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02/01/2005 Seattle, WA — Practice Partner , a leader in the development of electronic health records (EHR), practice management, and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) software, and SureScripts, the nation's largest network provider of electronic prescribing services, have announced an agreement to connect Practice Partner's EHR clinical solution, Practice Partner® Patient Records, to the SureScripts network.
SureScripts will work with Practice Partner to certify Practice Partner Patient Records for connection to the SureScripts network. The SureScripts certification process involves several important steps, including integrating the SureScripts network with Practice Partner's EHR solution, extensive testing of the system to ensure the successful transmission of electronic prescriptions, and a commitment to SureScripts' business rules that, among other things, prohibit commercial messaging at the point of care. The neutrality of the SureScripts network protects a physician's choice of therapy and a patient's choice of pharmacy.
Once certified, the network connection will enable the nearly 3,500 physicians using Practice Partner's EHR solution, which includes an electronic prescribing module, to exchange prescription data with pharmacies active on the SureScripts network. SureScripts has already certified the software of pharmacies and pharmacy technology vendors representing more than 85% of the nation's pharmacies.
Andrew G. Ury, M.D., President/CEO of Practice Partner noted, "Our agreement to connect to the SureScripts network for electronic prescribing continues our long-standing commitment to help physicians improve the productivity and quality of care by employing advanced technologies in a clinical setting."
"It's exciting to work with an established provider of electronic health record systems like Practice Partner, who recognizes the importance of true electronic prescribing in a clinical environment," explained Kevin Hutchinson, SureScripts' President and CEO. "By connecting to the SureScripts network, Practice Partner will enable thousands of physicians to increase office efficiency, save time and, most important, improve patient safety."
SureScripts, the largest network provider of electronic prescribing services, is committed to building relationships within the healthcare community and working collaboratively with key industry stakeholders and organizations to improve the safety, efficiency and quality of healthcare by improving the overall prescribing process. At the core of this improvement effort is SureScripts network, a healthcare infrastructure which establishes electronic communications between pharmacists and physicians and enables the two-way electronic exchange of prescription information. More information about SureScripts is available at www.surescripts.com.
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