Horizon BCBSNJ Sponsors Hospitals adoption of E-Medication Technology

This is a wonderful application of existing technology that will yield immediate benefits. Concurrent with this press release was news of the SureScripts-RxHub merger. As we await the "construction" of RHIOs, the Horizon sponsorship and hopefully others like it will permit patients to reap the benefits of what is readily available. SV

Horizon BCBSNJ First Insurer in the Nation to Provide Financial Support to Select Network Hospitals for the Adoption of E- Medication History Technology

The program will be administered through RcopiaAC MedHx by DrFirst which connects to the largest and most comprehensive medication history data sources available in the market. RcopiaAC collects, displays, and documents patient medication history information at the time of admission and connects directly to hospitals taking part in the program. When a patient is admitted into the hospital, RcopiaAC will send an electronic medical history request to multiple sources including RxHub, Surescripts, DrFirst’s nationwide network of Rcopia e-prescribing users, and DrFirst’s EMR Open Borders partners. When medication history information is found, it will be submitted back to the hospital. The system will be completely automated and the information will be relayed in real time.

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