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March 03, 2006

Henry Ford Health System Expands e-Prescribing Program with DrFirst After Successful Pilot: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Henry Ford Health System Expands e-Prescribing Program with DrFirst After Successful Pilot: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance. Henry Ford Health System Expands e-Prescribing Program with DrFirst After Successful PilotFriday March 3, 8:30 am ET ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2006--Henry... [continued]

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Henry Ford Medical Group counts e-prescription savings - Computer Business Review

Henry Ford Medical Group counts e-prescription savings - Computer Business Review. 3rd March 2006 By Staff Writer Henry Ford Medical Group and Health Alliance Plan have announced that one year after launching a pilot program utilizing the DrFirst Rcopia... [continued]

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February 28, 2006

Highmark eHealth Collaborative Selects DrFirst Rcopia for Participation in $26.5 Million Initiative; Highmark eHealth Collaborative Uses Grants to Target ePrescribing in Pennsylvania

Highmark eHealth Collaborative Selects DrFirst Rcopia for Participation in $26.5 Million Initiative; Highmark eHealth Collaborative Uses Grants to Target ePrescribing in Pennsylvania. Highmark eHealth Collaborative Selects DrFirst Rcopia for Participation in $26.5 Million Initiative; Highmark eHealth Collaborative Uses Grants... [continued]

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February 14, 2006

EDI in the Medical Field

EDI in the Medical Field. EDI in the Medical Field Written by Scott Koegler    Monday, 13 February 2006 At the beginning of 2006 the practice of ePrescribing passed a milestone by transacting more than three million prescriptions through the... [continued]

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February 13, 2006

For E-Prescribing, Medicare Starts with Pilot Programs

For E-Prescribing, Medicare Starts with Pilot Programs. For E-Prescribing, Medicare Starts with Pilot Programs January 19, 2006 By  M.L. Baker As Medicare struggles to work out snafus behind its new drug coverage, government and business leaders are working to... [continued]

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February 01, 2006

More Than Three Million Electronic Prescriptions Transmitted Through the eRx Collaborative

More Than Three Million Electronic Prescriptions Transmitted Through the eRx Collaborative: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance. More Than Three Million Electronic Prescriptions Transmitted Through the eRx CollaborativeWednesday February 1, 1:22 pm ET 4,000 Potential Safety Alerts Issued Every Month... [continued]

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January 30, 2006

E-Prescribing Vendors Shrug Off BlackBerry Patent Dispute

E-Prescribing Vendors Shrug Off BlackBerry Patent Dispute. E-Prescribing Vendors Shrug Off BlackBerry Patent Dispute By M.L. Baker, Ziff Davis Internet January 30, 2006   A patent dispute that threatens to cut off some mobile executives' e-mails won't affect physicians who... [continued]

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November 11, 2005

Company Profile for DrFirst

Company Profile for DrFirst Company Profile for DrFirst --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Founded in 2000, DrFirst's flagship product, Rcopia, is the nation's leading full-featured stand-alone electronic prescription management system. DrFirst understands that healthcare is an interconnected environment between physician practices, IPAs, hospitals, health... [continued]

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November 08, 2005

Oakwood Healthcare System Launches E-Prescribing Initiative with DrFirst

dBusinessNews :: Daily Business News Delivered to Your Desktop Oakwood Healthcare System Launches E-Prescribing Initiative with DrFirst DETROIT -- Oakwood Healthcare System, one of Michigan's largest health care systems, has chosen DrFirst to launch an e-prescribing initiative. By the end... [continued]

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November 03, 2005

Frost & Sullivan honors DrFirst, Inc.(R) with the 2005 Healthcare Information Technology of the Year Award: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Frost & Sullivan honors DrFirst, Inc.(R) with the 2005 Healthcare Information Technology of the Year Award: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance Frost & Sullivan honors DrFirst, Inc.(R) with the 2005 Healthcare Information Technology of the Year AwardThursday November 3, 8:31... [continued]

