Intelligence in Action

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

September 30, 2021

Avoiding Specialty Pharmacy Detours

By Katie Reeves, Accredo Specialty Pharmacy

4 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

September 28, 2021

Re-Envisioning the Future of Specialty Pharmacy

By Nora Langan

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 23, 2021

The Rise of Pharmacy to the Front Lines of Care and Innovation

By Sarah Malakoff

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 21, 2021

Improve Patient Care and Check the CMS “Box” with Tailored Clinical Intelligence

By Justin McMartin

3 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

September 15, 2021

Preventing the Specialty Medication Bottleneck

By Patricia Krause, Surescripts

9 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

September 13, 2021

Strengthening Our Foundation with Eligibility, Formulary and Benefit Data

By Scott Motejunas, Surescripts

5 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

August 24, 2021

How BestRx is Meeting the New Standard for Patient Safety

By Larry King, Clinical Informatics Manager

7 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

August 17, 2021

Innovation in Prescription Pricing Technology

By Kelly Jeffers

12 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

August 11, 2021

Embracing Technology to Future-Proof Healthcare for the Next Pandemic

By Tom Skelton

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

August 02, 2021

Clinical Intelligence: The Next Journey Stop To Improve Healthcare For All

By Mike Pritts

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

July 20, 2021

Making a Seamless Move from the Emergency Room to the Primary Care Provider

By Kate Rusciano

2 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

July 14, 2021

Planning and Testing: Two Essential Ingredients for a Successful SCRIPT Migration

By Patrice Olson

5 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

July 09, 2021

Study Demonstrates the Power of CancelRx to Boost Patient Safety by Avoiding Adverse Drug Events

By Larry King, Surescripts

7 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

July 01, 2021

SCRIPT Migration Success Story: Henry Schein MicroMD

By Tara Dragert

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

June 29, 2021

Innovation in Interoperability Isn't Slowing Down

By Kat Thorp

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

June 21, 2021

Network Upgrades in the Name of Patient Safety

By Mike Pritts

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

June 14, 2021

Informed and Unburdened: A Future System that Centers Patients on a Budget

By Kate Rusciano

3 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

June 08, 2021

Innovation, Please: Tapping Tech to Improve Specialty Medication Prescribing and Fulfillment

By Melissa Nix

8 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

June 01, 2021

Helping the Nation Weather the Storm

By Max Sow

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 24, 2021

Bringing Patient Insights into Focus

By Nora Langan

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 20, 2021

Preparing Providers for “COVID Fallout”

By Mike Pritts

7 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

May 12, 2021

Breaking Down Silos in Specialty Medication Prescribing and Fulfillment

By Melissa Nix

10 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

May 10, 2021

Early Action & Prioritization Leads to Minimal Disruption from SCRIPT Migration

By Tara Dragert

6 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 06, 2021

Healthcare’s Collective Innovation During COVID-19 Saved Patients Money on Medications

By Michelle Trombetta

6 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

April 29, 2021

Eligibility and Formulary Data Paves the Way to Better Care

By Pooja Babbrah, Point-of-Care Partners

5 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

April 27, 2021

How EHRs Can Help Prescribers Talk Dollars and Sense with Patients

By Andrew Mellin, MD

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 22, 2021

Moving Value-Based Care Forward

By Tara Dragert

6 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 20, 2021

Navigating Disruption with Collaboration and Innovation

By Nora Langan

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 16, 2021

Closing the Gaps in Healthcare Disparities

By Tara Dragert

5 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

April 14, 2021

Could the Right Technology Make it Faster & Easier to Remove Cost & Coverage Barriers for Patients?

By Sarah Malakoff

4 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

April 12, 2021

A Demonstration of Value: AHIP Report Shows Electronic Prior Authorization’s Real-World Impact

By Ashley Fifield

5 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

April 07, 2021

A Health IT Expert on Navigating the System to Find the Best Drug Cost

By Kate Rusciano

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 05, 2021

The Power of a Panoramic View of Patient Medication History

By Andrew Borgschulte

6 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

March 29, 2021

Medication Adherence Takes an Information-Sharing Village

By Andrew Mellin, MD

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

March 22, 2021

How COVID-19 is Intensifying Healthcare Disruption, Acceleration and Innovation

By Nora Langan

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

March 16, 2021

Minimizing the Barriers Between Pharmacists and Patients

By Kate Rusciano

2 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

March 10, 2021

Remapping the Specialty Medication Journey

By Kathy Lewis

10 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

March 04, 2021

The Intersection of Passion and Purpose

By Bonnie Radintz

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

March 02, 2021

Three Ways Health Plans Can Bring Patient Insights Into Focus

By Mike Pritts

5 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

February 23, 2021

New Prior Authorization Rule Puts Patients Over Paperwork

By Ryan Hess

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 16, 2021

Clearing the COVID-19 Vaccination Path for Pharmacists

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 10, 2021

A More Inclusive Approach to Healthcare and the Whole-Patient View

By Kate Rusciano

2 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

February 03, 2021

New Requirements Drive Greater Price Transparency in the New Year

By Ryan Hess

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 28, 2021

#Dedicated to Securing the Actionable Intelligence Frontline Workers Need

By Kate Rusciano

6 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

January 26, 2021

How Patient Benefit Data Can Help Create an Optimal Prescription

By Nora Langan

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 21, 2021

The State of the Health IT Regulatory Environment

By Mary Ann Chaffee and Ken Whittemore Jr.

