OK, four things.
1. Adam, you forget it would be even more time consuming because the bottleneck isn't the PC to fax, it's the writing of the script. If you do 5 scripts, that will be MUCH faster than any drill down method such as Rxcopia.
2. There is no logic in being able to call in Vicodin but not being able to fax it in from the PC if no signature. Calling in scripts is the easiest way to get medication illegally.
I hate to say it, but personally I think we should be able to write scripts on coffee filters. Sorry but I couldn't care less about drug diversion. Sorry. I hate that 99% of the good patients have to pay for the 1% of drug dealers out there by having to come to the office to get their Concerta.
I will have to say that the feedback I get from practices is they save anywhere from 3-4 hours a day from being on the phone
That is the most exaggerated, outrageous thing I have heard in a long time. You must mean three hours per week. This is a rhetorical question, but what practice takes 3 to 4 hours on the phone with pharmacists? They must have been using cell phones with no nearby cell tower and terrible batteries and dropping calls left and right. They can't be getting more than one bar. I think I would recommend Verizon. Even if we tried by faxing in 100 scripts without the sig, amount or # dispensed; I don't think we could spend four hours on the phone.
And, spare me the "I will see more patients" and "time is money" routine. Time is money for lawyers. Time is time for doctors. The amount of patients I see each day = well child + follow-ups + acutes + walk-ins period. It has noting to do with my scripts.
I remember when all the EMR companies would tell me their program wold "pay for itself" due to no dictation. Well, we didn't use dictation so forget that. And, then it was for every chart your receptionist had to get or put away cost a dollar.
Well, I will take that job. $200 per day, no stress and no e-scripts.
