Al,
Unfortunately, I'm not too sure Roy is frequenting the board lately. He was pretty down on things and recently shut off accepting PM's. Personally, I miss him and his to the point insightful input and comments. Heck look at this thread for all you need to know about how important and worthwhile Roy is around here.... Roy where are you???
Anyway, if I'm not mistaken and I don't mean to doubt you are not old fashioned faxed Rx's still OK? If not, I think like so many other things around here, be it CHITT or P4P and at least half a dozen others, I think we need to resist. When tons of old folks have to make a special trip or send some family member around just to pick up there scripts for the next renew for their stupid mail order pharmacy, then the talking heads (A-holes?) will get the message. For those that are truly homebound, I guess we'll pop 'em in the mail. But any halfway abled body is going to have to swing by and get 'em. And when they ask why, I'll be glad to give 'em an earful....
Just like Vinny and Nancy are sending lots of kids to the health dept to get their shots. Want to add a lot of hastle and expense to our business and practice without one red cent of funding to at least off set the expenses, then we push back and resist. RESIST, RESIST, RESIST! Sorry for flaming but flaming has it's time and our time is now.
So if we all understand you correctly, E-Scripts is to perscribing as is CCHIT to charting... In bed to be self important and making lots of money by pretending to do something meaningful and beneficial. Juat gotta love it.
And who doesn't believe my signature down below.... Seriously folks, Insurance carriers, Big Pharma, Enterprise software vendors, GE and Welch-Allyn, and so many others. It is just a big food chain for all these guys, our practices are but a conduit to their money. Vultures all of them with me too drugs and devices and software that doesn't work.
"Beware of the Medical Industrial Complex" It's true, It's true!
Good Night and Good Luck,
Paul
