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Since 2000, healthcare IT pioneer DrFirst has empowered providers and patients to achieve better health through intelligent medication management. We improve healthcare efficiency and effectiveness by enhancing e-prescribing workflows, improving medication history, optimizing clinical data usability, and helping patients start and stay on therapy. In the last few years, DrFirst has won over 25 awards for excellence and innovation, including winning Gold in the prestigious Edison Awards in 2023, recognizing our game-changing use of AI to streamline time-consuming healthcare workflows and prevent medication errors. Our solutions are used by more than 350,000 prescribers, 71,000 pharmacies, 270 EHRs and health information systems, and over 2,000 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. To learn more, visit DrFirst.com and follow @DrFirst.

Blog Post by DrFirst

March 18, 20267 min read

The Prescription Got to the Pharmacy. So Why Can’t It Be Filled?

Prescription abandonment is often blamed on the price tag. But millions of scripts never ...
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March 17, 20263 min read

No More Prescription Ping-Pong: Optimizing Medication Management at HIMSS26

HIMSS26 wrapped up last week, with over 25,000 healthcare professionals converging in Las ...
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February 26, 20261 min read

The Mechanics of Medication Management: Conversations at ViVE

Against the backdrop of ViVE 2026 in Los Angeles, the DrFirst team talked to healthcare ...
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February 13, 20264 min read

‘What Do We Want? Transparency and Affordability! When Do We Want It? Now!’

Industry leaders sound the alarm-that opaque pricing, fragmented data, and outdated ...
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February 10, 20263 min read

Timing Matters: Why Prescription Engagement Shouldn’t Begin and End at ‘Your Rx Is Ready’

A message from the pharmacy saying “your prescription is ready” communicates one thing, ...
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January 27, 20263 min read

DrFirst Mourns the Loss of Thomas E. Sullivan, M.D.

Dedicated Cardiologist and Health Tech Visionary It is with profound sadness that we mark ...
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January 2, 20263 min read

Visibility Ahead: How 2026 Will Defog the Prior Authorization Process

The thick fog of prior authorization—where prescriptions get lost in administrative ...
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November 14, 20253 min read

Solving the Adherence Equation: Better Access Plus Personalized Engagement Keeps Patients on Diabetes Medications

Successful management of a chronic disease often comes down to a crucial factor: patients ...
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October 30, 20252 min read

Ready for Liftoff? HTI-4 as a Catalyst for Medication Management Innovation

At first glance, the recently finalized Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability ...
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