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In 2007 PrimeMail processed nearly 3.6 million prescriptions. By enablingelectronic access to mail order operations, the value and benefits associatedwith paperless prescribing will be available to millions more patients.Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) increases patient safety by eliminatingillegible prescriptions and allowing for real-time safety checks. It alsoreduces the cost of health care delivery by providing prescribers with secureaccess to real-time patient eligibility, formulary and medication historyinformation at the point of care and allows them to electronically transmitthe prescription to the patient's choice of mail order or retail pharmacy.
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"Our partnership with SureScripts-RxHub is part of a broader set ofprograms to transform health care by providing timely information tophysicians which ultimately benefits their patients," said Keith McFalls, VicePresident of Mail Operations at Prime. "E-prescribing is a gateway toincreased physician use of health information technology. E-prescribing canimprove patient safety and even save lives by helping to eliminate harmfuldrug events."
With secure access to patient information more readily available, theprocess of prescribing medications is measurably improved by:
"SureScripts-RxHub is very excited to welcome Prime Therapeutics' mailorder service to our network," stated Tom Groom, Senior Vice President forSureScripts-RxHub. "The continued support for electronic prescribing frompayer organizations will only help drive the adoption and utilization by theprescriber communities across the nation."
About Prime Therapeutics
Prime Therapeutics is a pharmacy benefit management company dedicated toproviding innovative, clinically-based, cost effective pharmacy solutions forclients and members. Providing pharmacy benefit services nationwide toapproximately 14.6 million covered lives, its client base includes Blue Crossand Blue Shield Plans, employer and union groups, and thirdpartyadministrators. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, Prime Therapeutics iscollectively owned by ten Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, subsidiaries oraffiliates of those plans. Learn more at http://www.primetherapeutics.com.-- providing prescribers with added knowledge of their patients; -- enabling a more informed choice of therapy; -- ensuring that the medicine intended by the prescriber is actually and accurately communicated to the pharmacy; -- allowing patients to weigh important economic considerations within a range of appropriate clinical options before a prescription is written; and -- adds convenience to the overall process.
SOURCE Prime Therapeutics