7 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

January 14, 2021

The Future is Now for Specialty Medications

By Cecelia Byers

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 12, 2021

Empowering Patients with Another Relationship They Can Count On

By Bobby Davis

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 05, 2021

Disruption, Acceleration and Innovation: Health IT Predictions for 2021

By Tom Skelton

8 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

December 30, 2020

Our Top Ten Articles of 2020: Looking Back at What Mattered Most

By Melissa Nix

13 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

December 22, 2020

Price Transparency Tool Gives Gift of Time, Savings to Pharmacists and Patients

By Sarah Malakoff

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 21, 2020

Lessons Learned About Information Sharing During a Pandemic

By Nora Langan

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 18, 2020

Five Questions: Adnan Qadir on Adaptation, Inspiration and the Fully Empowered Patient of the Future

By Kate Rusciano

9 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 15, 2020

Three Ways Healthcare Technology is Accelerating

By Nora Langan

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 09, 2020

Together, a Doctor and an Artist Envision a Faxless Future

By Nora Langan

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 07, 2020

Working Behind the Scenes to Keep the Focus on the Patient

By Nora Langan

4 minute read

OPIOIDS

December 04, 2020

Surescripts Commends CMS on Decision to Proceed with EPCS Mandate Without Delay

By Mary Ann Chaffee

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 02, 2020

The [Interoperable] Future is FHIR

By Jeff Sponaugle

6 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

November 23, 2020

It’s Not Just Putting Pills in a Bottle: The Pharmacist as Care Provider

By Chris Bradley

2 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

November 18, 2020

Big Savings in the Big City

By Heather Martin

6 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

November 16, 2020

Connectivity Is Just the Start

By Nora Langan

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

November 12, 2020

From Broken to Beautiful

By Melissa Nix | Photography by Brett Hartsfield

17 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

November 10, 2020

How Aledade Improved its Star Ratings with Enhanced Medication History

By Andrew Borgschulte

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

November 06, 2020

Surescripts Security Expert Recognized as Leader in Healthcare Data Space

By Nora Langan

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

November 04, 2020

#Dedicated to Our Customers in Good Times and Bad

By Kate Rusciano

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

November 02, 2020

Together, We're Making Big Gains in Prescription Accuracy

By Tara Dragert

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

October 30, 2020

Jeff Sponaugle Talks Cars in Space, Solving with Purpose and Saving Patients Lives

By Melissa Nix

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

October 26, 2020

Why Getting a Flu Shot Matters Even More This Year

By Nora Langan

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

October 21, 2020

Pharmacist Jennifer Chung Shares Her Own Experience of Sticker Shock at the Pharmacy Counter

By Kate Rusciano

2 minute read

OPIOIDS

October 19, 2020

Surescripts Warns CMS That Delaying EPCS Mandate Puts Seniors at Risk of COVID-19 and Undermines Efforts to Address the Opioid Crisis

By Mary Ann Chaffee

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 15, 2020

Five Ways COVID-19 Impacts Pharmacists

By Kaitlyn Grieves, Pharm.D. Candidate 2021 and Anna Legreid Dopp, Pharm. D.

8 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

October 13, 2020

Maintaining the Integrity of Clinical Decision Support Tools

By Andrew Mellin, MD

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

October 09, 2020

Tapping Into Technology and Data to Respond to COVID-19

By Nora Langan

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 07, 2020

Celebrating American Pharmacists: Expert Tips for Building Stronger Connections

By Sarah Malakoff

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

October 05, 2020

A Faxless Future: Dare We Dream?

By Melissa Nix

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 30, 2020

The Toothpaste Is Not Going Back Into the Tube: Telehealth Is Here to Stay

By Nora Langan

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 24, 2020

5 Questions: Tiffany Rosenquist on Bringing the Head and the Heart Together for a Better Customer Experience

By Kate Rusciano

9 minute read

OPIOIDS

September 15, 2020

The Opioid Crisis Is Still with Us

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

8 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

September 08, 2020

Turning Personal Experience into Better Patient Outcomes

By Kate Rusciano

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 02, 2020

Four Ways Health IT is Rising to the Challenge with Collective Innovation

By Tom Skelton

4 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

August 25, 2020

Three Ways Health Plans Can Address Inefficiencies and Medication Adherence

By Andrew Mellin, MD

6 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

August 20, 2020

Black Book Research Names Surescripts the Industry Leader in Interoperability

By Mike Pritts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

August 17, 2020

The Source for Patient Data Prescribers Can’t Go Without

By Caroline Wight

4 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

August 13, 2020

Prior Authorization: On the Path to Quality, Affordability and Safety

By Melissa Warnke

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

August 12, 2020

#Dedicated to a Bright Future and Better E-Prescribing

By Kate Rusciano

6 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

August 04, 2020

New Technology Clears the Path for Specialty Pharmacies to Start Patients on Treatment Faster

