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| Allscripts Clients Win Half of National 'E-Prescriber of the Year' Awards |
Three of the Six Physicians Honored by Surescripts Use Allscripts Electronic Health Record and ePrescribing Solutions (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081013/AQM041LOGO) The three Allscripts winners are Dr. All three winners were identified independently by Surescripts through their use of prescription routing, benefit and history services in 2008. This includes managing prescription transactions electronically with pharmacies and using patient formulary and history information - that the physician receives electronically - in prescribing decisions using their Allscripts solutions. "I want to personally congratulate Drs. Brewer, Earhart and Green, who exemplify the commitment of all our physician clients to using technology that enhances their practice of medicine by enabling the delivery of higher quality, safer patient care," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "I'm especially gratified that the Surescripts awards reflect the clear leadership position that Allscripts has taken in providing this vitally important technology to physicians across the nation." Earlier this year, Allscripts announced, for the second consecutive year, that it routed more electronic prescriptions over the Surescripts network than any other e-prescribing or Electronic Health Record solution provider. Allscripts also had more active prescribers connected to the national network in 2008 than any other company. Surescripts, which represents the nation's community pharmacies and payers, bestowed the award on six prescribers for the outstanding leadership they have shown through their own use of e-prescribing. Three users of standalone e-prescribing software and three users of Electronic Health Record received Safe-Rx Awards and were recognized as E-Prescribers of the Year. The Surescripts network is used every day by thousands of physicians, pharmacists and payers nationwide to exchange health information and prescribe without paper. Allscripts and Surescripts believe that exchanging prescription
information in this way reduces Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) and medication
errors that cause thousands of needless deaths in the "Through E-Prescribing, we've been able reduce errors due to handwriting mistakes and track patients prescriptions better," said Dr. Green. "I'm thrilled to be honored as an E-Prescriber of the Year." "E-prescribing has helped me and my staff to become much more efficient so that we can spend more time with patients and less time on all the hassles that go along with traditional prescribing methods," said Dr. Earhart. "Allscripts has made it easier for us to do a high volume of prescribing as our practice has grown." Dr. Brewer was traveling outside of the country on Monday and was unavailable for comment. Vermont Named Most-Improved State Allscripts also applauded the efforts of its physician clients in "E-prescribing is a fundamental system improvement for ensuring accurate,
timely health care communication," said Vermont Governor Allscripts electronic prescribing, available as either a stand-alone
solution or a component of a full Electronic Health Record, improves patient
safety and quality of care by automating the prescription process. The
technology is far safer than the current system of prescribing on paper. About Allscripts Allscripts uses innovation technology to bring health to healthcare. More
than 160,000 physicians, 800 hospitals and nearly 8,000 post-acute and
homecare organizations utilize Allscripts to improve the health of their
patients and their bottom line. The company's award-winning solutions include
electronic health records, electronic prescribing, revenue cycle management,
practice management, document management, medication services, hospital care
management, emergency department information systems and homecare automation.
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