Electronic Prescriptions: (back)

To stimulate action in the electronic medical record arena, the Obama administration and major players in the e-health community are promoting electronic prescribing as an achievable step toward full electronic operability. Health plans and insurers are backing these efforts as a way to prevent medication errors, and pharmacy organizations recognizing those states with the highest e-prescribing volumes.

VeinSpec EMR gives the provider access to a password protected prescription environment, where prescriptions can be electronically signed and emailed directly to specified pharmacies or refill locations. When prescribing, the provider also has immediate access to drug lookup and interface databases if required.

EMRgence has entered into a Prescriber Aggregator Master agreement with the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange Network, and is currently finalizing the programming process with SureScripts-RxHub. The Network provides secure electronic communications between pharmacies and physicians allowing for the electronic exchange of prescription information. In addition to electronically transmitting new prescriptions and refill requests, the SureScripts Network allows physicians to access a patient's medication history and view formulary information.