meridianEMR Completes Surescripts Certification meridianEMR Now Connects Physicians with Pharmacies and Payers Across the Country for E-Prescribing

meridianEMR, a leading provider of electronic medical records systems, electronic prescribing and advanced healthcare analytics, announced today it has completed certification with Surescripts on June 24th, 2009.

Livingston, NJ (July 14, 2009) –

meridianEMR, a leading provider of electronic medical records systems, electronic prescribing and advanced healthcare analytics, announced today it has completed certification with Surescripts on June 24th, 2009.

meridianEMR users will now be able to electronically and securely exchange prescription information directly with, pharmacies and payers in communities throughout all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

“We’re pleased ro receive this important certification and to extend the capabilities our our mEMRxChange platform,” said Michael Custode, President of meridianEMR, Inc. “The electronic prescribing capabilities have been seemlessly integrated into our solution without the need for any third-party e-prescribing solutions, resulting in faster implementations and return on investment.”

The connection to Surescripts allows physicians who e-prescribe using the meridianEMR application and mEMRxChange network to access valuable real-time pharmacy and payor information before prescriptions are written, thereby reducing errors and increasing physician effectiveness. Before a prescriber prepares an e-prescription, eligibility and formulary information will be provided through the meridianEMR application. With patient consent, prescription history can also be provided.

Additionally, the connection to Surescripts also allows for electronic routing of prescription refill requests, which physicians can receive via their office computer instead of their fax machine. Refill authorizations, or denials, can then be electronically communicated back to the pharmacy with just a few clicks, thereby eliminating many of the faxes and phone calls associated with the traditional refeill process. New prescriptions can also be routed directly to pharmacy computers before a patient ever leaves their physician’s office.

The Institure of Medicine (IOM) has reported that more than 1.5 million Americans are injured every year by medication errors and recommends that all prescriptions be written and received electronically by the year 2010.

“Electronic prescribing makes everyone’s lives a lot easier and significantly reduces all the unnecessary paperwork and back-and-forth that typically goes on between doctors and patients when it comes to the prescription and renewal process,” said H.S. Jackson, M.D., Director of Template Development, meridianEMR, Inc. “In short patient safety will be enhanced by the technological capabilities that eliminate prescription errors and reduce druge interaction risk”.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Dr. Ray Painter and Mark Painter continue strong working relationship with meridianEMR, signing enhanced 3-Year Coding Agreement…

Media Contacts:
Larry Drappi, meridianEMR, 877-411-4367 ldrappi@meridianEMR.com
Mark Painter, PRS Uro, 800-574-1936 markp@prsnetwork.com

Livingston, NJ – March 23rd, 2009 – meridianEMR is pleased to announce our continued strong Urology relationship with Dr. Ray and Mark Painter. The Painters have agreed to conduct an in-depth review of the meridianEMR’s latest Urology templates and coding matrix. This should be completed within the next 3 months.

meridianEMR has had the most advanced Urology templates with automatic CPT coding suggested since its release in 2003.

Dr. Ray Painter and Mark Painter have been at the forefront of proper Urology coding and billing for over 20 years, and are respected as the national authority in the Urology physician community. They are monthly contributors to Urology Times, a Urology specific publication on current Urology specific issues, including practice management and coding.

Under this agreement, the Painters not only provide meridianEMR with coding assistance at the highest level, but offer meridianEMR clients their assistance on any compliance issues with any insurance carriers or chart audits at a reduced fee. If any meridianEMR generated code is questioned, the Painters will back up this coding choice by working with the client to defend it.

Mark Patient, CEO of PRS Urology SC (PRSUROSC) remarked, “We have had the pleasure of working with meridianEMR since their inception, and have always been impressed with the unparalleled Urology content that meridianEMR provides. We have many very happy Urology clients using meridianEMR, which makes it easy to recommend them for practices when we are asked.”

“meridianEMR continues to be the Gold Standard for Urologists, while the Painters continue to be the same for Urology coding and billing. The combination of our companies provides our clients and the Urology community with the most advanced EMR and coding system available,” noted Larry Drappi, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

meridianEMR has always recommended the Painters for any coding assistance, compliance audits, and many other services they provide at the highest level in the industry.

The Painters can be reached at either of their two web sites:
www.prsnetwork.com
www.prsurosc.com

Source: meridianEMR