Originally Posted by Bert
OK, someone has to help me with this one. Where are these new guidelines? The only difference I see when printing a prescription on version 4 is that the number has asterisks next to it so you can't change it. Can I really simply print out Oxycontin or Concerta on plain 8 1/2 by 11 paper and sign it and use that as a CII script?
it's the new medicaid requirement (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DeficitReductionAct/30_GovtInfo.asp). i think you were using one of those star printers (w/ tamperproof paper), so you're covered. for those who are using regular printers and paper, tho, we'd get daily calls about problems in medicaid pts. ac4 not only has *'s, but also tiny print (i forgot font size) that can't be copied, and a statement about these measures. that's enough to cover the reqs. altho w/ CII, some states require handwritten rxs, but haven't gotten calls about those--yet.

ac4, by using the new sql db, does break 3rd party addons that relied on manipulating the old access db. for me, my demographic bridge that uploaded my pt's info to my lab broke, and i'm waiting for a fix, but for me, the +'s outweigh the -'s. w/ sql, there may be additional benefits of synchronization remotely, and i'm looking into that now.

Originally Posted by Bert
Why are you restoring?

no showstoppers, just trying to make sure i can recover completely from a completely clean slate (uninstalling and deleting the AC dir).