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October 25, 2005

Device ensures accurate prescriptions

delawareonline ¦ The News Journal ¦ Device ensures accurate prescriptions Device ensures accurate prescriptions Electronic assistant eliminates need to decipher doctors' handwriting By IN-SUNG YOOThe News Journal 10/25/2005 We've all heard the jokes about doctors and their messy penmanship. But... [continued]

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July 07, 2005

New White Paper Shows the Hidden Complexities of Electronic Prescribing; DrFirst Describes How eRx Has Transitioned from a Software Application to a 24x7 Network Operation

New White Paper Shows the Hidden Complexities of Electronic Prescribing; DrFirst Describes How eRx Has Transitioned from a Software Application to a 24x7 Network Operation ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2005--What does the future of electronic prescribing look like? Electronic prescribing... [continued]

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New White Paper Shows the Hidden Complexities of Electronic Prescribing; DrFirst Describes How eRx Has Transitioned from a Software Application to a 24x7 Network Operation

New White Paper Shows the Hidden Complexities of Electronic Prescribing; DrFirst Describes How eRx Has Transitioned from a Software Application to a 24x7 Network Operation ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2005--What does the future of electronic prescribing look like? Electronic prescribing... [continued]

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June 07, 2005

DrFirst Rcopia Selected for Phase II of ''Partners in Technology to Improve Patient Safety'' Program

DrFirst Rcopia Selected for Phase II of ''Partners in Technology to Improve Patient Safety'' Program June 07, 2005 08:30 AM US Eastern Timezone ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2005--DrFirst's award-winning Rcopia electronic prescription management solution has been selected after extensive evaluation of... [continued]

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May 17, 2005

Health IT Winners Are Familiar Names

Health IT Winners Are Familiar Names May 17, 2005By  M.L. Baker SALT LAKE CITY—The nonprofit Medical Records Institute announced the winners of its sixth annual awards in several health IT categories at its annual TEPR (Toward an Electronic Patient Record)... [continued]

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PatientKeeper Wins First Place in the TEPR 2005 Award for Mobile Applications for Use in Healthcare

PatientKeeper Wins First Place in the TEPR 2005 Award for Mobile Applications for Use in Healthcare Breadth of Functionality, Simplicity and Flexibility of Design, and Interoperability and Integrat... [continued]

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March 23, 2005

DrFirst Exclusively Hosts Fallon Community Health Plan Formulary in Massachusetts

DrFirst Exclusively Hosts Fallon Community Health Plan Formulary in Massachusetts March 15, 2005 07:50 AM US Eastern Timezone DrFirst Exclusively Hosts Fallon Community Health Plan Formulary in Massachusetts ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2005--DrFirst announced today that it is exclusively hosting... [continued]

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March 18, 2005

DrFirst Exclusively Hosts Fallon Community Health Plan Formulary in Massachusetts

DrFirst Exclusively Hosts Fallon Community Health Plan Formulary in Massachusetts March 15, 2005 07:50 AM US Eastern Timezone DrFirst Exclusively Hosts Fallon Community Health Plan Formulary in Massachusetts ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2005--DrFirst announced today that it is exclusively hosting... [continued]

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February 11, 2005

Firms Want e-Scripts, but

Firms Want e-Scripts, but Docs Pay(February 09, 2005) Detroit’s three automakers have joined forces with insurers and vendors to encourage physicians to use electronic prescribing technology. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and DaimlerChrysler Corp. will share lessons learned... [continued]

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Henry Ford Health System Selects DrFirst Rcopia E-Prescribing Solution

ProJo.com New England Headlines Powered by Business Wire Henry Ford Health System Selects DrFirst Rcopia E-Prescribing Solution ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2005--DrFirst, the award-winning provider of electronic prescribing software, announced today that Henry Ford Health System has chosen Rcopia ePrescribing... [continued]

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February 10, 2005

Henry Ford Health System Selects DrFirst Rcopia E-Prescribing Solution

Wednesday February 9, 10:17 am ET ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2005--DrFirst, the award-winning provider of electronic prescribing software, announced today that Henry Ford Health System has chosen Rcopia ePrescribing to improve patient safety and reduce prescription-related costs. Henry Ford... [continued]

