Does anyone else get numerous bogus faxes from "medical suppliers" who have gotten someone's name as a diabetic, then faxed a request for "diabetic supplies" they expect me to sign without checking to see if it is real?
There is so much fraud in the DME business, that I refuse to refill any diabetic supplies or prescribe any equipment without the patient sitting in front of me in the office telling me that is exactly where he/she wants the prescription sent.
And it is virtually impossible to "codify" this stuff. I just write out Rx and give it to the patient to do with it what they will.
I am really frustrated by
1. the slowness of ERx
2. the obtuseness of the database
3. the inability after all these years of being able to ERx controlled substances -- not even cough syrup!!
I think the EMR might eventually prove to be useful, but it sure is taking a long time.