By Cecelia Byers

4 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

August 03, 2020

CMS Price Transparency Rule is Fast Approaching

By Michelle Trombetta, Director of Product Innovation, Surescripts

4 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

July 30, 2020

Podcast: Helping Specialty Pharmacists Keep Focus on Patients

By Bobby Davis

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

July 22, 2020

Podcast Breaks Down How Surescripts Is Improving the Prescribing Process for Patients, Prescribers and Pharmacists

By Rebecca O’Malley, Product Marketing Manager, Surescripts

2 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

July 20, 2020

Escaping the Administrative Swirl Just in Time

By Kate Rusciano

2 minute read

OPIOIDS

July 16, 2020

Revisiting a Groundbreaking Prescribing Regulation

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

July 14, 2020

Innovation & Interoperability in the Time of COVID-19

By Mike Pritts

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

July 07, 2020

How One Small-Town Pharmacist Is Growing His Business with Heart-Led Care

By Melissa Nix | Photography by Alexa Barrett

18 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

July 02, 2020

Offering Expertise, Appreciation and Commitment to Those on the Virtual Front Lines

By Kate Rusciano

5 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

June 30, 2020

Empowering Pharmacists to Be Proactive Care Providers

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

6 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

June 24, 2020

Pharmacists Can Now Sing a New Tune When Patients Ask About Cost

By Laura Hull, Product Manager

5 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

June 22, 2020

#Dedicated to the Power of Prescription Accuracy for Frontline Healthcare Workers

By Kate Rusciano

5 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

June 18, 2020

An Exercise in Trust: One MS Patient's Journey

By Sarah Malakoff

6 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

June 11, 2020

A Future Where Price Transparency is the Norm

By Kate Rusciano

2 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

June 08, 2020

Right Around the Corner: 2021 CMS Rule Requiring Real Time Benefit Tools

By Mike Pritts

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

June 01, 2020

How to Prepare for the Perfect Storm: Hurricane Season and COVID-19

By Dave Marotz, Director, Product Innovation, Surescripts

2 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

May 28, 2020

The Exam Room Is a Sacred Space: How One Doctor Broaches Prescription Costs

By Andrew Mellin, MD

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 26, 2020

Opening Our Eyes to New Possibilities

By Melissa Nix

11 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 19, 2020

Helping Frontline Healthcare Workers with Technical Prowess and Empathy

By Kate Rusciano

4 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

May 13, 2020

Survey Says: Specialty Pharmacists Want More Time for Patient Care

By Cecelia Byers

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 04, 2020

Interoperability Creates Healthcare for (All) the Ages

By Tara Dragert

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

April 29, 2020

Recognizing Industry Leaders in Their Quest for Prescription Accuracy

By Joe Montler, Chief Customer Officer, Surescripts

2 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

April 28, 2020

5 Questions: Michelle Trombetta on Improving the Patient Experience and the Power of Vulnerability

By Melissa Nix

9 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 24, 2020

Bringing Interoperability into Focus

By Adnan Qadir

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 21, 2020

The Timely Importance of a Trusted, Capable and Secure Health Information Network

By Tom Skelton

3 minute read

OPIOIDS

March 31, 2020

Five Questions: Ken Whittemore Talks Past, Present & Future of E-Prescribing Controlled Substances

By Melissa Nix

8 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

March 09, 2020

A New Rule for a New Era in Healthcare

By Adnan Qadir

2 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

March 04, 2020

Prescription Price Transparency: Good for Patients, Good for Health Plans

By Ryan Hess

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

March 02, 2020

What Does it Mean to be the Nation’s Most Trusted & Capable Health Information Network?

By Kelly Jeffers

1 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

February 25, 2020

Price Transparency: It’s in the Best Interest of Patients and Providers

By Rebecca O’Malley, Product Marketing Manager

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

February 18, 2020

Patients Are Ready to Talk Dollars with Their Doctors

By Andrew Mellin, MD

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

February 13, 2020

7 Secrets to a Successful EHR Relationship

By Leah Bruch

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 10, 2020

Be the Change You Want to See in the (Healthcare) World

By Kelly Jeffers

2 minute read

OPIOIDS

February 05, 2020

How a Rural Health System is Transforming Lives in the Face of Addiction

By Jaime Smith

8 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

January 28, 2020

ZIP Code v. Genetic Code: How Health Plans Can Use Technology to Address the Social Determinants of Health

By Ashley Fifield

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 28, 2020

The Link Between Trust, Interoperability and Better Patient Outcomes

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal & Privacy Officer

4 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

January 27, 2020

Prescribing Specialty Medications Should Be Easy. And Now, It Is.

