Pharmacy
Interoperability
Providers can now view a complete picture of a patient’s prescribing history to help combat doctor shopping.
Quality & Safety
Partners HealthCare, Triad Healthcare undertake separate initiatives focused on reducing costs with by delivering notifications to clinicians about patients not complying with treatment regimens.
NHS chief executive Simon Stevens has urged the NHS to go faster and further in building on its reputation as a ‘hotbed of innovation’.
Accountable Care
Diagnostic errors can lead to serious consequences, such as care gaps and unnecessary procedures, while opioid safety should be prioritized due to the seriousness of its side effects.
Population Health
E-prescribing vendor DrFirst deploys cloud-based drug knowledge to support Nebraska's PDMP.
Interoperability
Michigan, like much of the rest of this country, is in the midst of an opioid crisis.
Analytics
Medicomp Systems launches new addiction care management system and DrFirst unveils new mobile e-prescribing system.
Electronic Health Records
The Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act calls for mandated e-prescribing under Medicare Part D, starting in 2020.
Health IT is critical to deliver the right data to the right place at the right time and empower clinicians and pharmacists to make informed decisions.
The legislation, introduced by Sen. Bill Cassidy, is designed to help law enforcement better identify bad actors.