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Study: E-prescribing improves medication adherance

Patients are more likely to pick up their prescription drugs when their physicians use e-prescribing to order them. Assuming they then take the drugs they've purchased, this trend should improve Read more...

Hospital labs consider sharing reportable electronic data

At least 500 hospital labs--including labs from about 100 critical access or rural hospitals--could become part of a new initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that Read more...

ONC to review EHR transactions

To evaluate the effectiveness of electronic health records (EHRs) and the progress of the exchange of clinical health information on a region-wide basis, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Read more...

Surescripts expanding into HIE with investment in Kryptiq

Electronic prescribing network Surescripts is expanding into full-fledged health information exchange with an undisclosed investment in clinical messaging service provider Kryptiq, of Beaverton, Ore. Read more...

Despite heavy increases, only 12 percent of prescriptions are electronic

Electronic prescribing continues to grow at an impressive rate, but still only accounted for 12 percent of the 1.63 billion prescriptions written nationwide in 2009, according to the latest Read more...

e-Rx growth accelerates, and DEA ruling could spur more adoption

Just as predicted at the end of 2008, e-prescribing volume nearly tripled in 2009, according to prescription transaction network Surescripts. And the growth has picked up this year. Surescripts Read more...

Rhode Island tracking H1N1 outbreaks with e-prescribing data

The state of Rhode Island says it is the first in the nation to track outbreaks of swine flu from electronic prescribing data. The Rhode Island Department of Health is receiving weekly updates of Read more...

Surescripts will certify on new NCPDP standard; few expect competition to CCHIT

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology made news last week when it began two of its three planned certification programs for 2011, with an eye toward helping EHR customers Read more...

Press Releases

MedInformatix Earns Surescripts® Prescription Routing Certification

Prescriber software connected through Relay Health and NewCrop Integrates Physicians with Pharmacies throughout the CountryLOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MedInformatix, a leading provider Read more >>

MTBC’s E-Prescribing Application 100% Approved by Surescripts®

SOMERSET, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MTBC is pleased to announce that it has achieved 100% approval from Surescripts® for its e-prescribing application — both for the web-based application offered Read more >>

DocPatientNetwork's Doctations Receives Surescripts® Gold Certification

CLOUD-BASED EMR SYSTEM SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES WITH THE NATION'S LARGEST E-PRESCRIPTION NETWORKGARDEN CITY, N.Y., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- DocPatientNetwork, Inc. announced today that Doctations Version Read more >>

Led by Automotive Industry Initiative, Michigan Second in the Nation in its use of Electronic Prescribing

Southeast Michigan ePrescribing Initiative leads ePrescribing in Michigan; drives Michigan's national Safe Rx rankingDETROIT, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the results of a nationwide report Read more >>

Netsmart Technologies' InfoScriber™ e-Prescribing Service Receives Additional Surescripts® Certifications

Electronic Prescribing System for Behavioral Health Now Certified on Additional Medication Management FunctionalityGREAT RIVER, N.Y., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading Read more >>