NaviMedix Offers Free Allscripts Electronic Prescribing to 190,000 U.S. Physicians
Company Joins National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative
CHICAGO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (June 05, 2007) –
Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, and NaviMedix, Inc., the leader and innovator in automating provider communications with health plans, care management companies and other industry participants, announced an agreement to provide the eRx NOW(SM) ePrescribing solution from Allscripts to NaviMedix’s nationwide network of more than 190,000 physician customers. eRx NOW will be offered at no cost to users of NaviNet(R), NaviMedix’s free web-based provider communications solution.
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As part of the agreement, NaviMedix also will become an executive sponsor of the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Coalition(SM) (NEPSI(SM)) — a $100 million campaign to offer free electronic prescribing technology to every physician in America. NaviMedix joins existing NEPSI co-leaders Allscripts and Dell; technology sponsors Cisco, Fujitsu, Microsoft, and Sprint; healthcare sponsors Aetna, Horizon BCBS of New Jersey, WellPoint; information sponsor Wolters Kluwer Health; connectivity sponsor SureScripts; and search sponsor Google. The companies also announced plans to collaborate on additional services and integration that will enhance the value and efficiency of each company’s solutions.
“NaviMedix is very excited to be joining the NEPSI coalition and supporting increased adoption of electronic prescribing. We have the ability to accelerate adoption by giving healthcare providers across the country an easy and convenient way to access eRx NOW via our network of electronically linked physician offices and hospitals,” said Tim Hargarten, President and Chief Executive Officer of NaviMedix. “Providing a comprehensive ePrescribing platform for free to NaviNet users will greatly expand the value of our solutions to our 190,000 providers as well as our customers and partners who sponsor NaviNet.”
The NEPSI coalition was launched in January 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 a July 2006 study by the federally-funded Institute of Medicine (IOM). The IOM report called on all of the nation’s physicians to adopt electronic prescribing by 2010, yet acknowledged that many have been reluctant to use the technology because of a perception that it costs too much and requires too much time to learn and install. NEPSI addresses those barriers by providing physicians simple, safe and secure electronic prescribing at no cost.
The free NEPSI solution, eRx NOW, is web-based software powered by the same engine used today by more than 20,000 physicians to write millions of electronic prescriptions each year. Designed to appeal to physicians in solo practice or small groups, eRx NOW is available free to any healthcare provider with legal authority to prescribe medications, and requires no download, no new hardware, and minimal training. The product can quickly generate secure electronic prescriptions and deliver them computer-to-computer or via electronic fax to nearly 70,000 retail pharmacies — more than 95 percent of all U.S. pharmacies — via SureScripts. All prescriptions are instantly checked for potentially harmful interactions with a patient’s other medications using a real-time complete medication database provided by Wolters Kluwer Health, as well as real-time notification of insurance formulary status from leading payers, plans and pharmacy benefit managers. Clinicians also can use eRx NOW to search and find targeted health-related information for themselves or patients using the NEPSI Custom Search Engine from Google.
“We are excited to welcome NaviMedix to the NEPSI coalition and to provide eRx NOW to their network of physicians across the country,” said Glen Tullman, Co-Chair of NEPSI and Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. “Our partnership is another strong step towards fulfilling the NEPSI goal of enabling every physician in America to prescribe electronically for maximum patient safety.”
Dr. James Coffin, General Manager of Healthcare and Life Sciences for Dell — the national sponsor of NEPSI — commented, “Electronic prescribing and other enabling technologies, such as electronic health records, hold great promise as a means to help upgrade our nation’s healthcare system and improve patient care. Dell works with partners, such as Allscripts and NaviMedix, to deliver solutions to help improve the quality, efficiency and productivity of healthcare.”
Interested providers can visit the NEPSI web site, http://www.nationaleRx.com, to register for the program, or NaviMedix’s electronic prescribing web site, http://www.aboutnavinet.com/erx, to register for the program and to request free access to NaviNet.
About NaviMedix
NaviMedix is the leader and innovator in automating provider communications with health plans, care management companies and other industry participants, enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, improving relationships and optimizing care. NaviMedix offers automated information exchange, technology and services that deliver integrated business and clinical information from multiple health plans and partners directly into the provider office. Today, more than 190,000 physicians and 1500 hospitals across the country use NaviMedix’s NaviNet(R) solutions and services to collaborate with the nation’s leading health plans and healthcare service organizations. For more information, visit http://www.navimedix.com or http://www.aboutnavinet.com, or call 617-715-6000 or 800-805-7569.
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company’s business units provide unique solutions that inform, connect and transform healthcare. Allscripts award-winning software applications include Electronic Health Records, practice management, e-prescribing, document imaging, emergency department, and care management solutions, all offered through the Company’s Clinical Solutions units. Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians Interactive(TM) unit, and medication fulfillment services through its Medication Services unit. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the Web at 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 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
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+1-312-506-1216, todd.stein@allscripts.com, both of Allscripts; or Alicia Allen,
Marketing Manager of NaviMedix, Inc., +1-617-715-6488, aallen@navimedix.com
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