Step 1. REVIEWGoals

Slide 1

INSTRUCTION: Review what goals can be achieved with e-prescribing, Here are examples:1) Reduce medication errors.2) Reduce the time spent on phone calls, faxing, and call-backs to pharmacies.3) Automate prescription renewal requests and authorization processes.4) Increase patient convenience.5) Increase the use of more-affordable medication options.6) Reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse.7) Attain greater prescriber mobility.8) Qualify for incentive payments.

Step 2. PICKthe most relevant to your practice

INSTRUCTION: Pick the four or five goals that are most relevant to your practice.

Goal 1.

Goal 2.

Goal 3.

Goal 4.

Goal 5.

Step 3. CHOOSE priorities withstakeholders

INSTRUCTION: Meet with stakeholders to choose the three highest-priority goals

Goal 1.

Goal 2.

Goal 3.

Tool 3.1 Goals Worksheet, Poster

Step 4. PLAN

INSTRUCTION: Determine an explicit TARGET for each goal, PLAN to measure how well you achieve each target, and RATE the feasibility of measuring each (1=not feasible, 3=very feasible).

Goal Target Measurement Plan

Measurement Responsibility

Measurement Feasibility

(1, ,2, 3)

Goal 1

Goal 2

Goal 3

Step 5. ACT

INSTRUCTIONS: • Copy and paste the important and measurable goal information onto the poster on

the following page.• Set a start date for each measurement activity.• Print the page and post it throughout your practice so that everyone understands

and stays focused on the main goals of this major initiative.

Slide 2

Tool 3.1 Goals Worksheet, Poster

Goals for E-Prescribing

Goal (Target) Monitoring Plan Who Will MonitorStart Date for

Monitoring

[Replace this text with your goal, for example, “Reduce pharmacy phone calls.”]

[Replace this with your plan, for example, “Log pharmacy phone calls for 1 week, before and after.”]

[Replace this with the responsible person, for example, “Telephone staff.”]

[Replace this with your date, for example, “3/15/2010.”]

Tool 3.1 Goals Worksheet, Poster