September 26, 2019Insights
The (Avoidable) Healthcare Runaround: Phone Calls, Card Games and Sticker Shock

I am passionate about healthcare. I have spent most of my career working with technologies aimed at making healthcare better. And they do. But we still have…

September 23, 2019Insights
Immortality, Immunotherapy and the Future of Cancer

Suppose that jazz saxophone giant John Coltrane couldn’t die, as the moral philosopher Todd May imagines. With eons of time stretched out before him, perhaps…

September 17, 2019Insights
Five Things to Help You Through SCRIPT v2017071 Migration

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' adoption of the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) SCRIPT standard v2017071 is set for…

September 9, 2019Insights
“When It Goes Well, It Feels Like Magic” Two HIT Experts Chat about the Real-World Impact of Interoperability

One of the great things about working in health information technology are the people you encounter who have the enthusiasm and expertise to envision how…

August 26, 2019Insights
Helping Pharmacists and Staff Do What They Love: Make People Feel Better

How often do pharmacists stand face to face with patients who are sick, tired or frustrated, who then walk away from the medication they need? Too often,…

August 22, 2019Press Releases
Surescripts Convenes Healthcare Industry to Improve E-prescription Accuracy by 64% Since 2016

New report demonstrates progress made across the Surescripts Network Alliance® to improve patient safety and workflow efficiency for prescribers and…

August 22, 2019Insights
Surescripts Supports CMS in its Effort to Streamline Prior Authorization for Prescribers and Expedite Patient Access to Needed Medications

In June, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule that will allow clinicians to choose to complete prior authorizations…

August 22, 2019Insights
Showing Up for Patients, Prescribers and Pharmacists with Safe and Accurate E-Prescribing

There’s no shortage of innovation in healthcare. But, some of the most meaningful technology developments still have shortcomings. Take electronic prescribing…

August 21, 2019Data Report
2019 Impact Report: Prescription Accuracy

This report demonstrates how the nation’s leading health information network collaborated across the healthcare market to improve the accuracy of e-…