Standard Prescription Transactions
Surescripts supports NCPDP-defined prescription transactions—including NewRx, RefillRx, RxChange and CancelRx—to allow clinicians to securely e-prescribe within their existing workflows.
Improves medication adherence
E-Prescribing, combined with Eligibility & Formulary, increases first fill medication adherence by 20%.1
Streamlines prescriber/pharmacist communication
Surescripts processed 71.5 million CancelRx requests and 23.3 million RxChange requests in 2020, reducing the need to clarify prescriptions and make follow-up phone calls.2
Expands reach
Surescripts provides a single connection to the largest network of long-term and post-acute care facilities, pharmacies, EHRs, health systems and health information exchanges.
Improves patient safety
Pharmacists no longer have to interpret handwritten prescriptions, reducing potential for errors.
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- “E-Prescribing with Decision Support Is Associated with Improvements in Medication Adherence," American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, July/August 2016
- Surescripts, “2020 National Progress Report,” April 2021.
Long-term & post-acute care
Surescripts brings greater prescription accuracy and efficiency to long-term and post-acute care workflows with electronic prescription transactions including Census and Resupply.
Broad access to facilities
A single connection enables communication with multiple long-term and post-acute care facilities, making direct connections unnecessary.
Improves prescription accuracy
Streamlined, EHR-integrated e-prescribing delivers unmatched accuracy, efficiency and value.
Gives time back to patient care
A reduction in phone calls, faxes and manual transcription means more time spent with patients.
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Get certified for E-Prescribing
This form is for healthcare technology vendors who wish to request Surescripts certification on their e-prescribing solution. Physicians, please do not complete this form. Contact your EHR vendor for more information on their e-prescribing capabilities or view a list of Surescripts-certified prescriber software.
- “E-Prescribing with Decision Support Is Associated with Improvements in Medication Adherence," American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, July/August 2016
- Surescripts, “2020 National Progress Report,” April 2021.