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Additionally, eRx Network will become a connectivity sponsor of the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative(TM) (NEPSI(TM)), a coalition of leading healthcare and technology companies, led by Allscripts and Dell Computers. NEPSI is dedicated to eliminating preventable medication errors by providing state-of-the-art electronic prescribing technology at no cost to every licensed prescriber in America.
"We are excited to partner with Allscripts and support the NEPSI
coalition," said
eRx Network maintains a secure, reliable and performance-oriented network called eRx Pad(R) for connecting e-commerce applications to U.S. pharmacies. The network supports NCPDP Script standard and has provided pharmacy connectivity to pharmacy chains and independent community pharmacies for eight years.
"We're pleased to welcome eRx Network to the NEPSI coalition," said
The NEPSI coalition was launched last year to address the public crisis surrounding preventable medication errors, which injure at least 1.5 million Americans and claim more than 7,000 lives each year, according to the non-profit Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the National Academies of Science. The IOM's report concluded that e-prescribing definitely improves safety over paper prescriptions, but acknowledges that fewer than 10 percent of the nation's physicians use the technology today, largely because of cost.
NEPSI removes that barrier by providing safe, simple and secure e-prescribing software at no cost to any licensed prescriber. The Web-based Allscripts solution provided by NEPSI cuts the risk of medication errors by automating the prescribing process and alerting physicians to possibly dangerous drug interactions or side effects. The solution also reduces the risk of a misread prescription and helps save money by making physicians aware of cheaper generic drug options. Used today by thousands of healthcare professionals from across the US, Allscripts e-prescribing from NEPSI requires no download, no new hardware, and minimal training.
Interested prescribers can visit the NEPSI web site, http://www.nationaleRx.com, to register for the program.
About NEPSI
The National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI) is a coalition
of the nation's most prominent technology companies and leading healthcare
organizations dedicated to improving patient safety by providing free access
to simple, safe and secure electronic prescribing for every physician in
America. NEPSI includes national sponsors Allscripts and Dell; executive
sponsors Cisco, Fujitsu, Microsoft, NaviMedix, Quest Diagnostics, Sprint
Nextel and Wolters Kluwer Health; healthcare sponsors Aetna, Horizon BCBS of
About Allscripts
Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The company's unique solutions inform, connect and transform healthcare, delivering improved care at lower cost. More than 40,000 physicians and thousands of other healthcare professionals in clinics, hospitals and extended care facilities nationwide utilize Allscripts to automate everyday tasks such as writing prescriptions, documenting patient care, managing billing and scheduling, and safely discharging patients, as well as to connect with key information and stakeholders in the healthcare system. To learn more, visit http://www.allscripts.com.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements about Allscripts Healthcare Solutions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are developed by combining currently available information with Allscripts beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance. Because Allscripts cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that may affect it, or control the ones it does predict, Allscripts' actual results may be materially different from the results expressed in its forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Allscripts, see the Company's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
About eRx Network
eRx Network is a premier provider to the U.S. pharmacy industry of a secure, reliable and performance oriented network for e-commerce applications. eRx provides a number of profitability and productivity enhancing services including claim switching of third party claims, value proven pre- and post-edit services, claims reconciliation services, electronic prescribing solutions, Medicare/Medicaid DME billing, and Medicare and Commercial eligibility verification. For more information about eRx Network, call toll free 1-866-379-6389 or visit http://www.erxnetwork.com.
eRx(R) is a federally registered trademark belonging to eRx Network, LLC, and Allscripts' use is pursuant to license.
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