By Kathy Lewis

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 21, 2020

In Healthcare, Trust is a Must

By Mark Gingrich, Chief Technology Officer

2 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

January 15, 2020

How One to Two Seconds Can Improve Patient and Physician Lives

By Andrew Mellin, MD

3 minute read

OPIOIDS

January 13, 2020

Changing the Script on the Opioid Crisis

By Melissa Nix

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

January 10, 2020

AHIP Puts Surescripts Electronic Prior Authorization Tool to The Test

By Melissa Warnke

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 02, 2020

2020 Predictions: The Health IT Year Ahead

By Tom Skelton

8 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

December 18, 2019

The Final Countdown: Healthcare is Poised for NCPDP SCRIPT Version 2017071

By Tara Dragert

2 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

December 11, 2019

New Perspectives on the New SCRIPT Standard: What Pharmacies Need to Know

By Larry King, Manager of Clinical Informatics

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 09, 2019

2018 Progress Report Myths v. Reality: How Healthcare Providers are Using Powerful Solutions to Deliver Better Care Nationwide

By Mike Pritts

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 06, 2019

Leveraging Data to Combat the Opioid Epidemic and Keep Patients Safe

By Kelly Jeffers

2 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

December 04, 2019

Forces of Change: The Industry Responds to the Call for Prescription Price Transparency

By Ryan Hess, Vice President, Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

November 15, 2019

NCPDP SCRIPT v2017071: CMIO Podcast breaks it down — and clears it up.

By Andrew Mellin, MD

2 minute read

OPIOIDS

November 11, 2019

50 Days and Counting: Take These Necessary Steps to Meet EPCS Requirements

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

4 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

November 06, 2019

Record-Breaking FDA Approvals Mean Hope for Patients but Challenges for Healthcare Access, Delivery and Affordability

By Andrea Douglas

10 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

October 29, 2019

When It Comes to Choosing The Right Prescription Price Transparency Model—and Improving Member Care—Seven is the Magic Number for Innovative Health Plans

By Ryan Hess

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 28, 2019

Billions of Congratulations to This Year’s 12 White Coat Award Winners

By Mike Lessard

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

October 23, 2019

Surescripts Is Helping Independent Pharmacists Spend More Time with Patients—And Less Time with Paperwork

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

4 minute read

OPIOIDS

October 22, 2019

Now Trending: EPCS Among Physicians and Medicare Part D Patients

By Jaime Smith

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 15, 2019

ONC and Surescripts Help EHRs Say Goodbye to Duplicate Testing Efforts — and Hello to Focusing on Prescriber Needs

By Tara Dragert

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 14, 2019

Larry King Talks Prescription Accuracy, Retail Pharmacy and the Stuff They Can’t Teach You in School

By Kate Rusciano

10 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

September 26, 2019

The (Avoidable) Healthcare Runaround: Phone Calls, Card Games and Sticker Shock

By Melanie Marcus

7 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

September 23, 2019

Immortality, Immunotherapy and the Future of Cancer

By Chris Bradley

7 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

September 17, 2019

Five Things to Help You Through SCRIPT v2017071 Migration

By Aaron Forman, Chief Technology Officer, DAW Systems

6 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 09, 2019

“When It Goes Well, It Feels Like Magic” Two HIT Experts Chat about the Real-World Impact of Interoperability

By Melissa Nix

4 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

August 26, 2019

Helping Pharmacists and Staff Do What They Love: Make People Feel Better

By Melanie Marcus

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

August 22, 2019

Showing Up for Patients, Prescribers and Pharmacists with Safe and Accurate E-Prescribing

By Mike Lessard, Director, Critical Performance Improvement

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

August 22, 2019

Surescripts Supports CMS in its Effort to Streamline Prior Authorization for Prescribers and Expedite Patient Access to Needed Medications

By Mary Ann Chaffee

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

August 14, 2019

It’s A Jungle Out There: A Conversation with Maggie “Health Ranger” Shalagan

By Kelly Bundy

5 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

August 13, 2019

When Paperwork Comes Before Patients: Missing Key Information Complicates Specialty Prescribing

By Kathy Lewis, Director, Product Innovation

5 minute read

OPIOIDS

July 30, 2019

Lessons Learned: How Connecticut Implemented an EPCS Requirement That Was Effective and Embraced by the Medical Community

By Rodrick J. Marriott, PharmD, Director, Drug Control Division, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection

6 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

July 28, 2019

Balancing Innovation and Interoperability with Data Privacy and Security

By Kate Rusciano, Content Marketing Manager, Surescripts

8 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

July 26, 2019

Here's What It Takes to Build the Nation's Most Trusted & Capable Health Information Network

By Mark Gingrich, Chief Information Officer

11 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

July 25, 2019

How Aurora Health Care Used Electronic Prior Authorization To Cut Clinic Staff Overtime By More Than Half

By Luke Forster-Broten, Manager, Product Innovation

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

July 24, 2019

With an Eye on Interoperability, Surescripts Provides Feedback on TEFCA 2.0

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal & Privacy Officer

3 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

July 22, 2019

The Onerous Specialty Prescribing Process Hurts Patients and Tires Doctors. What Can Be Done?

