DrFirst has partnered with dental software company DentiMax to use electronic health records to e-prescribe controlled substances.
By offering DrFirst's Rcopia and EPCS Gold services to their clients, DentiMax can provide e-prescribing of schedule II-V drugs to qualified U.S. dentists.
A high percentage of dentists' and oral surgeons' prescriptions are controlled substances. Adoption of e-prescribing by dentists has been slow in relation to other medical providers due to the inability to e-prescribe controlled substances and past restrictions by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), according to the companies.
DrFirst claims that its EPCS Gold is the only service in the U.S. that is fully certified to meet the prescription processing requirements set by Surescripts, the DEA requirements that are enforced through the interim final rule, and the identity proofing requirements set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to send controlled substances electronically.
EPCS Gold allows a dentist to write controlled substances within their normal e-prescribing workflow and satisfy credentialing, security, and technology requirements, according to the company.
