Surescripts Explained

Surescripts is an American information technology company based in Arlington, Virginia that supports e-prescription, the electronic transmission of prescriptions between health care organizations and pharmacies, as well as general health information exchange (HIE) of medical records.[1]

History

Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Surescripts took part in a pilot program with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to employ the SCRIPT standard. In 2008, Surescripts merged with RxHub which was formed by a consortium of pharmacy benefit management companies comprising CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions.[2] According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in 2014 96% of U.S. community pharmacies and 70% of U.S. physicians used Surescripts' e-prescription network.[3]

In June 2022, Surescripts announced Frank Harvey as its new CEO.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Harrison. J.D.. Arlington’s Surescripts looks to share health information over ‘the last mile’. 2015-09-05. Washington Post. 2013-08-18.
  2. Clancy, Heather (2015-03-05). "Why drug stores are high on electronic prescriptions". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  3. News: Gabriel. Meghan Hufstader. Swain. Matthew. E-Prescribing Trends in the United States. 2015-09-05. ONC Data Brief. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. July 2014.
  4. Web site: E-prescribing network Surescripts appoints new CEO . 2022-06-08 . Healthcare Dive . en-US.