CMS Information Update: MLN Matters
An Overview of Medicare Covered Diabetes Supplies and Services

Two New Electronic Prescribing Section Pages Now Available

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce that two (2) new section pages have been created on the 2009 Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing) Incentive Program web page on the CMS website.

E-Prescribing Measure Section page - This page contains several resources including: Measure Specifications; new Claims-Based Reporting Principles and a Sample E-Prescribing Claim.   To access these resources, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ERxIncentive/06_E-Prescribing_Measure.asp on the CMS website. 

Educational Resources Section Page – This page contains MLN Matters articles; E-Prescribing Incentive Program fact sheets; a link to Medicare’s Practical Guide to the E-Prescribing Incentive Program, and information on how to receive continuing education credit related to the E-Prescribing Incentive Program. To access these resources and information, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ERxIncentive/09_Educational_Resources.asp on the CMS website.

New and updated information will continually be added, so please visit the E-Prescribing Incentive Program web page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ERXIncentive on the CMS website on a frequent basis.

MTM-iconMTM Toolkit Now Available!

More and more pharmacies are becoming involved in the provision of Medication Therapy Management Services (MTMS). To help improve your efficiency in providing MTMS, expand your pharmacy’s service offerings, or to implement MTMS, the New Mexico Pharmacists Association has a unique resource offering for you!

Developed by community pharmacists for community pharmacists,
the
MTM Toolkit is an electronic compilation of more than 30 modifiable documents and resources, including:

  • MTMS intervention tools
  • Comprehensive medication review (CMR) tools
  • Patient medication lists
  • Medication reconciliation tools for community pharmacists
  • Pediatric resources
  • Geriatric resources
  • And much more!

Independent, chain and health-system pharmacies across the country have used the MTM Toolkit CD and have found that modifying the Toolkit documents with their own information and logos can save them time and money!

Order you MTM Toolkit CD today for only $100! Order online from the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin.