ePrescribing Requirements

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Verify Provider Enrollment

Beginning with NextGen® Enterprise EHR, 5.9.2020.1 or higher, you must ensure that enrolled providers are migrated to the latest Surescripts® messaging standard, Surescripts 6.1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From the View menu, select eRx Status. The eRx Status window opens. eRx Status From the User list, select <All Users>. From the Provider list, select <All Providers>. From the Message Type list, select UpdatePrescriberLocation. If needed, select a date range. Select Search. The search results appear. eRx Status CAUTION: If any enrolled provider has an unsuccessful UpdatePrescriberLocation message, resolve the issues and update provider enrollment in File Maintenance. The most common issues include: A suffix in Last Name PO Box listed in Prescription Pad Address An invalid DEA Number Parent topic: ePrescribing Medications

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ePrescribing Requirements

NextGen® Enterprise EHR version 8 supports the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) SCRIPT 2017071 standard. As part of the upgrade production process, Surescripts® Provider Identifier information is migrated to a new Surescript directory supporting the NCPDP SCRIPT 2017071 standard. Before upgrading, prescribers must complete the following: All eRx request which include Refill and RxChange should be responded to before the production upgrade to8 begins. Accessing any Refill or RxChange requests after the upgrade will result in an error and responses will not be allowed to be sent electronically. A phone call to the pharmacy may be needed for any missed requests. Refill Request can be managed in the Clinical Inbox and Medication module (includes Unmatched and Manage Refills). RxChange Request can be managed in Clinical Inbox. Note: This action does not have to be performed when installing 8 into test environments however is necessary before applying the release to th

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ePrescribing Setup

Before you begin Before you use the NextGen® Enterprise EHR ePrescribing feature, the following ePrescribing setup procedures must be completed: Install NextGen® Communication Services (NCS). Enable Surescripts functionality in NCS. Note: Before you attempt to set up ePrescribing, you must contact NextGen Healthcare Support to install and configure NCS. Download the Surescripts pharmacies. Map unmatched pharmacies and add unmatched pharmacies as new. Check the pharmacy service level. Enroll the providers in the Surescripts network. Set up eRx permissions for the providers. Set up ePCS (Electronic Prescriptions of Controlled Substances) for authorized providers. Set up tabs and categories for eRx refills and eRx errors in the Workflow module's task list. Set up workgroups for eRx refills and eRx errors in the Workflow module. Assign each Surescripts-enrolled provider with an eRx-specific workgroup and task list category. Set up supervising physician. Set up multiple destinations. System

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Providers ePrescribing Tab

On the ePrescribing tab of the Modify Provider Information window, you can enter electronic prescription data that is specifically used in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. You can enroll providers in retail and mail-order electronic prescribing networks and determine the service levels they are enrolled in. For more information about electronic prescribing, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest ePrescribing User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Networks This section enables you to enroll a provider in the retail and mail order programs. It also displays the values for the enrollment settings for the retail and mail order programs. Setting Value Status Displays whether the provider is Enrolled or Not Enrolled in the program. Enrollment Date Displays the date of the provider's enrollment. Un-enrollment Date Displays the date the provider's enrollment was removed. SureScripts Provider ID and Mail-Order Prescriber ID Displays the ID assigned to the provider at the ti

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Migrating Providers to Surescripts 2017071-Compatible Messaging Standards

To successfully ePrescribe after upgrading to NextGen® Enterprise EHR8, providers enrolled with the Surescripts Retail network must meet all requirements for ePrescribing. This utility helps validate providers to ensure they meet these requirements and helps you resolve any issues that may exist. When you have completed the validation and resolved all issues, you must ensure that your enrolled providers are migrated to the Surescripts 2017071-compatible messaging standard by submitting the changes to Surescripts. Note: If you are a NextGen Healthcare hosted client, you must contact NextGen Healthcare Support for assistance to complete the processes required to migrate your providers. The ePrescribing Provider Migration utility only needs to run if you are upgrading from any version other than 5.9.2020.1. If you are upgrading from a NCPDP 2017071 compliant versions (5.9.2020.1), the ePrescribing Provider Migration utility was ran when upgrading to 5.9.2020.1 and prescribers are already

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ePrescribing Provider Migration Utility

The NextGen® Enterprise EHR ePrescribing Provider Migration utility allows you to perform an easy upgrade to the latest Surescripts® messaging standard. The ePrescribing Provider Migration utility must be run for any installation upgrading to NextGen® Enterprise EHR 8. The utility allows you to perform an easy upgrade to the latest Surescripts messaging standard that is compliant with National Council for Prescription Drug Program's (NCPDP) SCRIPT version 2017071. Note: The ePrescribing Provider Migration utility only needs to run if you are upgrading from any version other than 5.9.2020.1. If you are upgrading from a NCPDP 2017071 compliant versions (5.9.2020.1), the ePrescribing Provider Migration utility was ran when upgrading to 5.9.2020.1 and prescribers are already in the new directory. ePrescribing Requirements This section describes the ePrescribing requirements required to upgrade to Surescripts messaging standards. Validation Logic Used by the Utility Parent topic: Managing M

ePrescribing Requirements

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Verify Provider Enrollment

ePrescribing Requirements

ePrescribing Setup

Providers ePrescribing Tab

Migrating Providers to Surescripts 2017071-Compatible Messaging Standards

ePrescribing Provider Migration Utility

Verify Provider Enrollment

ePrescribing Requirements

ePrescribing Setup

Providers ePrescribing Tab

Migrating Providers to Surescripts 2017071-Compatible Messaging Standards

ePrescribing Provider Migration Utility