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ePrescribing Software News, Integrations, and Industry Trends

Welcome to the DoseSpot Blog page! Here, you’ll find the latest updates, expert insights, and industry news on ePrescribing software, integrations, and healthcare technology trends. Stay informed and inspired as we explore the innovations shaping the future of healthcare.

Understanding EPCS Certification

Understanding EPCS Certification

BLOGElectronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) certification is a crucial development in the healthcare industry, designed to facilitate the secure and legal electronic transmission of prescriptions for controlled substances. This certification process...

Enhancing Patient Safety with EPCS: A High-Level Overview

Enhancing Patient Safety with EPCS: A High-Level Overview

BLOGEffective January 1st of 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandated the use of electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS). This mandate means all schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substance prescriptions under the Medicare...

Safe Disposal, Safer Communities: The Impact of Taking Back Meds

Safe Disposal, Safer Communities: The Impact of Taking Back Meds

BLOGApril 9, 2024 In a world where prescription medications are a part of many people’s daily lives, it’s crucial to know how to use them safely and responsibly when they’re no longer needed. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a great opportunity to clean out...

Securing Healthcare by Strengthening Identity Verification

Securing Healthcare by Strengthening Identity Verification

BLOGMarch 25, 2024 Over the past decade, the delivery of healthcare services has undergone a digital revolution, including ePrescribing and identity proofing—a process implemented to validate an individual’s identity in a remote transaction. As telehealth gains...

Beyond the Fax: A Closer Look at the Evolution of ePrescribing

Beyond the Fax: A Closer Look at the Evolution of ePrescribing

BLOGFebruary 26, 2024 The ePrescription Origin Story Let’s journey back to the not-so-distant days of analog prescribing methods…  A patient visits a physician and, upon evaluation, obtains a handwritten prescription that is either faxed to their pharmacy of choice or...

How ePrescribing Wins the Hearts of Healthcare Technology

How ePrescribing Wins the Hearts of Healthcare Technology

BLOGA Love Letter to Innovation February 13, 2024 Roses are red, violets are blue, DoseSpot’s personalized ePrescribing software is a match made in healthcare innovation for you. When it comes to innovating and optimizing your healthcare clinical operations through...

Behind the Code with Our CTO: Building Real-Time Prescription Benefit

Behind the Code with Our CTO: Building Real-Time Prescription Benefit

BLOGJanuary 23, 2024 This interview was previously published on our DoseSpot Built In Careers Page. Find the full post here. Ever wondered how the magic happens behind the scenes at DoseSpot? Today, we’re giving you an exclusive peek into a conversation with our Chief...

The Process of ePrescribing: A Quick-start Guide from DoseSpot

The Process of ePrescribing: A Quick-start Guide from DoseSpot

BLOGDecember 7, 2023 Technology is continuing to advance, delivering new ways to help providers improve patient care. One of the most important and widely used tech tools for modernized clinical practice is electronic prescribing, as supported by the Academy of...

5 New Upgrades to the Client Support Community

5 New Upgrades to the Client Support Community

BLOGNovember 9, 2023 After months of collecting user feedback there is now an easier way to get the help and support you need with DoseSpot through our new and improved DoseSpot Client Community.   Our client community has been reorganized with a fresh, clean design...

Red Flags: Identifying a Job Scam

Red Flags: Identifying a Job Scam

BLOGNovember 9, 2023 We encourage you to continue exploring opportunities at DoseSpot but urge you to be cautious and mindful of potential job scammers pretending to be part of the DoseSpot People Operations Team. We will only email you from @dosespot.com. According...

How to Be the Hero When Making the ePrescribing Software Switch

How to Be the Hero When Making the ePrescribing Software Switch

BLOGNovember 8, 2023 ePrescribing is a good way to improve the efficiency and accuracy of prescribing medications. It allows physicians to send prescriptions directly to pharmacies electronically, eliminating the need for handwritten prescriptions. And in many...

