Surescripts has announced the release of “The National Progress Report on E-Prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare, Year 2011.” The National Progress Report features an analysis of data that tracks the status of e-prescribing adoption and use in the United States from 2008 – before the advent of federal incentives – through 2011. The report provides a measure [...]
Surescripts Report: Majority Of Physicians Meeting Stage 1 Meaningful Use E-Prescribing Measure Today, Many Already Meeting Proposed Stage 2 Measure
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
PDR and the iHealth Alliance Announce New Drug Safety Certification for EHRs
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
PDR Network and the not-for-profit iHealth Alliance today announced a new drug safety certification program for electronic health record and ePrescribing platforms designed to improve drug and patient safety, and reduce provider liability. The certification will allow healthcare providers to quickly and easily understand if minimum drug safety information and services are available in the [...]
DrFirst Congratulates 44 EHR Partners Awarded Surescripts White Coat of Quality for 2011
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) there are over 800 certified electronic health record and e-prescribing technology vendors in the nation. Of that number, only 64 were recently awarded the Surescripts White Coat of Quality for 2011, recognizing these vendors for upholding the highest standards of prescription content quality in e-prescribing. [...]
Xpress Technologies and DrFirst Launch True “End-to-End” e-Prescribing Solution for the Urgent Care and Emergency Department Industry
March 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Xpress Technologies, a leading electronic health records (EHR) software company, and DrFirst, the leader in electronic prescribing and medication reconciliation, announced today that Xpress Technologies has publicly launched a true “end-to-end” e-prescribing solution through its integration with DrFirst’s award winning GoldRx™ certified Rcopia™ e-prescribing technology. This integration allows XpressCharts EHR users to submit regulatory-compliant e-prescriptions [...]
Over 70 EHR Companies Have the Ability to E-prescribe Controlled Substances with DrFirst‘s EPCS Gold
February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
DrFirst’s EPCS Gold™ 2.0 – the first solution to meet all DEA criteria for electronically prescribing controlled substances – has now been adopted by more than 70 EHR firms through DrFirst’s Open Borders program. With this groundbreaking advance in e-prescribing, certified HIT companies are able to add electronic prescribing of controlled substances to the list [...]
DrFirst Introduces the “HIMSS Hero” as part of a contest for HIMSS12
January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
DrFirst is running an interesting HIMSS promotion that is based around what they’re calling the “HIMSS Hero”. They have created a video and are running a contest with the winner receiving a classic Las Vegas night on the town complete with a limo, dinner and a show. To enter the contest all you need to [...]
Myca Health Focuses on Improving Efficiency of Primary Care with Latest Release of Hello Health
January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Myca Health Inc. is announcing the release of version 5.0 of its cloud-based Hello Health® Patient Management solution for primary care practices. The platform connects patients and their primary care physician through an integrated electronic health record, online patient portal and a suite of secure, web-based communication tools. Hello Health version 5.0 is Surescripts® certified [...]
Practice Fusion’s Excellent e-Prescribing Software Gets a Doctor-Driven Makeover
January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Practice Fusion has announced that its award winning e-prescribing software has been revamped; creating a faster, simpler and more streamlined user experience based on community feedback. The company’s free e-prescribing technology flagged more than 7,000 deadly drug interactions for medical professionals in 2011 alone. Recently recognized as the top EMR for e-prescribing by Brown-Wilson’s Black [...]
MedVantx Launches Patient Profile™ – A Pharmaceutical Adherence Management Program
November 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
MedVantx, Inc., has announced the deployment of its patent pending Patient Profile™ patient medication and adherence reporting engine across its network of 3,600 high prescribing primary care providers participating in the Company’s integrated program of initial free medication therapy, adherence management and home delivery program. This new program utilizes the Company’s proprietary automated ATM like sample management system [...]
ONC interview with a Rural Wisconsin Physician
HealthITBuzz has posted a great Q&A with a local doctor practicing in rural Ellsworth, Wisconsin, affectionately known as the Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin. The article addresses the use of his Electronic Health Record, Meaningful Use and e-Prescribing. One of the gems of the article is his story of refilling a prescription while he [...]