ARLINGTON, Va. – Health care interoperability expanded significantly in the first half of 2022, with providers using Surescripts Record Locator & Exchange to access health records for more than 62 million patients and exchanging more than 622 million clinical documents in the first six months of 2022, an increase of 76% over the same time period in 2021.
ARLINGTON, Va. – More prescribers and specialty pharmacists nationwide are adopting Surescripts Specialty Medications solutions to transform the manual process used to prescribe specialty medications, saving time and money for patients and providers. In May 2022, the number of prescribers enabled for Specialty Patient Enrollment was 24% higher than in May 2021. The number of Specialty
ARLINGTON, Va. – Surescripts has appointed Frank Harvey as chief executive officer, effective June 27. Harvey succeeds Tom Skelton, who previously announced his decision to retire. Harvey is a pharmacist and an experienced chief executive and investor and has held numerous senior leadership roles during his more than 35-year career in the healthcare technology, pharmacy
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — NowRx announced on Tuesday it has received a 2021 Surescripts White Coat Award for highest accuracy. The White Coat Award is Surescripts’ highest recognition for those who have adopted best practices and technology enhancements that demonstrate their commitment to improving patient safety and healthcare delivery. Clear and accurate e-prescriptions benefit physicians, pharmacists and
ARLINGTON, Va. – Nearly half of pharmacists and two-thirds of prescribers report an increase in technology use over the past 18 months, according to a new Surescripts survey. The survey also found the majority of pharmacists and many prescribers believe the responsibilities of care providers, including nurses, physician assistants, physicians, specialists and non-clinical professionals, have
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — GoodRx has entered into an agreement with SureScripts to deliver drug discount price information to prescribers using Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit when prescribing medications for uninsured patients and patients whose price information isn’t already available from their PBM or health plan. Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit delivers cost information in the electronic
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.––NowRx, a technology-enabled pharmacy that uses proprietary pharmacy software and advanced logistics technology to provide same-day and same-hour delivery of prescription medications, today announced that it has been named as one of two finalists in the “Highest Accuracy” category of the Surescripts White Coat Awards. This award recognizes the best electronic prescription accuracy
ARLINGTON, Va. – As the health industry continues to grapple with COVID-19, a new Surescripts report shows that providers are increasingly leveraging technology innovations to streamline processes, share information and improve patient care. Health systems, pharmacies and health plans are adapting to this new era of “touchless health care,” reaching a number of major adoption and
ARLINGTON, Va.— Surescripts is further streamlining the specialty medication process with two new network services. Specialty pharmacies can now gather clinical information and conduct prior authorizations within their workflow, enabling patients to get on therapy faster and giving specialty pharmacists more time to serve as trusted partners and resources for patients with serious and complex
ARLINGTON, Va. — Surescripts’ Prescription Price Transparency and the Patient Experience survey shows that patients want to talk about the price of a prescription with their provider to avoid the sticker shock and delays that can lead to medication non-adherence. Electronic health records (EHR) vendors and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are responding by developing tools that
ARLINGTON, Va. — Surescripts is again bringing innovation to the prescribing process with its new Specialty Patient Enrollment service, which helps prescribers, specialty hubs and pharmacists automate the specialty prescribing process. The technology auto populates the electronic enrollment form required for specialty medications and integrates it into the e-prescribing process. When combined with access to patient-specific
There’s no question that e-prescribing has changed the way prescribers, pharmacists and patients interact with regard to medication therapy. It has improved efficiencies and patient safety. And not surprisingly, within the next few years, virtually all prescriptions in the U.S. will be transmitted electronically, including those for controlled substances. But are the prescribing and dispensing
Years ago, when I was a retail pharmacist at a local pharmacy in Brooklyn, it wasn’t uncommon for customers to come in to refill a medication that was originally prescribed to them after being discharged from one of the many area hospitals. It was even more difficult back then to track down the appropriate doctor
ARLINGTON, Va. – A new report from Surescripts demonstrates how the nation’s leading health information network collaborated across the health care market to improve the accuracy of e-prescription transactions by 64% since 2016, leading to better e-prescribing quality, safety and cost. “Surescripts has worked across the industry to consistently improve the accuracy of e-prescribing as
