E-prescriptions written in its network crossed the 1-billion mark in 2013, says Surescripts
Paper prescription pads haven’t quite gone the way of the buggy whip, but they're farther along the way, according to the 2013 National Progress Report of Surescripts (Arlington, VA), a privately held network for e-prescribing and, now, medication history records. The company’s latest report cites continuing progress in wiring together the healthcare-provider/pharmacy infrastructure:
As part of a Safe-Rx program, Surescripts ranks states by the extent of their e-prescribing connectedness; on this measure, the top five states (in order) are Delaware, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin and Massachusetts (the bottom is Alaska and the District of Columbia).
Surescripts has also set up an Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) system, which requires validation as part of the Controlled Substances Ordering System (CSOS) of DEA; EPCS is legal in 47 states, and 40% of pharmacies are enbled for EPCS. A comparable effort is being made with immunization registries. There is also a significant flow (not quantified in the Progress Report) of payer information flowing out into the network, such as formulary details and prior authorization requirements.
For the pharma industry, a connected healthcare delivery system provides better access to patient data (albeit de-identified), lower risk of drug-drug interactions, and, depending on the drug, the physician and the disease, less abandonment of prescriptions (Surescripts notes that e-presciption fulfillment via mail order has jumped by 31% in the past year, to 63 million prescriptions).
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