Surescripts

Surescripts is an Arlington, Virginia-based information technology company that supports e-prescription, the electronic transmission of prescriptions between health care organizations and pharmacies, as well as general health information exchange (HIE) of medical records.[1] According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HHS ONC), in 2014 96% of U.S. community pharmacies and 70% of U.S. physicians used Surescripts' e-prescription network.[2]

History

Surescripts merged with RxHub in 2008. RxHub was a similar electronic prescription broker formed by a consortium of CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and Medco Health Solutions.[3]

References

  1. Harrison, J.D. (2013-08-18). "Arlington's Surescripts looks to share health information over 'the last mile'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  2. Gabriel, Meghan Hufstader; Swain, Matthew (July 2014). "E-Prescribing Trends in the United States" (PDF). ONC Data Brief. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  3. Clancy, Heather (2015-03-05). "Why drug stores are high on electronic prescriptions". Fortune. Retrieved 2015-09-05.

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