CMS E-Prescribing Conference
CMS is sponsoring a conference on October 6 and 7, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts, to educate stakeholders about the new eprescribing initiatives included in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (“MIPPA”). While there is no registration fee, space is limited. For questions, please call 1-888-883-3734 x 820, or send an e-mail to registrar@e-prescribeconference.com.
Featured keynote speakers include:
- Mike Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Kerry Weems, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- David J. Brailer, MD, PhD, Chairman, Health Evolution Partners, Former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Conference registration is now open.
Do you have any information on how to register for the CMS conference in Boston October 6 and 7 concerning eprescibing?
Thanks, Gyale
Registration information now is available at https://www.epsilonregistration.com/er/Registration/RegistrationForm.jsp?ActivityID=378&ItemID=1116
Is this directed primarily at outpatient prescribing and is there any applicability to inpatient prescribing?
The MIPPA e-prescribing provision that is the subject of the conference specifically addresses e-prescribing by physicians paid under the physician fee schedule.