PatientNOW Provides E-Prescribing and E-Refills Services to Medical Practices

May 8, 2009 – PatientNOW is a leading electronic medical records (EMR) and medical practice management software manufacturer that allows doctors to better manage their patient’s information while saving time and improving services. PatientNOW announces an agreement with Surescripts® to provide e-prescribing and e-refills using SureScripts® for PatientNOW medical practices.

By eliminating paper, phone and fax from prescribing, electronic prescribing with PatientNOW Medical Records Suite%trade; 5.0 makes getting patients the medications they need a safer and more efficient process. E-prescribing replaces old, error-prone approaches to prescribing – e.g. handwritten prescriptions, computer-printed prescriptions and, perhaps most mystifying of all, computer-faxed prescriptions. E-Prescribing reduces the risk of medication errors associated with poor handwriting, illegible faxes, similar sounding/named drugs and manual data entry.

E-Refills save physicians time and money by dramatically reducing the number of phone calls and faxes typically associated with the refill authorization process. Because PatientNOW is connected to the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange™, operated by SureScripts®, pharmacies can send refill authorization requests directly and securely to your PatientNOW as an alternative to time consuming phone calls and faxes. Physicians or authorized staff can then return approvals or denials with a few mouse clicks at their convenience, in seconds, leaving more opportunity for patient care or other reimbursable activity. Refill information is then automatically added to the patient’s electronic prescription record.

For additional information on PatientNOW and the new e-prescribing service or to see a demonstration, contact Race Proffitt or or Medical Records Suite™ and Medical Spa™ Suite.