Electronic Prior Authorization (EPA) is now being practiced. There are two types of prior authorization, retrospective and prospective. In retrospective, a pharmacy can obtain PA after an initial rejection of a claim. In prospective, ePA is prescriber-initiated and the prescription is temporarily pended and a request is sent to the payer for the criteria. “In 2010, 38,300 people in the United States died of drug overdose; 22,000 of these deaths were due to overdose from prescription medications, …show more content…
Two programs, known as Health Information Technology (HIT) and Medication Therapy Management (MTM) are both being used to make completing tasks in the Pharmacy easier and both of them are being used to create positive outcomes when it comes to customers. Electronic Prior Authorization (EPA) is now being practiced and it is a program that allows authorization of medications to be done electronically. Laura Vollmer believes that the roles of Pharmacists will rapidly in the next 40 years. Lastly, prescriptions are rapidly increasing for specialty medication due to chronically ill patients and the