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=='''Overview'''==
=='''Overview'''==
There are currently two known options for e-prescribing in OpenEMR. '''Newcrop''', a subscription service, is well integrated into OpenEMR. Integration with '''Allscripts''' is quite good and requires no fees.
There are currently two known options for e-prescribing in OpenEMR.  


===Meaningful Use===
'''Newcrop''', a subscription service, is well integrated into OpenEMR.
The Newcrop solution can be deployed to achieve Meaningful Use. The alternative is to add both the Allscripts website and the Greasemonkey script.
 
'''Weno Exchange''' a subscription service,is well integrated for narcotic/ECPS.
 
Formerly '''Allscripts''' was integrated but is now broken. (8-4-2022)


=='''Allscripts'''==
=='''Allscripts'''==
This section describes the integration of the [https://eprescribe.allscripts.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f Allscripts ePrescribe] website with OpenEMR.
This section describes the former integration of the [https://eprescribe.allscripts.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f Allscripts ePrescribe] website with OpenEMR.


===Website===  
===Website===  
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Modifications were contributed by Marcin Matuszkiewicz.
Modifications were contributed by Marcin Matuszkiewicz.


=='''NewCrop'''==
=='''NewCrop'''==
:A partnership of ZH Healthcare and Medical Information Integration, LLC (mi-squared) called ZMG created the NewCrop interface for e-prescribing.
:A partnership of ZH Healthcare and Medical Information Integration, LLC (mi-squared) called ZMG created the NewCrop interface for e-prescribing.
:*See [https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202504/thread/b9bc3b50#c554 Tony McCormick's 9/19/2011 post] in the Sourceforge Forum for details.
:*See [https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202504/thread/b9bc3b50#c554 Tony McCormick's 9/19/2011 post] in the Sourceforge Forum for details.
:*Following is a video tutorial:
{{#ev:youtube|wKArdpIeOUw|875||'''NewCrop eRx Demo'''}}


==Weno==
NewCrop vendors are authorized to service subscriptions to NewCrop's eRx services delivered through the interface integrated into OpenEMR.  As of Dec 2020 only ZH Healthcare and MI-Squared are authorized vendors of NewCrop eRx with OpenEMR.


===Understanding Weno:===
Subscribing to NewCrop is simply a matter of contracting for the desired services with the selected vendor, who then configures some OpenEMR globals settings with their NewCrop account connectors.  Assuming that the patient demographics and the facility and user data are properly formed, the subscriber is ready to use NewCrop regular eRx immediately.


Weno is a message gateway that is going up against SureScripts.
Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances (EPCS), as offered by MI-Squared, is an optional separate add-on subscrioption- I'm not familiar with how ZH Healthcare manages their eRx subscriptions.  Adding EPCS reqires a deeper level of 'IDentity Proofing' (IDP) to assure the applicant is not a criminally fabricated identity seeking access to EPCS.
The Weno system is a hybrid system that can send a prescription to a pharmacy via electronic message or fax.


The benefit to a practice is that no matter how the prescription arrives at the pharmacy from Weno.
Once the IDP is completed for EPCS the provider may e-prescribe controlled and non- controlled medications with the same workflow except for entering a 6 digit One Time Password (OTP) when their batch of orders contains a controlled substance. Again, this is a description of MI-Squared's eRx package.
At attestation, the practice can be credited with using eRx.
 
:*A partnership with Weno Exchange will be bring a free Rx service to the OpenEMR plateform.
:*The reason that the service will be free is that the pharmaceutical company will be paying us incentives from the prescribing volume
:*This money will be use to continually build and enhance the interface and 5% of the proceeds will be donated the OpenEMR project.
:*A first draft has been submitted for review and we are hard at work on the second draft.
:*We are hoping to make it into the 5.0.0 for prescribing none narcotics and refill Rx.
:*More to come.
   
   
===UPDATE===
Please note that the demo video that used to be on this page has been taken down. As of 2019, NewCrop demo videos presented by outfits other than NewCrop themselves are not authorized. Additionally, if they exist they may be long out of date.
 
As things go it has taken a year to get all of this completed and coded out. We are starting our final certification with WENO tomorrow.
 
Then the code will go to github for review and adoption into the code base.
 
There are few more steps to go.
 
 
[[File:ERx-interface.png|1000px|thumb|left|Screenshot of Patient Rx]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
After the meeting with Tina to review the software workflow, she suggested the change below. The system will utilize the pharmacy setting in the patient
demographics. And offer and mail order pharmacy. The mail order pharmacy is cheaper and convenient for the patient.
The Weno connected pharmacies will be factored in at a later date. Right now we solved the issue
of the current pharmacies in a practice database.
 
The confirmation on the page is a real time response from the Weno system. It takes approximately up to 10 sec.
 
[[File:Confirmation redo 21.png|1000px|thumb|left|Screenshot of Transmit Screen]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Activate Service===
To activate the service:
 
* Go to site and signup http://www.openmedpractice.com/os/eRx-Sign-Up
      We will send you a packet of information and forms to fill out and send back to us
 
* Go Administration -> Globals -> Connectors
Go down to Enable Weno eRx Service and place check in box.
We will email you the account ID, password, and Clinic ID.
 
[[File:ERx-activation.png|1000px|thumb|left|Screenshot of enable service]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Go to Users/Groups and select providers and enter Weno Provider ID there also.
This will be sent via email also
[[File:ERx_provider_id.png|1000px|thumb|left|Screenshot of provider information entry]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Configurations===
 
 
*Set the prescriptions to simplified because the information will be in the drug discription.
[[File:Simplifiedprescriptions.png‎|1000px|thumb|left|Screen]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Run the Weno Management to update database.
[[File:WenoInstall.png|500px|thumb|left|Screenshot of administration setup]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Here is a link to NewCrop's own Help Videos on particular workflows.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC2E55B597A88C7F9


The only video of an example of general usage that I know of is this one, which shows OpenEMR's walkthrough of the G3 Usability testing performed in 2015.  As it happens that G3 testing used the NewCrop eRx service.


{{#ev:youtube|5Lxs1nAvEZU|275||'''OpenEMR/ NewCrop eRx walkthrough for G3 Usability testing by MI-Squared'''  [[file:MI2Bug40.png]]}}


==Weno Exchange==


WENO Exchange is the only ePrescribing intermediary that competes with Surescripts. Because you are going directly to the network, WENO is the lowest cost ePrescribing solution that supports the US, International, narcotic/ECPS, & Veterinarian ePrescribing.  See prices for our stand-alone and 3 EHR connectivity options below.


*WENO contributes part of the revenue earned from OpenEMR clients back to the OpenEMR community to keep it healthy.     


STAND ALONE ePrescribing PRICES:
Start ePrescribing in minutes, including narcotics (EPCS), by sign up for a free account at online.wenoexchange.com.  Users without any ePrescribing role assigned are free.  They also have a test prescribing role that is free and a great way to have a look at the screens. (select non veterinarian -no EPCS role to see the free test prescriber option).  Users assigned to ePrescribing roles must have a $99/year or $180/year option where the difference is if the user will see advertisements or not.


EZ Integration prices:
Free to sign up at online.wenoexchange.com, but pay $300 to go live after you turn in your test plan.  This solution will allow your EHR to offer ePrescribing, including EPCS.  The stand-alone prices for each user will apply after you go live.  Your EHR will control the account with the ability to add as many locations/users as you need.  The developer's page will show you how to send WENO info to iframe their ComposeRx screen (the prescriber does not need to supply patient or pharmacy info) - just complete the script.  WENO will allow you to synch the charts throughout the day.  This is a great solution if you need to ePrescribe yesterday.  Find out more or sign up on the website wenoexchange.com - scroll down to see CONNECT YOUR SOFTWARE.


WENO Online API prices:
EHRs that want more control of the ComposeRx screen but still need to offer EPCS to their ePrescribers, will find this API a great fit.  You'll send WENO the prescription and then show the prescriber the page to sign it on a DEA audited application.  Onboarding cost is $1550 ($800 one time sign on fee for support and $750/2 years for the drug database).  The the stand-alone prices above will apply for the users.
You'll have all you need to offer ePrescribing and control the ComposeRx screen.  Find out more or sign up on the website wenoexchange.com - scroll down to see CONNECT YOUR SOFTWARE.


WENO Switch API prices:
If your EHR does not need to ePrescribe narcotics or if your EHR has its own DEA audit, or your country does not require this, then this is the API for you.  WENO will show you how to send them prescription messages and they will route them to the designated pharmacy.  Your EHR is in full control of the user's interface.  This onboarding costs $800 one time sign on for support and $750/2 years for the drug database.  After that its just 5 cents a transaction.  No users fees.  Find out more or sign up on the website wenoexchange.com - scroll down to see CONNECT YOUR SOFTWARE.




===eRx Savings Card===
LIMITATIONS of ePrescribing with WENO (last updated May 18, 2022):
WENO legally routes all ePrescriptions to all designated pharmacies, so all prescribers are in full compliance with all ePrescribing mandates; however, not all pharmacies in the US are compliant with the new mandates. After October of 2022 the federal government can fine pharmacies up to 1 million dollars for information blocking (which includes ePrescribing when ePrescribing is mandated).  Until then, please take note of these limitations:


[[File:RxSavingsCard.png‎‎|1000px|thumb|left| Rx Savings Card, print and give to patients today!]]
NY - should ePrescribe to WENO connected pharmacies only.


