [See also: EHR adoption could exceed 80 percent by end of 2013, new study finds.]

And in light of Stage 2, officials say provider demands are only increasing. EHR users polled cited numerous cases of software firms underperforming badly enough to lose crucial market share as the industry evolves, with vendor solutions often struggling to keep pace.

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