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So says Dr. Andrew Mellin, CMIO at Surescripts, who also predicts prior authorization will become less challenging as prescribers in greater numbers turn to automated prior authorization technologies.

Data from this past year showed that 65% of individuals accessed patient information online at least once in the past year, up from 57% in 2022. Those managing chronic conditions or recent cancer diagnoses are even more engaged, says ASTP/ONC. 

Surescripts becomes a QHIN while Redox joins CommonWell. Also, the Sequoia Project releases a payer-to-payer FHIR API Compliance Readiness Checklist 20 months ahead of a key CMS data exchange compliance deadline.

AHIP panelist Terry Douglas of Surescripts talks about what this means for payers, providers, pharma and others.

And patient experience too, of course, which is "so interconnected" with clinicians being satisfied with their work, says VP Jessica Sweeney-Platt. She discusses the cloud pioneer's innovative work on AI and automation, new partnerships and more.

The company is bringing medication price transparency to the provider at the point of care, says its CMIO, Dr. Andrew Mellin, who explains how that can offer patients big savings on their prescriptions.

FDB President Bob Katter sits down with Healthcare IT News to talk electronic prescribing and explain why the country needs a second eRx network after more than 15 years with only one.

Its interface engine will help power data exchange for the new SaaS offering, which can provide access to Epic for independent physicians and medical groups.

The shared environment, called Garden Plot, is intended to streamline access to Epic's tools for providers, with minimal overhead.

Tom Skelton, who has led the company since 2014, said he would be staying on through the end of next year and assisting in the search for his replacement.