Removing the Confusion around Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS), and other Secure Identity Management Trends

SSmithHIDGlobal — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:44:20 +0000

Founded in March of 2010, the Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances regulation was created to allow medical practitioners the option of writing electronic prescriptions for controlled substances. The regulation was also designed to permit pharmacies to receive, dispense, and archive these electronic prescriptions. The main goals of this regulation were to reduce paperwork for pharmacies and practitioners, and also reduce the occurrence of prescription forgeries, while helping integrate prescription records into electronic medical records.

While the ability to electronically prescribe controlled substances could be seen as a great boon to medical and pharma professionals, there are two key requirements that practitioners must meet prior to establishing an e-Prescription policy to ensure patients’ sensitive records are not comprised.

In this presentation, Sheila Stromberg, director of Healthcare End-User Strategies at HID Global, will provide additional clarity on the key authentication requirements for e-prescribing controlled substances, and will examine the processes and technologies that need to be put into place to ensure the safety of sensitive patient information, including acceptable types of authentication methods. Sheila will also leverage her extensive experience with US Healthcare providers to provide valuable insights into many current trends and best practices in secure identity management for the healthcare field.

Keywords:

EPCS

e-Prescriptions

Electronic Prescriptions

Two-Factor Authentication

Speaker First Name:

Sheila

Speaker Last Name:

Stromberg

Speaker Job Title:

Director of Healthcare End-User Strategies

Speaker's Company Name/Affiliation:

HID Global

Speaker Bio:

Sheila L. Stromberg is the director of Vertical Market Strategies for HID Global, and focuses mainly on the healthcare industry. She is responsible for educating health care providers, payers, and medical manufacturers on the full portfolio of secure identity solutions in addition to incorporating industry feedback, trends, gap analysis and best practices back into the HID organization. Sheila specializes in transition planning and migration strategies to upgraded and innovative technologies for healthcare organizations. Sheila has spent the past nine years serving in various roles at HID Global. She holds a Bachelor degree in Business from Concordia College.

Speaker's Postal Address:

HID Global Attn: Sheila Stromberg 6533 Flying Cloud Drive Minneapolis, MS 55344

Oregon Room

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 15:05

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Removing the Confusion around Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS), and other Secure Identity Management Trends