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2006

JCAHO floats IT to propel safety
Modern Healthcare, December 12, 2006
Yet in the years since the JCAHO first flirted with such a standard, the din has neared a fever pitch over the use of e-prescribing, bar coding and EHRs as a means of improving quality of care and reducing errors. In July, the Institute of Medicine said in a report that all healthcare providers should have plans to write prescriptions electronically by 2008 and that pharmacies should join in by 2010.

Zix Corporation Selected by Library of Congress Federal Credit Union for Email Encryption
Dallas Business Journal, November 30, 2006
ZixCorp is the leading provider of hosted email encryption and e-prescribing services. ZixCorp's hosted Email Encryption Service provides an easy and cost-effective way to ensure customer privacy and regulatory compliance for corporate email. Its PocketScript® e-prescribing service reduces costs and improves patient care by automating the prescription process between payors, doctors, and pharmacies.

N.H. Governor Pushes for 100 Percent E-Prescribing Capabillity by October 2008
Government Technology, October 20, 2006
"Together, we are setting a goal of making New Hampshire the first state in the nation where all of our health care providers are able to prescribe medication electronically -- an innovation that will improve health care quality and help save lives, while at the same time reducing health care costs and improving the efficiency of our healthcare system," Lynch said.

United Physicians to Enhance Patient Safety and Reduce Prescription Drug Costs with e-Prescribing
PR Newswire, September 13, 2006
With e-prescribing, United Physicians members will use a wireless tablet or desktop computer to write and electronically transmit prescriptions instantly to pharmacies. Handwritten prescriptions -- which can be misread or illegible -- are eliminated with e-prescribing.

Trusts urged to move faster with e-prescribing
eHealth Insider, August 16, 2006
Referring to the use of e-prescribing systems she said: “We want to move forward with this faster than we have. Progress has been slow on this and on robotics. A lot of people are waiting for Connecting for Health…which is a shame.”

Automakers, Michigan Health extend e-prescribing initiative
CBR, July 26, 2006
"E-Prescribing has proven to be an effective tool for protecting patient health and lowering costs associated with prescription drugs," says Marsha Manning, GM's manager of Southeast Michigan community health care initiatives.

City Hospitals Sunderland rolls out e-prescribing
eHealth Insider, June 21, 2006
"Achieving the ‘Holy Grail’ of electronic prescribing across our organisation, within such a short period, has required careful attention to the change process itself, and the people involved.”

New E-Prescribing Software Eliminates Handwritten Prescriptions
PR Web, May 14, 2006
In addition to sending the prescription directly over to the pharmacy, RxCure™ also prints a hard copy, eliminating potentially illegible handwritten copies. The software will help cut down on costs to the clinic and pharmacy by minimizing callbacks due to errors relating to the prescribed drug or reimbursement issues.

Former HHS Secretaries Donna Shalala, Tommy Thompson Discuss Health Care Issues
Kaiser Network, April 19, 2006
In addition, he called for the implementation of electronic health records and e-prescribing systems and said the U.S. health system should begin focusing more on preventive care instead of treatment of illnesses.

SafeBoot Partners with Zix Corporation to Launch Enterprise Email Encryption Products and Services; Global OEM Distribution Agreement Delivers Trusted Email Encryption Service
TMC Net, March 8, 2006
Its e-prescribing service reduces costs and improves patient care, by automating the prescription process between payers, doctors and pharmacies.

Skeptical about health reforms
Sun News, February 9, 2006
In its report, the Health Council of Canada also recommends that governments speed up the development of electronic health records and make e-prescribing a priority. The technology is already there. It's just a matter of doing it.

Eprescribing pilot contracts awarded by HHS
Washington Technology, January 20, 2006
The standards may ultimately be adopted as the final standards that will create a system for electronic transmission of prescription information for the new Medicare Part D prescription drug program.


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