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Will EMR vendors make the most of the Meaningful Use reprieve?
Nothing is final yet, but in all likelihood Meaningful Use Stage 2 won't kick in until 2014. In addition, some of the draft recommendations floating around look a lot like Stage 1 with stricter...
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Are web services the right Meaningful Use solution for specialists and dentists?
Since the beginning of the government's Meaningful Use incentive plan, specialists have been in a strange position. Although they were eventually granted the right to seek exceptions from certain...
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What are you doing about Electronic prescribing (eRx)?
It is estimated that each year some 530,000 adverse drug events take place among Medicare beneficiaries alone because of drugs negatively interacting with other drugs the patient is already taking, or...
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Drug Information for Meaningful Use
Among the Eligible Professionals who are going for federal incentive payments for Meaningful Use, podiatrists rank high among early adopters. iWatch news recently published an article...
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Drug Interaction Checking Critical for EMRs
Medication errors and adverse drug events are serious issues in healthcare. Apprx 770,000 injuries or deaths related occur each year. For this reason and to comply with the certification and...
View ArticleBenefits of a Drug Interaction Databse for EHR Vendors and Patient Portals
Lexicomp is the seller of Lexi-Data, a transactional drug interaction database for EHR vendors, EMR vendors, HIS systems, ePrescribers, PMS systems, consumer websites, patient portals, and more....
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Selecting the right drug interaction database in developing an new EHR
As Matt Bennardo pointed out, when EMR and EHR companies are under development and they are looking to include drug and medicine information, they must given proper consideration to the quality of the...
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EMR's now have a web services option to access drug data
Lexicomp has now released the second phase of a comprehensive web services solution to EMR developers to access drug information. For those EMR and Practice Management systems that do not want to...
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Electronic Prescribing
ePrescribing is offered as a way to prevent medication errors that arise due to difficulties in reading or understanding handwritten prescriptions. ePrescribing could also reduce adverse drug events...
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Are you developing EMRs and practice management systems where speed to market...
Are you developing EMRs and practice management systems where speed to market is critical? One of the modules of such systems is the inclusion of drug information. Since this is neither the...
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Are you going to HIMSS 2012 looking for a drug database provider?
Lexicomp will be attending HIMSS 2012 in Las Vegas. This will be a great opportunity for any EMR, Hospital, or Consumer Health Site to visit booth #5134 and learn about our solutions for implementing...
View ArticleHIMSS 2012--Come see the preferred drug information database
More EMRs are calling Lexi-Data their preferred choice every month, why might you ask?Better quality information with faster updates and fewer mistakesA more clinically relevant focus that their end...
View ArticleClinical Decision Support for Dental Practice Management Systems
As more and more healthcare professionals are adopting EMR technology to meet Meaningful Use requirements, we are receiving more and more interest from dentists about adding clincial decision support...
View ArticleAre you Electronic Prescribing?
Instead of writing out prescriptions on a piece of paper, doctors will perform this function directly into their electronic medical record. The prescription travels from their computer to the...
View ArticleWhy do EHR vendors keep picking drug data sources that clinicians don't use?
EHR and EMR vendors have a handful of different sources to pick from when they are integrating medication reference and interactions data into their products. Clinicians have a similar choice to make...
View ArticleNew EMRs need to get to market fast and still consider integrated drug databases
I have been asked to respost one of my blogs from 2011 Are you developing EMRs and practice management systems where speed to market is critical? One of the modules of such systems is the inclusion...
View ArticleLexi-Data, The Most Preferred Drug Database for EMR Vendors
Are you developing an EMR and trying to get to the market as quickly as possible? Are you planning on going through Meaningful Use certification? If you answered yes to either of these questions (or...
View ArticleLexi-Data: The Drug Data of Choice for EMRs
Over the last few years, Lexicomp has become one of the leaders in providing EMR development companies with drug data to include in their products. We've worked with hundreds of companies to go...
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Lexi-Data: The Drug Data of Choice for EMRs- Redux
Thanks to Marissa for her recent post re: the popular use of Lexi-Data by EMRs. I would like to add that if Lexi-Data doesn't fulfill of all of your ERM needs, then the best alternative would be...
View ArticleAchieving Meaningful Use with Lexicomp Data
When integrated into an EMR, Lexicomp's drug reference content and drug interaction data will help you achieve the clinical decision support component of Meaningful Use. We have worked with hundreds...
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