Surescripts & Allscripts Expand Emergency Service to Make Patient Medication History Data Available to Pharmacists in the Wak...
September 14 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Pharmacists in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina Can Access the Free Service at
www.surescripts.com/irma
In response to the historic impact of Hurricane Irma on the
United States, Surescripts and Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) are
expanding the scope of the service available in the wake of
Hurricane Harvey to provide free access to patient-specific
medication history data for pharmacists in Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina for a limited time.
Pharmacists interested in utilizing the service should visit
www.surescripts.com/irma to validate their eligibility and gain
access to the Allscripts application. Once users have been
authorized, they will need to obtain patient consent to see a
12-month view of a patient’s medication history. Prescribers who do
not already utilize medication history data through their
electronic health record (EHR) software can also download the free,
cloud-based application to gain access.
This Smart News Release features multimedia.
View the full release here:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170914005399/en/
In advance of Hurricane Irma, the federal government declared
public health emergencies, enabling Medicare beneficiaries and
their health care providers increased flexibility in meeting
emergency health needs and loosening some provisions of the HIPAA
Privacy Rule. Further, the Boards of Pharmacy in Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina allow a pharmacist to
dispense refill supplies of a prescription drug, other than a
Schedule II controlled substance, without the authorization of the
prescribing practitioner.
“The United States has faced a series of disasters in recent
weeks that have tested our collective ability to meet the
healthcare needs of patients during emergencies,” said Tom Skelton,
Chief Executive Officer of Surescripts. “As the nation’s most
trusted and capable health information network, we are proud to
work with Allscripts to support pharmacists in Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina as they respond to
patients in need and work to deliver medications outside of normal
circumstances.”
“The destruction Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have caused have had
a devastating effect on communities, and it is critical to help
providers deliver necessary care to patients in need as quickly as
possible,” said Paul Black, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts.
“Our partnership with Surescripts will enable the delivery of
critical information to care providers and their patients in the
affected areas, ensuring accurate and timely care.”
An estimated 6.3 million people were ordered to evacuate the
state, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
With nearly one-third of the state’s residents displaced from their
homes, many patients may have misplaced their medication or may be
unable to get to a doctor. Pharmacists can play a critical role in
reconnecting patients with their care regimens in new settings.
Prescribers already have access to complete and up-to-date
medication history data through the nationwide Surescripts network
which connects more than one million healthcare professionals and
230 million patients. This patient-specific information can help
limit errors and adverse drug events by enabling providers to make
more informed prescription decisions and optimizing their patients’
adherence to medication. In 2016, the Surescripts network processed
more than 1.08 billion requests from prescribers for patient
medication history data, sourced by community pharmacies, payers,
and pharmacy benefits managers, in accordance with all laws
protecting the privacy and security of patient health
information.
Allscripts technology platform connects 45,000 physician offices
and 185,000 clinicians, building an open, connected community of
health through solutions that enable smarter care, delivered with
greater precision, for healthier patients and populations.
Allscripts ePrescribe offers a private and secure comprehensive
electronic prescribing workflow largely considered the industry’s
easiest-to-use e-prescribing solution. The cloud-based Allscripts
ePrescribe Special Edition will enable pharmacists and physicians
to pull medication history for the patients affected by Hurricane
Irma.
In addition to their work together in response to Hurricane
Harvey, Surescripts and Allscripts have both participated in
similar initiatives in response to previous storms. In 2005,
Surescripts participated in a public-private initiative to build an
online database to provide pharmacies and clinicians access to
patients’ prescription histories and allergies in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina. Allscripts also played a role in Katrina relief
efforts by offering the ePrescribe solution to clinicians caring
for patients affected by the disaster.
Surescripts and Allscripts worked across the healthcare industry
and collaborated with numerous partners to make this service
available quickly and easily. A list of all of the organizations
who supported this effort is available online at
www.surescripts.com/irma where additional information and resources
are also available to assist healthcare professionals in the wake
of Hurricane Irma.
About Allscripts
Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) is a leader in healthcare information
technology solutions that advance clinical, financial and
operational results. Our innovative solutions connect people,
places and data across an Open, Connected Community of Health™.
Connectivity empowers caregivers and consumers to make better
decisions, delivering better care for healthier populations. To
learn more, visit www.allscripts.com, Twitter, YouTube and It Takes
A Community: The Allscripts Blog.
About Surescripts
Our purpose is to serve the nation with the single most trusted
and capable health information network. Since 2001, Surescripts has
led the movement to turn health data into actionable intelligence
to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care.
Visit us at www.surescripts.com and follow us at
twitter.com/surescripts.
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170914005399/en/
SurescriptsKelly Jeffers,
202-215-1250kelly.jeffers@surescripts.comorAllscriptsTom Lynch,
312-386-6765tom.lynch@allscripts.com
Veradigm (NASDAQ:MDRX)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
Veradigm (NASDAQ:MDRX)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024