By Andrew Mellin, MD

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

July 11, 2019

The Secret is Out: Comprehensive Clinical History Improves Your Ability to Care for Every Patient, at Every Stage

By Katherine Thorp, Manager of Product Innovation

8 minute read

OPIOIDS

July 08, 2019

Medication History Can Help Prescribers Put the Federal Opioid Prescribing Guideline into Practice

By Stacy Ward-Charlerie, Manager, Product Innovation

7 minute read

OPIOIDS

July 01, 2019

It’s Official: Half of All States Will Soon Require E-Prescribing to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

June 19, 2019

Health Plans and PBMs Team Up to Get Patients Needed Medications Easier and Faster

By Ryan Hess, Vice President of Product Innovation, Surescripts

2 minute read

OPIOIDS

June 07, 2019

Pharmacist Stacy Ward-Charlerie on the Opioid Crisis, the Philosophy of Steve Jobs and What Moves Her to Tears

By Melissa Nix

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

June 05, 2019

Surescripts Supports the Federal Government in its Effort to Improve Healthcare by Breaking Down Barriers to Information and Technology

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer, Surescripts

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 31, 2019

Why It Matters: Prescribers Can Now Access Accurate Medication History Data for Virtually Every American

By Kate Rusciano

6 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 31, 2019

Hurricane Season is Upon Us. Healthcare Tech Can Help Deliver Critical Care to Patients in Dire Need.

By Dave Marotz, Director, Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS

May 21, 2019

An Urgent Call for Transformation: Prescribers Need Better Information and a Streamlined Specialty Prescribing Process

By Kathy Lewis, MPH, Director of Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

May 20, 2019

Two Billion E-Prescriptions, a Screaming Toddler and the 2019 White Coat Award

By Mike Lessard

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

May 20, 2019

Federal Government Issues Final Rule: Part D Plans Must Adopt a Real Time Benefit Tool

By Mary Ann Chaffee

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 17, 2019

Nationwide Interoperability at the Point of Care: True or False?

By Tara Dragert

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 26, 2019

Driving Nationwide Interoperability, Curbing the Opioid Crisis and Addressing Prescription Costs

By Tom Skelton

6 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

April 15, 2019

Older, Sicker Patients Will Benefit from Real-Time Benefit Tools, So Let’s Not Delay Using Them.

By Mary Ann Chaffee

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 10, 2019

Patients Are Carting Paper Records in Three-Ring Binders to the Doctor. We’re Changing That.

By Melissa Nix

4 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

March 25, 2019

HIMSS19 Showed Glimpses of a Bright Future, But Also Problem Solving in the Here and Now

By Melissa Nix

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

March 15, 2019

HIMSS19 Highlights: Five Takeaways from Healthcare Leaders on Prescription Price Transparency

By Kate Rusciano

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 27, 2019

Tara Dragert Talks Perspective, Feminism and Why We’re Never Going to be ‘Done’ with Healthcare Interoperability

By Melissa Nix

10 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 25, 2019

Network Data Reveals How Health IT Recovers After the Storm

By Kate Rusciano

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

February 19, 2019

Disrupting the Drug Cost Trajectory: Dr. Michelle Mello on Making Medications Affordable

By Melissa Nix

12 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

February 13, 2019

Prescribers and Patients are Working Together to Save Time, Money and Hassle

By Tom Skelton

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 11, 2019

Federal Government Issues New Rules to Improve Healthcare Information Exchange

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer

4 minute read

OPIOIDS

January 02, 2019

Laws Requiring the E-Prescribing of Opioids Have Gained Momentum, but Prescriber Adoption is Playing Catch Up

By Paul L. Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 26, 2018

Consumerism Will Spark Change Across the Industry: My Top Seven Health IT Predictions for 2019

By Tom Skelton

7 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

December 19, 2018

Prescription Accuracy and Big Data Have the Power to Transform Patients’ Lives. Rachel Petersen Loves That

By Melissa Nix, Editorial Director

5 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

December 18, 2018

Federal Government Takes Action to Spur Greater Use of Prescription Price Transparency Tools at the Point of Care

By Mary Ann Chafee, Vice President of Policy and Federal Affairs, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 14, 2018

Mike Pritts Talks about Fostering Talent, Collaboration and Creativity

By Melissa Nix, Editorial Director, Surescripts

6 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

December 03, 2018

How Prescribers are Saving Their Patients Thousands of Dollars on Drugs

By Ryan Hess, Vice President, Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

November 14, 2018

Reinventing the Health IT Adoption Curve: Price Transparency at the Point of Care

By Jacqueline Hager, Product Manager, Surescripts

2 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 29, 2018

Who Wins When Leaders Commit to Prescription Accuracy? Patients. That’s Something to Celebrate

By Mike Lessard, Director of Critical Performance Improvement, Surescripts

4 minute read

OPIOIDS

October 24, 2018

Surescripts Applauds New Law to Drive Adoption of Technology to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

By Tom Skelton

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

October 10, 2018

Groundbreaking Technology Brings Interoperability to Life—and is Gaining Momentum Nationwide

By Tara Dragert

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

September 25, 2018

It’s Time to Put Away the Puzzle: Improving Patient Safety by Enhancing Medication Management Accuracy

By Yuze Yang, PharmD, Clinical Informatics Pharmacist, Surescripts

6 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

September 17, 2018

Actionable Intelligence at the Point of Care can Help Prevent Physician Burnout

By Ryan Hess, Vice President of Product Innovation, Surescripts

8 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

September 07, 2018

Surescripts Tackles Prescription Abandonment with Point-of-Care Information That Supports Patient-Provider Shared Decision Making

By Guest Contributor Nancy Fabozzi, Principal Analyst for Digital Health

6 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 06, 2018

Surescripts Joins Leading Health Plans, Care Providers and Vendors to Accelerate Healthcare Interoperability with the Da Vinci Project

By Kelly Jeffers, Vice President, Marketing

3 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

August 28, 2018

Five Questions: Mary Ann Chaffee on Price Transparency, Public Health and the Notorious R.B.G.

