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McKesson Specialty Care Solutions Launches CMS-Qualified RelayHealth E-Prescribing Tool with Lynx Technology PlatformMarch 17, 2009 |
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Powered by eScript, the solution also incorporates Lynx TotalView™ to give practices the reporting tools necessary to track their progress towards achieving the incentives available under the Medicare e-Rx program. South San Francisco, CA – March 17, 2009 – McKesson Specialty Care Solutions, a division of McKesson Corp., today introduced a fully integrated e-prescribing solution that enables oncology and other specialty physicians to participate in the Medicare E-Prescribing (E-Rx) Incentive Program. Leveraging RelayHealth’s eScript™, physicians will now be able to electronically file medication renewals and refills on behalf of patients directly from Lynx Mobile™, McKesson’s charge capture and inventory management technology. Powered by eScript, the solution also incorporates Lynx TotalView™ to give practices the reporting tools necessary to track their progress towards achieving the incentives available under the Medicare e-Rx program. This integrated solution fits within existing daily work flow, is easy to use and complies with a variety of standards for electronic services. “Our ability to quickly launch eScript with Lynx Mobile is another example of how McKesson’s broad-reaching capabilities across technology and healthcare enable us to support the unique needs of specialty physicians and help improve patient care, safety and satisfaction,” said Pat Blake, president, McKesson Specialty Care Solutions. Meeting all Medicare e-Rx program criteria and certified by SureScripts-RxHub, eScript already sends over 200,000 electronic prescriptions nationwide each month. Provider customers can easily and safely prescribe medicine electronically with eScript’s real-time access to information including patient drug benefits, prescription history, allergies, potential interactions, formularies, generic equivalents and more. “By adding eScript to Lynx Mobile, we are not only enabling physicians to participate in the Medicare e-Rx program, we are helping improve practice efficiency and patient safety,” said Mike Kelly, chief information officer, McKesson Specialty Care Solutions. “Our ability to deliver ePrescribing via Lynx Mobile further demonstrates the economies of scale of our Software as a Service (SaaS) connectivity platform, delivering maximum benefit in today's financial climate.” “With a 94% growth rate this past year in eScript transactions and continuing accelerated growth as the Centers for Medicare Services’ (CMS) program has gone into effect, eScript, a component of our interactive clinical connectivity, is helping make the barely legible doctor's prescription a thing of the past," said Jim Bodenbender, senior vice president and general manager, RelayHealth. "We expect eScript powered by Lynx Mobile to further boost physician adoption. Since thousands of physician customers view eScript as a first migration step to electronic health records, a technology platform that easily enables usage is a strong influencing factor." McKesson Specialty Care Solutions will be hosting two Webinars on the eScript solution for Lynx Mobile on Tuesday, March 17th and Thursday, March 19th. More information for these Webinars is located on McKesson Specialty Care Solutions’ physician customer portal. About McKesson Specialty Care Solutions
PR ContactToni Eberhardt | 480-663-4108 | toni.eberhardt@mckesson.com |
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