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ZIP Code v. Genetic Code: How Health Plans Can Use Technology to Address the Social Determinants of Health
When it comes to the state of our health in the U.S., the playing field is anything but level. Study after study has shown that life circumstances, such as…
Prescribing Specialty Medications Should Be Easy. And Now, It Is.
In my work developing new health IT products, I often hear stories about patients who go to the doctor and receive a devastating diagnosis. The story may…
Surescripts Transforms Prescribing Process for Rapidly Growing Specialty Medications Market
Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Specialty Hubs and Specialty Pharmacists Can Now Use Technology to Eliminate Weeks of Delays for Patients with Serious and…
In Healthcare, Trust is a Must
As our CEO Tom Skelton recently shared in MedCity News, trust will take center stage for the health IT industry in 2020. But what does this mean for patients…
How One to Two Seconds Can Improve Patient and Physician Lives
As a physician, I’m very familiar with this scenario. You see a patient and prescribe a medication. They show up at the pharmacy to pick it up only to learn…
Changing the Script on the Opioid Crisis
“I entered the pharmacist profession because I care about people,” says Rodrick Marriott, Connecticut’s Director of Drug Control. “And I left it because I…
AHIP Puts Surescripts Electronic Prior Authorization Tool to The Test
What if I told you Surescripts has a solution to one of the top workflow challenges faced by physicians today? Manual prior authorization has been cited by…
2020 Predictions: The Health IT Year Ahead
When I started my career almost 40 years ago, I had no idea just how gratifying it would be to work in an industry devoted to helping people get, feel and stay…
The Final Countdown: Healthcare is Poised for NCPDP SCRIPT Version 2017071
In healthcare, change has always been the name of the game. Over the years, some of these changes have felt imposed upon our industry without consensus or…