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The Drug Enforcement Administration says that criminals who have been committing prescription drug fraud are now using EHRs and e-prescribing systems to create bogus prescriptions that are often sent to pharmacies all…
Several telehealth advocates are coming out in support of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) third extension of Covid-19 telehealth flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled substances. However, they argue that more work needs to…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Health and Human Services announced the Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications, preventing some patients from losing access to their telehealth-prescribed medications. The agencies…
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With less than three months before the clock runs out on telemedicine electronic prescribing flexibilities, Reps. Doris Matsui, D-California, and Earl “Buddy” Carter, R-Georgia, are leading a bipartisan charge to urge the U.S. Drug…
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More than 330 healthcare organizations signed letters this week urging the White House and Congress to extend a telehealth prescribing flexibility that was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Failure to extend this policy would cause…
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What You Should Know:
– Over 330 stakeholder organizations have joined forces to call on Congress and the White House to intervene and ensure ongoing access to remote prescribing of controlled substances.
– Led by the…
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Home testing kit vendor LetsGetChecked will acquire pharmacy fulfillment company Truepill in a deal worth $525 million.
The acquisition involves just $25 million in cash for Truepill, which was once valued at nearly…
From Jaded CMIO: “Re your recent comments about the Medication Access and Training Expansion Act (MATE) and its 8-hour DEA education requirement being a time waster. I’m in the same boat – I don’t…
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In an April 2 letter, a group of over 200 stakeholders urged the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release a revised proposed rule that would “permit and regulate the prescribing of controlled substances through…
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With current pandemic-era flexibilities for telemedicine set to expire at the end of 2024, several telehealth groups and major health systems are calling on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to work faster in crafting…
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