PQRI Measure 125
Health Information Technology (HIT) – Adoption/Use of e-Prescribing
Definition
Qualifying providers have adopted a e-Prescribing system for all
patients age 18 years and older and the extend of use in the ambulatory
setting. To qualify this system must be capable of all of the
following:
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Generating a complete active medication list incorporating
electronic data received from applicable pharmacy drug plan(s) if
available
§
Selecting medications, printing prescriptions, electronically
transmitting prescriptions, and conducting all safety checks
- automated prompts that offer the provider information on the
drug being prescribed, potentially inappropriate dose or route of
administration of a drug, drug to drug interactions, allergy concerns,
or warnings and cautions
§
Providing information related to the availability of lower cost,
therapeutically appropriate alternatives (if any)
§
Providing information on formulary or tiered formulary medications,
patient eligibility, and authorization requirements received
electronically from the patient’s drug plan
Description:
This measure is to be reported at each visit occurring during the
reporting period for patients seen during the reporting period.
HCPCS G
Codes
G8443 All prescriptions created during the encounter were generated
using a qualified e-Prescribing system; or
G8445 No
prescriptions were generated during the encounter; or
G8446 Some
or all prescriptions generated during the encounter were handwritten or
phoned in due to one of the following: required by state law, patient
request, or qualified e-Prescribing system being temporarily inoperable
CPT and
HCPCS Codes
90801, 90802, 90804, 90805, 90806, 90807, 90808, 90809, 92002, 92004,
92012, 92014, 96150, 96151, 96152, 99201, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205,
99211, 99212, 99213, 99214, 99215, 99241, 99242, 99243, 99244, 99245,
G0101, G0108, G0109,
Diagnosis
Codes
No diagnosis codes are associated with this measure
Modifiers
No modifiers are associated with this measure
