I-STOP Legislation Takes Effect in New York, Spurs Provider eRx and EPCS Adoption
Electronic prescribing is a first line defense for combating rampant prescription fraud and abuse in the nation today. And in New York, both prescribers and…
Studies Highlight Threats and Opportunities of E-Prescribing Drug Codification
While standards have helped move health information exchange and interoperability forward, selected challenges remain. Two recently released studies in the…
Doctors Rapidly Adopting Electronic Prescribing Technology to Combat Prescription Fraud and Abuse
iSTOP Legislation in New York Drove 28 Percent Increase in Number of Providers Enabled to E-Prescribe Controlled Substances ARLINGTON, Va. – March 25, 2016 –…
Surescripts Continues to Advance and Support Health Care Interoperability
As noted by National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo, M.D., private sector partnerships and mutual accountability are two of the main drivers for us…
Surescripts’ National Record Locator Service Adds 140 Million Patients and 1.8 Billion Interactions
Express Scripts, CVS Health, NextGen Healthcare, and Epic Partner with Surescripts to Improve Healthcare Interoperability and Patient Safety LAS VEGAS, Nev…
Surescripts Supports White House to Advance Precision Medicine Initiative
Surescripts’ Medication History and National Record Locator Service to Help Enrollees of the Research Cohort Contribute Data Electronically ARLINGTON, Va. –…
HIMSS16: What is the Ideal State of Interoperability?
At its core, what is the ideal state of interoperability? How far are we from achieving that utopia, and where must we focus in the near future to achieve…
Locate Patient Records, Improve Quality: First Adopters Discuss the National Record Locator Service at HIMSS16
Ensuring providers have access to patient information in real-time is one of the most important ways that health IT can improve quality. When providers don’t…
Building on Existing Collaboration for True Interoperability
Connectivity, interoperability and seamless information exchange are necessities in today’s data-driven environment. And though there are many different…