3 Key Messages from Attending MGMA23 in Nashville

3 Key Messages from Attending MGMA23 in Nashville

BLOGOctober 30, 2023 The 2023 MGMA Leaders Conference in Nashville, TN, was a major event for the healthcare industry, bringing together leaders from all over the country to discuss the most pressing issues facing the profession today. Three themes our team picked up...

ePrescribing in Hospice Care: A Safer Way to Provide Patient Care

ePrescribing in Hospice Care: A Safer Way to Provide Patient Care

BLOGOctober 5, 2023 Hospice care made its way into the U.S. in the early 1970s as a new way to provide comfort and support to people nearing the end of their lives. It is not focused on cures but on relieving pain and other symptoms of chronic illness, old age, and...

How Much Does an ePrescribing Platform Cost?

How Much Does an ePrescribing Platform Cost?

BLOGSeptember 20, 2023 As with any software as a service solution (SaaS), understanding the costs associated with implementing an ePrescribing platform is crucial for healthcare providers and organizations. As you read further, we’ll delve into the various factors...

4 Steps to Get Your EHR Software Integrations Clinician-Ready

4 Steps to Get Your EHR Software Integrations Clinician-Ready

BLOGJuly 3, 2023 Electronic Health Record Software Integrations When it comes to Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) integrations, they should be provider friendly. During a patient appointment, clinicians don’t have time to open...

Controlled Substances: Using a PDMP at the Point of Care

Controlled Substances: Using a PDMP at the Point of Care

BLOGJune 2023 Decades ago, many opioid addictions began with hard narcotics, such as heroin, that were obtained illegally, but as we move deeper into the twentieth century, many opioid addictions begin with a well-intentioned prescription for pain. The truth is, if...

Introducing the Voice of DoseSpot: Naomi Martinez

Introducing the Voice of DoseSpot: Naomi Martinez

BLOGMay 2023 We are excited to announce that we have a new “voice” at DoseSpot! Naomi Martinez makes many contributions as an employee. Welcoming you to DoseSpot through our phone system upgrade is only one of them! Soon, you will hear Naomi presenting you with...

Build or Buy: How to Decide Your ePrescribing Product Strategy

Build or Buy: How to Decide Your ePrescribing Product Strategy

BLOGMay 2023 Healthcare companies will continue to digitize, and ePrescribing is essential to ensuring prescriptions are reliable, safe, and manageable. Without having to recreate the wheel, EMR, and medical software companies can add ePrescribing functionality at the...

Press Release: DoseSpot Acquires TreatRx from Bravado Health

Press Release: DoseSpot Acquires TreatRx from Bravado Health

BLOGDoseSpot has recently acquired TreatRx, Bravado Health’s ePrescribing business, enabling us to expand our capabilities and serve more customers. Their platform, Treat 5 is a standalone solution with no EHR/EMR required. By welcoming Treat, we can create even more...

How to Curb Doctor Shopping, Reduce Opioid Abuse, and Save Lives

How to Curb Doctor Shopping, Reduce Opioid Abuse, and Save Lives

BLOGThe opioid crisis is getting worse.ePrescriptions can help. Prescription drug abuse has reached alarming levels, and people are dying at unprecedented rates. Almost 50,000 people die every year from opioid overdose alone. According to the National Center for Drug...

4 Interesting Facts About Real-Time Prescription Benefit

4 Interesting Facts About Real-Time Prescription Benefit

BLOGThis article was originally written by DoseSpot for Open Dental Blog. That article can be viewed here. February 2023 In today’s world, as consumers, we can personalize nearly everything. On our way to work, with the swipe of a few buttons, we can customize a cup...

ePrescribing Reporting: 5 Essentials for Safety and Compliance

ePrescribing Reporting: 5 Essentials for Safety and Compliance

BLOGAre you searching for ways to lift your customer satisfaction scores? How about improving employee retention? One way to do it is to move more of your practice applications to the cloud. According to the American Dental Association, close to 34% of dentists...