Spectra eRx helps physicians increase patient safety, reduce pharmacy callbacks, and improve office efficiency. Spectra eRx helps a provider quickly prescribe medication from a national drug database. Physicians can set up favorite medication lists with a single click for easy access to the most common prescriptions they may prescribe.

1. A qualified system to prescribe electronically
(Surescripts Mini Certified)
Spectra Suite 2.0 is ONC/ ATCB 2011/2012 ‘Complete EHR’ Certified
More than three billion prescriptions are written each year, making it one of the largest and most tedious paper-based processes in the
United States. Surprisingly, writing prescriptions is one of the most inefficient tasks where clinical staff spends hours each week pulling
charts and verifying information about patient history and drug interactions.
Spectra eRx helps physicians increase patient safety, reduce pharmacy callbacks, and improve office efficiency. Spectra eRx helps a provider
quickly prescribe medication from a national drug database. Physicians can set up favorite medication lists with a single click for easy access
to the most common prescriptions they may prescribe. Spectra eRx
prescriptions can be electronically mailed or sent via fax to the pharmacy
directly from the point of care. Spectra eRx prescriptions can be printed Medicare Incentive
at the request of the patient.
Beginning from 1st Jan' 2009, providers who use a
qualified system to e-prescribe can receive a higher
Most common issues that a paper-based prescription has: level of reimbursement under Medicare in the form
• Updated lists of medication from drug vendors of a 2% reimbursement bonus in 2009 and 2010.
That reimbursement bonus will drop to 1% in 2011
• Pharmacies and 2012 and to .5% in 2013.
• Communication problems due to illegible handwriting, unclear Also, eligible providers who do not e-prescribe will
dose designations and abbreviations see a penalty of 1% in their reimbursement starting
• Pharmacy call backs to ensure proper refill requests in 2012. The penalty increases to 1.5% in 2013 and to
2% in 2014 and beyond.
• Drug usage handouts to patients
• Adverse reaction events due to drug interaction, drug-allergy
interaction

2. What is e-Prescribing? Spectra eRx Key Features
E-Prescribing is defined as "Entering a prescription for medication into
• Role based prescription security
an automated data entry system (tablet pc, desktop computer, PDA or
cell phone) and thereby generating a prescription electronically, • Writes electronic prescriptions at point of care
instead of writing the prescription on the paper.” from tablet pc or desktop computers
A system which gets drug database updated automatically, allows • Create and manage provider's favorite drugs list
electronic prescription to patients, immediately updates and reflects
into patient records, forwards prescription to pharmacy, automatically • Supports custom prescription
check for drug-drug interaction to prevent adverse reaction events
and minimize calling back is something that every provider requires for • Real-time alerts for drug-drug and drug-allergy
providing quality healthcare to its patient as well as increasing practice interactions
efficiency.
• Ability to navigate to current, past, allergy
Paramount Health Solutions offers all the above-stated facilities medication list
through eRx module of Spectra Suite which are available as both,
integrated with Suite as well as stand-alone product. Free your • Generates patient education sheet
practice and clinical staff from the nightmare of paper-based
• Print/ Fax prescriptions from patient records
prescriptions with Spectra eRx.
directly to the pharmacy
Value Proposition • Print the prescription as per the state defined
standards
• Reduces medication errors with the alerts management, which • Easy refills management
increases the patient safety
• Automated refills make the process much faster • Ability to document current medication list
• Reduces call back to patients and pharmacies • Integration with formulary compliance
• Reduces overhead cost • Alert management on unapproved drugs on the
• With a single click discontinue current medications patient insurance
• Ability to track the patient medication history and allergy history
• Saves time for the Clinical staff by decreasing the calls between
pharmacies
• Real time formulary checks and suggestions
How can Spectra eRx help?
• Spectra eRx meets the criteria of "Qualified eRx" which • Spectra eRx software offers ability to electronically send an
would facilitate the providers to get the Medicare incentive accurate, error-free and understandable prescription
directly to a pharmacy from the point-of-care; an important
• Spectra eRx uses Sure scripts reference integration element in improving the quality of patient care
which can be used as standalone product or an integrated
product in the Spectra Product Suite • Spectra eRx streamlines the entire prescription writing
process to make it simple, fast and effective at point-of-care
About Paramount Health Solutions
Paramount Health Solutions offers Spectra Suite 2.0 – ONC/ATCB 2011/2012 'Complete EHR' Infogard 'ARRA meaningful use' certified solution. Patent
pending Image based easy to learn and simple to use Spectra Suite is a packaged solution with electronic medical records & practice management,
electronic prescription & billing, medical transcription modules helping physicians, ambulatory clinics and health groups leverage technology faster.
Adoption of affordable Spectra Suite makes complete automation of health front & back offices and practice management resulting improved patient care
with quality and precision. Flexible Spectra Suite can be customized for different specialties per practice needs.
Visit www.spectraemr.com to get more product insights.
Paramount Health Solutions
841 Avenue of the Cities East Moline, IL-61244. Tel: 1-309-912-5090(sales), Tel: 1-309-278-5368(support)