The WENO Rx Savings Card provides discounts of 10%-85% on brand and generic prescriptions. '''Give this to patients, now.'''
For now, Sch II narcotics must be either ePrescribed to a WENO connected pharmacy or written using the allowed exception that it will cause delays/problems for the patient.


The card is valid at most pharmacies, with over 60,000 participating locations nationwide. [https://ctrx.benefits.catamaranrx.com/rxpublic/portal/memberMain Participating pharmacy lookup].
WENO offers a free announcement service to notify pharmacies in any area if a prescriber is using WENO rather than Surescripts.   


*No cost to sign up
WENO has been ePrescribing since 2012 and offers all pharmacies a free web based ePrescribing service to retrieve the ePrescriptions they are sent until their own application can connect. This allows WENO to send ePrescriptions to all pharmacies in the world.
*Share with anyone!
*No Restrictions
*Take a picture of the WENO Rx Savings Card and use it any time you are paying cash for a prescription.
*Present the card with a valid prescription at a participating pharmacy and your discount will be applied
*''Discount Only, Not Insurance''


[[Category:User Guide 4.1.2]][[Category:User Guide 4.1.1]][[Category:User Guide 4.1.0]][[Category:User Guide]][[Category:Video Tutorial]]
International ePrescribers should contact WENO before beginning to discuss drug data bases and other outliers.

Latest revision as of 18:29, 4 August 2022

Overview

There are currently two known options for e-prescribing in OpenEMR.

Newcrop, a subscription service, is well integrated into OpenEMR.

Weno Exchange a subscription service,is well integrated for narcotic/ECPS.

Formerly Allscripts was integrated but is now broken. (8-4-2022)

Allscripts

This section describes the former integration of the Allscripts ePrescribe website with OpenEMR.

Website

  • Clicking the green button, with the question mark in the middle of it, navigates to the Help Section. This button is located at the bottom. The Help Section will give instructions regarding account acquisition and website use.
  • It is not necessary to pay for Deluxe Allscripts to use the Greasemonkey script. Choose Free Allscripts instead.
Mm3.png


Firefox and Greasemonkey

Gm.png

Integration Script

  • The last step is the installation of the script, found here.
  • Click "Install this script".
Grease.png


  • A Greasemonkey Installation dialog will appear. Click the "Install" button.
Mm.png


  • Check the Add-ons Manager of Firefox to ensure that Allscripts IntegrationMM had been installed.


Using the Script

  • Go to the Patient Summary screen and click the "Allscripts" button at the top, to the right of the patient's age. If viewing with split screens, the Allscripts logon will appear in one of the two screens. If a check mark had been placed in the box between the patient's age and the "Allscripts" button, clicking the button will cause the Allscripts logon to appear in another tab.
Mm1.png


  • If the Untrusted Connection warning appears in a split screen and an exception cannot be added, open Allscripts in another tab.
Warning.png


  • Click "I Understand the Risks" and add an exception.
Warning1.png



  • After logging on, the patient data will populate automatically if an account had been created previously. If a new account needs to be established, click the "Add Patient" button.

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  • In the Add New Patient screen, click the "Load from OpenEMR" button to import the data and click "Save".
Loading.png

Non-Functioning

If both the split screen login and the "Load From OpenEMR" button are non-functional; the cause stems from the fact that the version of Firefox, when first installed, pre-dated version 31.0. Firefox underwent major changes with 31.0. Upgrading to the latest version will not permit the script to work properly, thus the following steps are necessary.

  • Uninstall Greasemonkey and the script.
  • Browser customizations should be preserved with Sync.
  • Uninstall Firefox and reinstall the latest version.
  • Reinstall Greasemonkey and the Allscripts IntegrationMM script.

Acknowledgment

The author of this clever and exceedingly useful script is Kevin Yeh, M.D., of IntegralEMR.

Modifications were contributed by Marcin Matuszkiewicz.

NewCrop

A partnership of ZH Healthcare and Medical Information Integration, LLC (mi-squared) called ZMG created the NewCrop interface for e-prescribing.

NewCrop vendors are authorized to service subscriptions to NewCrop's eRx services delivered through the interface integrated into OpenEMR. As of Dec 2020 only ZH Healthcare and MI-Squared are authorized vendors of NewCrop eRx with OpenEMR.

Subscribing to NewCrop is simply a matter of contracting for the desired services with the selected vendor, who then configures some OpenEMR globals settings with their NewCrop account connectors. Assuming that the patient demographics and the facility and user data are properly formed, the subscriber is ready to use NewCrop regular eRx immediately.

Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances (EPCS), as offered by MI-Squared, is an optional separate add-on subscrioption- I'm not familiar with how ZH Healthcare manages their eRx subscriptions. Adding EPCS reqires a deeper level of 'IDentity Proofing' (IDP) to assure the applicant is not a criminally fabricated identity seeking access to EPCS.

Once the IDP is completed for EPCS the provider may e-prescribe controlled and non- controlled medications with the same workflow except for entering a 6 digit One Time Password (OTP) when their batch of orders contains a controlled substance. Again, this is a description of MI-Squared's eRx package.

Please note that the demo video that used to be on this page has been taken down. As of 2019, NewCrop demo videos presented by outfits other than NewCrop themselves are not authorized. Additionally, if they exist they may be long out of date.

Here is a link to NewCrop's own Help Videos on particular workflows. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC2E55B597A88C7F9

The only video of an example of general usage that I know of is this one, which shows OpenEMR's walkthrough of the G3 Usability testing performed in 2015. As it happens that G3 testing used the NewCrop eRx service.

OpenEMR/ NewCrop eRx walkthrough for G3 Usability testing by MI-Squared MI2Bug40.png

Weno Exchange

WENO Exchange is the only ePrescribing intermediary that competes with Surescripts. Because you are going directly to the network, WENO is the lowest cost ePrescribing solution that supports the US, International, narcotic/ECPS, & Veterinarian ePrescribing. See prices for our stand-alone and 3 EHR connectivity options below.

  • WENO contributes part of the revenue earned from OpenEMR clients back to the OpenEMR community to keep it healthy.

STAND ALONE ePrescribing PRICES: Start ePrescribing in minutes, including narcotics (EPCS), by sign up for a free account at online.wenoexchange.com. Users without any ePrescribing role assigned are free. They also have a test prescribing role that is free and a great way to have a look at the screens. (select non veterinarian -no EPCS role to see the free test prescriber option). Users assigned to ePrescribing roles must have a $99/year or $180/year option where the difference is if the user will see advertisements or not.

EZ Integration prices: Free to sign up at online.wenoexchange.com, but pay $300 to go live after you turn in your test plan. This solution will allow your EHR to offer ePrescribing, including EPCS. The stand-alone prices for each user will apply after you go live. Your EHR will control the account with the ability to add as many locations/users as you need. The developer's page will show you how to send WENO info to iframe their ComposeRx screen (the prescriber does not need to supply patient or pharmacy info) - just complete the script. WENO will allow you to synch the charts throughout the day. This is a great solution if you need to ePrescribe yesterday. Find out more or sign up on the website wenoexchange.com - scroll down to see CONNECT YOUR SOFTWARE.

WENO Online API prices: EHRs that want more control of the ComposeRx screen but still need to offer EPCS to their ePrescribers, will find this API a great fit. You'll send WENO the prescription and then show the prescriber the page to sign it on a DEA audited application. Onboarding cost is $1550 ($800 one time sign on fee for support and $750/2 years for the drug database). The the stand-alone prices above will apply for the users.

You'll have all you need to offer ePrescribing and control the ComposeRx screen.  Find out more or sign up on the website wenoexchange.com - scroll down to see CONNECT YOUR SOFTWARE.

WENO Switch API prices: If your EHR does not need to ePrescribe narcotics or if your EHR has its own DEA audit, or your country does not require this, then this is the API for you. WENO will show you how to send them prescription messages and they will route them to the designated pharmacy. Your EHR is in full control of the user's interface. This onboarding costs $800 one time sign on for support and $750/2 years for the drug database. After that its just 5 cents a transaction. No users fees. Find out more or sign up on the website wenoexchange.com - scroll down to see CONNECT YOUR SOFTWARE.


LIMITATIONS of ePrescribing with WENO (last updated May 18, 2022): WENO legally routes all ePrescriptions to all designated pharmacies, so all prescribers are in full compliance with all ePrescribing mandates; however, not all pharmacies in the US are compliant with the new mandates. After October of 2022 the federal government can fine pharmacies up to 1 million dollars for information blocking (which includes ePrescribing when ePrescribing is mandated). Until then, please take note of these limitations:

NY - should ePrescribe to WENO connected pharmacies only.

For now, Sch II narcotics must be either ePrescribed to a WENO connected pharmacy or written using the allowed exception that it will cause delays/problems for the patient.

WENO offers a free announcement service to notify pharmacies in any area if a prescriber is using WENO rather than Surescripts.

WENO has been ePrescribing since 2012 and offers all pharmacies a free web based ePrescribing service to retrieve the ePrescriptions they are sent until their own application can connect. This allows WENO to send ePrescriptions to all pharmacies in the world.

International ePrescribers should contact WENO before beginning to discuss drug data bases and other outliers.