NCVHS Addresses the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

September 2, 2004 NCVHS Addresses the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesThe National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has been called upon by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) to develop recommendations for uniform standards to enable electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) in ambulatory care. E-prescribing should enable significant improvements in patient safety, quality of care, and cost effectiveness. Standards for e-prescribing must not only meet the requirements of MMA but must also be compatible with all other standards that are becoming part of the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII . . .