Today, the process for prescribing controlled substances is cumbersome and time-consuming – written documents must be faxed to pharmacies or presented in person. The process is inefficient and inconvenient for getting essential medications to patients who need them. It also presents significant opportunity for fraud. The Drug Enforcement Administration has established stringent standards to ensure that only authorized practitioners can issue and fill prescriptions for controlled substances in order to prevent diversion, abuse and misuse of these powerful drugs.

ePrescribing allows the prescribing process to become more efficient and more secure. As part of its work on enabling transformation of health care, Equifax is working with a distinguished team of companies that have extensive experience in complex health information technology implementations for the federal, state and local governments. Together, Equifax and its partners have worked with healthcare standards bodies, government officials, and others to enable trust in ePrescribing, which will simplify the prescribing process while providing delivery of better care and greater accountability.

Anakam Identity Services is an innovative platform that enables the entire prescribing process to take place electronically in a cost-effective and scalable way, helping physicians and pharmacists meet legal requirements without disrupting their work flows. Our solutions enable partners to meet DEA-specified requirements for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (ECPS).