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52 DRUG TOPICS APRIL 14, 2008 www.drugtopics.com Technology TECHNOLOGY UPDATE Reid Paul Google offers sneak peak of electronic records initiative E lectronic records got another boost recently when OnePAC takes unit dosing to new level Google offered a sneak peak into its Google A new system from Parata (www.parata.com) allows Health electronic records service, which is being pharmacists to offer patients all their medications in piloted by the Cleveland Clinic. Google is working sealed packets that are sorted by day and dosing time. with MinuteClinic as well as Walgreens, Duane Reade, Each OnePAC dose is printed with the patient’s name, Longs, and Wal-Mart pharmacies on the Web-based day, and time of dose, medication names, and other service. The program is expected to be fully rolled out prescribing information. OnePAC uses Parata’s new in the next few months. Google Pacmed technology, which can is using the test with the Cleveprepare up to 50 multi-dose packland Clinic to examine the data ages per minute, and comes in exchange. The system will also instrips of up to a 90-day supply. tegrate the WebChart system from Medical Informatics Engineering. Pushing e-prescriptions According to Google CEO Eric Five physician groups are behind Schmidt, the goal of the service an effort to boost e-prescribing. is to keep patients in control of OnePAC unit-dose packages The groups have launched the their personal medical records. Schmidt also stressed www.getrxconnected.com site, which offers a stepthat unlike many e-records systems, it will be tied to by-step guide to e-prescribing. The site is aimed at a provider, health system, or insurance company. “We the estimated 150,000 physicians who use electronic want to apply the principles of the Internet, but apply medical record and other software to fax prescriptions them with the leaders in the community to get the right to pharmacies. Beginning January 2009, all computeroutcomes,” he said in a speech at a healthcare technol- generated prescriptions covered by the Medicare Part D ogy conference. program must be transmitted electronically and not via fax. (For more, see page 15.) High-speed processing Ivans, www.ivans.com, a Medicare network service company, has introduced Lime, a new high-speed Internet solution that offers to speed up Medicare transaction processing. According to the company, the solution should make processing speed for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services up to 10 times faster than a dial-up modem. Sentri guards IT investment Central Maine Medical Center has turned to Sentri7, www.sentri7.com, from Pharmacy OneSource to access lab results, medication records, and other data across multiple IT systems. “Sentri7 will help Central Maine Medical Center mine the data from our hospital’s information system and organize these data so that we can easily identify those patients in need of our interventions,” said Philip Rioux, director of pharmacy at Central Maine Medical Center. Take Care goes wireless Nurses and physician assistants at Walgreens’ Take Care Health Systems in-store clinics will now have access to Epocrates Online Premium drug and formulary solution, www.epocrates. com. The Web-based formulary provides access to information on more than 3,300 drugs, including dosing, contraindications, drug interaction checker, pill pictures, patient education handouts, and health plan coverage. Take Care Health Systems currently manages 145 clinics in 15 cities. HHS lacks IT strategy Despite progress in a number of areas the Department of Health & Human Services lacks a comprehensive health technology strategy, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office. The report warns that without an overarching strategy, HHS will not meet the president’s stated goal of achieving the widespread adoption of interoperable electronic health records. Previously, GAO has pointed out the lack of an IT strategy at HHS. Epocrates formulary http://www.drugtopics.com http://www.parata.com http://www.getrxconnected.com http://www.ivans.com http://www.sentri7.com http://www.epocrates.com http://www.epocrates.com

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Drug Topics - March 14, 2008 Contents Latebreakers Letters: Students Need Grounding in Chemistry Pharmacy Directors Wary of Heparin Shortages Some E-prescribing Standards are Ready to Go, Others are Not News Briefs Nanotechnology: Big Stakes in a Small World Pay for Performance is Coming to Pharmacy Patient Safety Organizations Still Very Much in Planning Stage Reconciling Medications in Specialty Patients Poses More Challenges Pharmacy Outsourcing Still Much in Use by Hospitals Studied Extensively, New Drug-Eluting Stent Said to be Very Safe Prevention is Key in Treating C. Difficile Infections E-prescribing Grows in Massachusetts, but Other States Lag Behind Active Metabolite Gives New Life to Antidepressant NSAIDS not Recommended for Long-term Use in Osteoarthritis This Time R.Ph.s and States Are Ready for Tamper-Resistant Rx Pads Cardinal Caught Between DEA and Pharmacies over Diversion Control Medicating Kids: Still More Questions than Answers Schnucks Pharmacy: Drug Topics' Chain of the Year Panel Will Ask for a System for R.Ph. Practice Across State Lines FDA Safety Page: How to use Fentora Safely The Shining OTC/HBC Stars of 2007 Take a Look at These OTCs for Eye Health Technology Update: Google Offers a Sneak Peak at its Electronic Records Initiative Recent Advancements in HIV/AIDS Treatment New Products Advertisers Index Classified Viewpoint: Are State Boards of Pharmacy Abusing Their Power?

Drug Topics - April 14, 2008

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