May 12, 2017Insights
Healthcare is No Longer Local: Explore the Cost of Disparate Health Data

The key driver of better care coordination is patient data that is easily accessible and shareable. However, data silos among disparate systems have made true…

May 4, 2017Press Releases
Surescripts Real-Time Medication History Service Now Available In Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Settings

SigmaCare and Homecare Homebase select Surescripts Medication History for Reconciliation to reduce adverse drug events and enable better patient outcomes…

April 21, 2017Insights
Industry Collaboration Is the Key to Improving Patient Safety

With more than one billion e-prescriptions flowing through our network every year, we must ensure the data is comprehensive, accurate and usable. When…

April 19, 2017Press Releases
Surescripts Sets New Bar For E-Prescription Accuracy; Introduces Sentinel™ to Improve Quality, Safety & Cost

ARLINGTON, Va. – April 19, 2017 – Surescripts, the nation’s leading health information network, introduced Sentinel™ which measures the accuracy of electronic…

April 19, 2017Insights
Surescripts Sentinel™ Takes E-Prescribing to a Whole New Level

With the shift toward value-based care and the fact that three-fourths of the nation’s prescriptions are now electronic, data accuracy is more important than…

April 10, 2017Insights
States Push to Combat Opioid Abuse With E-prescribing Technology

Opioid medications are prescribed to alleviate pain and suffering, but their abuse and misuse is killing more than 33,000 Americans every year. Prescription…

April 5, 2017Insights
Beyond 10.6: Industry Leaders Collaborate to Prepare for the New SCRIPT Standard

When it comes to healthcare technology implementation, transitions can’t be made in a vacuum. As the industry prepares for the new NCPDP SCRIPT standard—with…

March 27, 2017Insights
One Doctor’s Rallying Cry: We Need to Adopt E-prescribing to Combat Opioid Abuse

Dr. Atul Gawande, general and endocrine surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, and professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School believes…

March 16, 2017Insights
Improving Patient Safety with the Click of a Button

Medical errors are a leading cause of poor patient outcomes in the United States, including patient dissatisfaction, hospital readmissions, medical…