Here's the background. This is the copy of the e-mail I recieved. I'll try to find the link to their survey. Take the survey and see what you think about this. I am thinking that this is AAFP trying to push us to buy expensive CCHIT compliant software.
Dear Dr Roy:
Are you aware of changes to the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) Part D regulations that may impact the way you prescribe?
If your practice currently prepares and submits prescriptions to pharmacies using an Electronic Medical Record (EMR), it is likely your EMR is generating faxes that arrive on paper at the pharmacy's fax machine. If so, you won't be in compliance with new regulations effective January 1, 2009 that require prescriptions for Medicare Part D be transmitted electronically and not by computer-generated fax.
Find out whether your EMR is capable of establishing an e-prescribing connection with pharmacies with a free E-Prescribing Readiness Assessment. This web site is provided by the AAFP in collaboration with leading medical societies. The site will also help you request pharmacy connectivity from your EMR vendor, and understand the benefits of e-prescribing if you haven't yet invested in an EMR.
Sincerely,
Steven Waldren, MD
Director, AAFP Center for Health Information Technology