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February 09, 2005

PatientKeeper Reports Impressive 51 Percent Growth in 2004

PatientKeeper Reports Impressive 51 Percent Growth in 2004 PatientKeeper Reports Impressive 51 Percent Growth in 2004Tuesday February 8, 1:05 pm ET Diverse Client Base, Proven ROI, New Partnerships, and an Open Extensible Platform Establish PatientKeeper as the Standard for Mobile... [continued]

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February 04, 2005

E-Script Pilot Releases Findings

E-Script Pilot Releases Findings(February 01, 2005) More than 400 of 125,000 electronic prescriptions written during a year-long pilot study generated serious drug interaction or allergy warnings that prescribers acted upon, according to study sponsors. About 100 physicians in the... [continued]

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January 28, 2005

DrFirst, Inc. Joins eRx Collaborative; Collaboration with DrFirst, Inc. Anticipated to Expand Electronic Prescribing Adoption among Prescribers

DrFirst, Inc. Joins eRx Collaborative; Collaboration with DrFirst, Inc. Anticipated to Expand Electronic Prescribing Adoption among PrescribersROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2005--DrFirst announced today that it is joining the eRx Collaborative, a joint effort between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts... [continued]

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January 10, 2005

Take one, and stop scribbling on pads of paper

Take one, and stop scribbling on pads of paperDoctors are finally adopting e-prescriptionsBy Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff | January 10, 2005After a shaky start, Massachusetts doctors are beginning to embrace a new way of getting medications to their patients: e-prescribing.Hospitals... [continued]

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October 30, 2004

Health-IT World: Mass. Medical Society Teams with DrFirst on E-Prescribing

Health-IT World: Mass. Medical Society Teams with DrFirst on E-Prescribing10-30-04Mass. Medical Society Teams with DrFirst on E-Prescribing by Jeff Berman, Health-IT World The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) has rolled out electronic prescribing technology to Massachusetts physicians in a partnership with... [continued]

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October 01, 2004

VantageMed(R) and DrFirst Announce Distribution Partnership

VantageMed(R) and DrFirst Announce Distribution PartnershipFriday October 1, 2:48 pm ET RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VantageMed Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: VMDC.OB - News) and DrFirst, Inc., announced today a distribution agreement under which VantageMed will integrate DrFirst's... [continued]

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September 27, 2004

E-Prescribing Market Overview - Knowledge, Sources, Medical, Reports

E-Prescribing Market Overview - Knowledge, Sources, Medical, ReportsReport Description and Table of ContentsE-Prescribing Market OverviewPublication Date: 27-SEP-04Pages: 184Format: PDFSample Health Care Market OverviewDescription Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) refers to the use of computing devices to enter, modify, review, and output or... [continued]

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June 05, 2004

DrFirst inks deal with Prince George's hospital

DrFirst inks deal with Prince George's hospital - 2002-06-05 - Washington Business JournalLATEST NEWSJune 5, 2002DrFirst inks deal with Prince George's hospitalJeanine HerbstContributing WriterMessy handwriting doesn't matter anymore for some area doctors. Doctors at Prince George's Hospital Center are going... [continued]

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May 19, 2004

Sprint and DrFirst to Offer Healthcare Providers Wireless ePrescription Solution

DrFirstSprint and DrFirst to Offer Healthcare Providers Wireless ePrescription SolutionRcopia application provides mobile e-prescribing to increase operational efficiencies, improve patient safetyOVERLAND PARK, KS & ROCKVILLE, MD. – May 19, 2004 – Sprint (NYSE:FON) and DrFirst, a provider of unique software... [continued]

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October 28, 2003

DRFIRST RECEIVES SURESCRIPTS CERTIFICATION TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AND PHARMACISTS

SureScripts -- Press ReleasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2003DRFIRST RECEIVES SURESCRIPTS CERTIFICATION TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AND PHARMACISTS Electronic Prescribing Continues Rapid Expansion as DrFirst Becomes a SureScripts Certified Solutions Provider™ ALEXANDRIA, Va. and ROCKVILLE, Md. - (October... [continued]

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