By Melissa Nix, Editorial Director, Marketing

7 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

August 01, 2018

Patients, Pocketbooks and a Podcast on Prescription Price Transparency

By Melissa Nix, Editorial Director, Marketing

2 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

July 25, 2018

Prescribers and Pharmacists are Adopting Tech for Prescription Accuracy

By Mike Lessard, Director of Critical Performance Improvement, Surescripts

6 minute read

OPIOIDS

July 05, 2018

Key Technologies for Fighting Opioid Misuse are Gaining Traction

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

6 minute read

OPIOIDS

July 02, 2018

Maine Required E-Prescribing for Opioids Last Year—and the Results Are In

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

June 28, 2018

The Road to the New SCRIPT Standard: How the Surescripts Network Alliance Is Leading the Way

By Patrice Olson, Director, Product Innovation

5 minute read

OPIOIDS

June 20, 2018

Surescripts Supports Healthcare Leadership Council’s “Roadmap for Action” to Address Opioid Crisis

By Tom Skelton

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 07, 2018

Interoperability is Rapidly Advancing Across Healthcare

By Tom Skelton

2 minute read

OPIOIDS

May 03, 2018

EPCS Legislation Shows Power and Promise

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

4 minute read

OPIOIDS

May 01, 2018

Spotlight on Technologies to Help Address the Opioid Crisis

By Melanie Marcus, Chief Marketing Officer, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 30, 2018

Physicians Point Out Needed Improvements to Interoperability and Patient Data Access Including Clinical History

By Tara Dragert

8 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

April 23, 2018

Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Cost Should Weigh Into Prescribing Decisions

By Ryan Hess, Vice President of Product Innovation, Surescripts

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 16, 2018

High Quality Medication Adherence Information is Important but Elusive

By Ryan Hess, Vice President of Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

OPIOIDS

April 03, 2018

Surescripts to the Food and Drug Administration: Tap into Tech to Hinder Opioid Misuse and Diversion

By Mary Ann Chaffee, Vice President, Policy and Federal Affairs, Surescripts

5 minute read

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

March 22, 2018

HIMSS18 Panel Gets Candid About Prescription Price Transparency

By Kelly Jeffers, Marketing, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

March 22, 2018

Surescripts Responds to ONC’s TEFCA Draft

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal & Privacy Officer, Surescripts

3 minute read

OPIOIDS

March 14, 2018

Surescripts Commends Congressional Leadership as EPCS Act Gains Traction in Senate, Following House Bill

By Paul L. Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer, Surescripts

7 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

February 28, 2018

It’s Time to Go for Gold in Prescription Accuracy

By Mike Lessard, Director of Critical Performance Improvements, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

January 31, 2018

The CMS Proposed Update to NCPDP SCRIPT: Let’s Talk Timing and Consistency

By Ken Whittemore Jr.

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

January 25, 2018

AMA Recognizes the Need for Providers to More Easily Cancel Prescriptions

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer, Surescripts

4 minute read

OPIOIDS

January 24, 2018

Surescripts Supports the AMA’s Work to Reduce Barriers to EPCS

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 19, 2018

Surescripts Responds to ONC’s Release of the Draft Trusted Exchange Framework

By Tom Skelton

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

January 19, 2018

Improving Patient Directions by Optimizing E-Prescribing

By Yuze Yang, PharmD, Pharmacist Data Manager, Surescripts

9 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 18, 2018

Seeing Our Healthcare Investments Pay Off in 2018 and Beyond

By Kate Rusciano, Content Marketing Manager, Surescripts

2 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

January 11, 2018

Defining the Perfect Prescription and Achieving it in Four Steps

By Mike Lessard, Director of Critical Performance Improvement, Surescripts

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 18, 2017

21st Century Cures Act: One Year Later

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer, Surescripts

1 minute read

OPIOIDS

December 12, 2017

Technology’s Essential Role in Combatting Opioid Addiction

By Mary Ann Chaffee, Vice President, Policy and Federal Affairs, Surescripts

6 minute read

OPIOIDS

October 26, 2017

Surescripts Responds to Public Health Emergency Declaration for Opioid Epidemic

By Tom Skelton, Chief Executive Officer, Surescripts

2 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 18, 2017

Looking at Patient Safety Enhancements for National Healthcare Quality Week

By Mike Lessard, Director of Critical Performance Improvements, Surescripts

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 10, 2017

CancelRx and the Medication Management Puzzle: A Pharmacist’s Perspective

By Stacy Ward-Charlerie, PharmD, Pharmacist Data Manager, Surescripts

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

October 06, 2017

Rising to the Challenge of Turning Data into Actionable Patient Intelligence

By Tom Skelton, Chief Executive Officer, Surescripts

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 08, 2017

Better Actionable Intelligence Means Better Healthcare for All

By Max Sow, VP of Business Intelligence, Surescripts

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 07, 2017

Carequality: Improving patient care coordination by advancing interoperability

By Tara Dragert, Director of Product Innovation, Surescripts

9 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

September 06, 2017

When It Comes to E-Prescribing, Everyone Wins

By Kelly Jeffers, VP, Corporate Communications, Surescripts

1 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

August 17, 2017

NACDS Total Store Expo: Pharmacies are increasingly playing a critical role in driving interoperability in healthcare

