New guidelines from CMS to the NCPDP now will allow prescriptions from an EMR onto plain paper as long as they contain a security feature from each of the 3 categories.
They recommend a microprint signature line for category 1.
Use of ** or ## or other characters on the number of pill or refills ##20## to stop changes will work in category 2.
For category 3 they recommend listing the security features on the prescription.
The whole info is here:
http://www.ncpdp.org/pdf/Final_ltr_to_medicaid_directors.pdf
It would be very helpful to have these changes integrated into the next update and avoid the need for security paper.
Greg Phillips