Surescripts E-Prescribing Expands to Veterinary Medications
July 16 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Surescripts®, the nation’s leading health information network,
is expanding its E-Prescribing service to include medications
ordered by veterinarians through a new partnership with DAW
Systems, Inc. (ScriptSure). Surescripts E-Prescribing for
Veterinary Medications will provide quicker time to therapy,
improved medication adherence and ultimately better care for
pets.
“Our work with DAW Systems to bring the benefits of electronic
prescribing to veterinarians is yet another example of our
commitment to partnership and innovation across the Surescripts
Network Alliance,” said Frank Harvey, Chief Executive Officer for
Surescripts. “This technology, which has supported clinicians for
more than two decades, will also support veterinarians by reducing
administrative tasks—like handwritten prescriptions, phone calls
and faxes—so they can spend more meaningful time caring for our pet
patients.”
“We are excited to expand the benefits of Surescripts
E-Prescribing beyond human patients to our animal patients and the
veterinarians who care for them,” said Adam Forman, Chief Operating
Officer at DAW Systems, Inc. (ScriptSure). “Together with
Surescripts, we will enable veterinarian prescribers to securely
transmit electronic prescriptions to retail pharmacies,
streamlining the prescription process for pets, enhancing patient
safety and reducing the potential for medication errors.”
Surescripts E-Prescribing for Veterinary Medications will be
available on the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard Version 2023011, which was
finalized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
in June 2024.
“This means participants in the Surescripts Network Alliance who
complete their E-Prescribing upgrade and add E-Prescribing for
Veterinary Medications will gain access to trusted, advanced
prescribing tools that emphasize better quality care and prioritize
patient safety,” said Kat Thorp, Vice President of Product
Commercialization for Surescripts.
In 2023, Surescripts processed 2.5 billion e-prescriptions from
1.29 million prescribers across the U.S. More information about the
upgrades is available at
https://surescripts.com/NCPDP-2023-upgrade.
About Surescripts
Our purpose is to serve the nation through simpler, trusted
health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety,
lower costs and ensure quality care. At Surescripts, we align
healthcare organizations across the nation and convene the
Surescripts Network Alliance® to give healthcare professionals the
trusted insights they need to serve patients. Together, we’re
making interoperability an everyday reality, making it simpler to
choose medications patients can afford and adhere to, and getting
specialty medications to patients more efficiently. Visit us at
surescripts.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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