By Mary Martin, RN, VP, Strategic Alliances, Surescripts

3 minute read

OPIOIDS

August 15, 2017

Federal Government Responds to Opioid Epidemic

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal & Privacy Officer, Surescripts

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

August 11, 2017

Building on Direct: Improving interoperability and patient data exchange

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer, and Tara Dragert, Director of Product Innovation, Surescripts

8 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

July 31, 2017

St. Louis-based Health System Embraces Technology to Strengthen Care Coordination

By Kelly Bundy, Senior Product Analyst, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

July 14, 2017

The Road to Perfecting E-Prescriptions

By Mike Lessard, Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

July 11, 2017

Why Pharmacist-Physician Collaborations Are Key to Quality Care: A Q&A with Shelly Spiro

By Kelly Jeffers, Marketing, Surescripts

4 minute read

OPIOIDS

June 20, 2017

2016 National Progress Report Points to New Tools to Combat Opioid Abuse

By Stacy Ward-Charlerie, Manager, Pharmacy Data, Critical Performance Improvement, Surescripts

4 minute read

OPIOIDS

June 16, 2017

New York Leading the Charge to Prevent Opioid Prescription Fraud and Abuse

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer, Surescripts

5 minute read

OPIOIDS

June 02, 2017

Maine Next in Line to Battle Opioid Abuse with EPCS

By Ken Whittemore, Vice President of Professional and Regulatory Affairs, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 12, 2017

Healthcare is No Longer Local: Explore the Cost of Disparate Health Data

By Prathib Skandakumaran and Armando Rivera, Surescripts

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

April 21, 2017

Industry Collaboration Is the Key to Improving Patient Safety

By Mike Lessard, Director, Product Innovation, Surescripts

5 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

April 19, 2017

Surescripts Sentinel™ Takes E-Prescribing to a Whole New Level

By Mike Lessard, Director, Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

OPIOIDS

April 10, 2017

States Push to Combat Opioid Abuse With E-prescribing Technology

By Ken Whittemore, R.Ph., MBA, VP, Professional & Regulatory Affairs, Surescripts

5 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

April 05, 2017

Beyond 10.6: Industry Leaders Collaborate to Prepare for the New SCRIPT Standard

By Patricia Krause, Product Manager, Surescripts

3 minute read

OPIOIDS

March 27, 2017

One Doctor’s Rallying Cry: We Need to Adopt E-prescribing to Combat Opioid Abuse

By Kelly Jeffers, VP, Corporate Communications, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

March 16, 2017

Improving Patient Safety with the Click of a Button

By Chris Diblasi, Director, Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

OPIOIDS

March 15, 2017

Surescripts National Record Locator Service Helps Fight Opioid Abuse

By Kelly Bundy, Senior Product Analyst, Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

March 14, 2017

Using Actionable Intelligence to Improve Patient Safety

By Mary Martin, RN, VP, Strategic Alliances, Surescripts

5 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

February 15, 2017

HIMSS17: Using Actionable Intelligence to Improve Patient Safety

By Mary Martin, RN, VP of Strategic Alliances, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

February 14, 2017

Electronic Prior Authorization Delivers the “Holy Grail” of Healthcare: Increased Patient Safety, Lower Costs and Higher Quality

By Luke Forster-Broten, CompletEPA Product Manager, Surescripts

5 minute read

OPIOIDS

February 08, 2017

HIMSS17: Combating the Opioid Epidemic

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal & Privacy Officer, Surescripts

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

February 06, 2017

Linda Stotsky: A Lack of Electronic Data Exchange Capabilities Makes Caregiving “Dizzying”

By Sandra Rodriguez, Senior PR Manager, Surescripts

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

January 04, 2017

21st Century Cures Act: What Providers and Electronic Health Record Vendors Need to Know

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal & Privacy Officer, Surescripts

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

December 13, 2016

Why Isn’t the Healthcare Consumer Experience as Easy as Online Banking?

By Tom Skelton, Chief Executive Officer, Surescripts

5 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

December 05, 2016

How Medication History is Creating Value and Improving Care at Health Systems Nationwide

By Nicole Contardo, Director of Marketing, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 28, 2016

Cross-Industry Collaboration Aims to Improve Data Quality

By Mike Lessard, Director of Critical Performance Improvements, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

October 27, 2016

Interoperability in Action: ONC Visits St. Louis

By Tara Dragert, Director, Product Innovation, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 12, 2016

A Better Partner for Community Pharmacists

By Sandra Rodriguez, Senior PR Manager, Surescripts

2 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 10, 2016

The Rise of Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances: How Does Your State Rank?

