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Availity Engages Prematics to Deploy Electronic Prescribing Solution
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Availity,
L.L.C. and Prematics(TM) today announced an agreement to equip physician
practices with a distinctive electronic prescribing service under Availity's
private label, CarePrescribe(SM). Prematics will deploy its technology and
provide ongoing physician support on behalf of Availity and its joint
ownership group, consisting of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Humana,
and Health Care Service Corporation, which operates the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield plans in Illinois, NewMexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Initial deployment
will include markets in Florida and Texas.
A leading provider of e-health transaction services, Availity optimizes
information between multiple health care stakeholders through a single, secure
exchange on a regional basis. Administrative, clinical, and financial services
are available through its secure online portal -- the Availity(R) Health
Information Network-enabling physicians and providers to remove administrative
inefficiencies, reduce costs, and improve the patient experience.
Availity will add CarePrescribe to its existing suite of services
available on the portal. As a result, participating physicians will have
access to important patient-specific formulary, eligibility, and medication
history at the point of care for all patients, regardless of coverage, as well
as the ability to transmit prescriptions electronically to the patient's
pharmacy of choice. Prematics will also provide eligible physicians with
installation of dedicated wireless handheld devices and high-speed
connectivity as well as training and support. All aspects of CarePrescribe
will be provided at no cost to the physician practice. Both companies are
finalizing details of the geographic deployment schedule.
"We are confident that Prematics has the capability to deliver significant
value for our payer constituents and their providers," said Julie Klapstein,
Availity chief executive officer. "The full-service deployment strategy makes
it easier than ever for physicians to adopt electronic prescribing, and the
continued, proactive support helps ensure usage over the long term. Availity
is committed to making e-prescribing a success, as a critical function to
improve patient care and enhance overall efficiency in our health care
delivery system."
Prematics employs a unique "shared investment" approach to deployment of
electronic prescribing. The company commits its own resources to cover the
cost of market implementation and physician service -- including all
equipment, installation, training, and ongoing support. This approach
eliminates longstanding barriers to adoption by alleviating cost and
administrative technology burdens for physicians and payers alike.
"Prematics is pleased to be selected for this multi-state electronic
prescribing initiative," said Kevin Hutchinson, CEO for Prematics. "Availity
is a company with deep expertise in service-based health care IT that
recognizes the value and importance of providing high-quality physician
support. Availity's decision to engage Prematics' shared investment deployment
on behalf of multiple health plan clients signals our innovative approach has
strong support in the payer community. We applaud Availity and its payer
constituents for acknowledging this strategy's real ability to transform the
delivery of clinical information technology services in this country."
About Availity, L.L.C. -- Patients, Not paperwork.(R)
Availity optimizes the flow of information between health care
professionals, health plans, and other health care stakeholders through a
secure exchange. The Availity Health Information Network encompasses
administrative, financial, and clinical services and supports both real-time
and batch transactions via the web, business to business (B2B) integration,
and electronic data interchange (EDI). Availity is the recipient of several
national and regional awards, including Consumer Directed Health care,
A.S.A.P. Alliance Innovation, eHealth care Leadership, E-Fusion, Emerging
Technologies and Health care Innovations for Excellence (TETHIE), and
AstraZeneca-NMHCC Partnership. For more information, please visit
http://www.availity.com
About Prematics
Prematics is an innovative health care information technology service
provider committed to providing solutions for physicians that improve the
safety, quality and efficiency of health care delivery. The company offers
ScriptTone(SM), the nation's first easy-to-use, fully managed electronic
prescribing service designed for busy practicing physicians. This reliable and
comprehensive service-centered solution is delivered over the company's
proprietary end-to-end network. ScriptTone empowers physicians to make the
most clinically appropriate and cost-effective prescriptions at the point of
care. More information about Prematics can be found at
http://www.prematics.com.
SOURCE Availity, L.L.C.
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