By Ken Whittemore, R.Ph., MBA, Senior VP, Professional & Regulatory Affairs, Surescripts

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

September 21, 2016

Live Video Chat: Digital Health Experts on the State of Health IT and the Business of Interoperability

By Mary Martin, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Surescripts

2 minute read

OPIOIDS

August 26, 2016

Using Technology to Fight Opioid Fraud & Abuse—A Big Step in the Right Direction

By Paul Uhrig, EVP, Chief Administrative & Legal Officer, Surescripts

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

August 22, 2016

Driving the Digital Shift in Healthcare

By Sandra L. Rodriguez, Senior PR Manager, Surescripts

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

August 17, 2016

Monumental Network Growth Means Good Things for Healthcare

By Kelly Jeffers, VP, Corporate Communications, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

July 13, 2016

Alert: New E-Prescription Quality Guidelines

By Ajit Dhavle, Pharm.D, MBA, Vice President, Clinical Quality, Surescripts

2 minute read

OPIOIDS

May 31, 2016

Surescripts at the ONC Annual Meeting: Combatting the Opioid Abuse with Health IT

By Jaime Smith, Statistician, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 26, 2016

When Investing in Interoperability, Health Systems Need Connectivity ROI

By Tara Dragert, Director, Product Innovation, Surescripts

5 minute read

OPIOIDS

May 13, 2016

Opioid Epidemic Goes Mainstream: Get the Facts on E-Prescribing & EPCS

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative & Legal Officer, Surescripts

8 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

May 12, 2016

Combating Medical Errors with Interoperability

By Ethan Hall, Manager, Product Innovation, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

May 05, 2016

JAMA Internal Medicine Study Provides Wake-Up Call: Improving e-Prescription Safety and Standards Adoption

By Ajit Dhavle, Pharm.D, MBA, Vice President, Clinical Quality, Surescripts

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

April 22, 2016

Will Collaboration Bring Healthcare Interoperability to Life? HIMSS’16 Panelists Weigh-In

By Sandra Rodriguez, Senior PR Manager, Surescripts

7 minute read

OPIOIDS

March 28, 2016

I-STOP Legislation Takes Effect in New York, Spurs Provider eRx and EPCS Adoption

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative & Legal Officer, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

March 25, 2016

Studies Highlight Threats and Opportunities of E-Prescribing Drug Codification

By Sandra Rodriguez, Senior PR Manager, Surescripts

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 29, 2016

Surescripts Continues to Advance and Support Health Care Interoperability

By Paul Uhrig, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative, Legal & Privacy Officer, Surescripts

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 23, 2016

HIMSS16: What is the Ideal State of Interoperability?

By Sandra Rodriguez, Senior PR Manager, Surescripts

7 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 19, 2016

Locate Patient Records, Improve Quality: First Adopters Discuss the National Record Locator Service at HIMSS16

By Matt Koehler, VP of Product Innovation, Surescripts

2 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 18, 2016

Building on Existing Collaboration for True Interoperability

By Q&A with Dave Cassel, Director of Carequality

8 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

February 03, 2016

On the Road to Interoperability, Industry Collaboration Drivers Wanted

By Tom Skelton, Chief Executive Officer, Surescripts

8 minute read

OPIOIDS

February 01, 2016

New York Takes the Lead in EPCS

By Kate Rusciano, Marketing Copywriter, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

October 19, 2015

ONC’s Interoperability Roadmap: Keeping the Focus Where It Counts

By Paul Uhrig, Chief Administrative, Legal, and Privacy Officer, Surescripts

4 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

October 05, 2015

10 Years of Interoperability in Action: A Historical Look at E-Prescribing

By Tom Skelton, CEO, Surescripts

4 minute read

OPIOIDS

August 28, 2015

With EPCS Legal Nationwide, There is Still Work to Do

By Ken Whittemore, SVP, Professional & Regulatory Affairs, Surescripts

3 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

July 08, 2015

FHIR: A SMART Solution for Interoperability?

By Mike Pritts, EVP of Product Innovation, Surescripts

3 minute read

OPIOIDS

March 05, 2015

The Time for EPCS is Here!

By George Cuthbert, VP, MEDENT

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

January 12, 2015

Overcoming e-Prescribing Quality Issues

By Lisa Schwartz, NCPA, Senior Director, Management Affairs

5 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

November 20, 2014

Achieving Interoperability in Rural Communities

By Q&A with Inofile’s Co-founder Therasa Bell

6 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

July 07, 2014

Improving Formulary Compliance through E-Prescribing

By Ken Majkowski, Pharm D, Vice President, Sales Support, Surescripts

3 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

May 06, 2014

Setting the Standard for E-Prescribing Quality

By Ajit Dhavle, Director, Quality Management, Surescripts

4 minute read

CARE MANAGEMENT

March 28, 2014

Challenges and Opportunities of Interoperability

By Kathy Lewis, VP of Advanced Services, Clinical Network Services, Surescripts

5 minute read

PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

April 17, 2013

Denied New To Follow Workflow

By David Yakimischak, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Medication Network Services, Surescripts

6 minute read

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