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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.

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April 27, 20124 min read

NY Times Featured Article: Chicken Scratches vs. Electronic Prescriptions

As e-mail and texting have become our favored means of written communication, handwriting ...
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April 18, 20122 min read

E-prescribing Improves Safety and Life Quality for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Patients

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are serious threats in nursing home and assisted living ...
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March 27, 2012< 1 min read

Interview & Podcast: HIT Interoberability with Cameron Deemer, President of DrFirst Part 1 of 3

n this interview podcast, Fred Pennic of HIT Consultant speaks with Cameron Deemer, ...
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January 6, 20121 min read

The MIPPA Breakdown

It’s a fact that e-prescribing can save a practice valuable time. And time is money. But ...
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December 20, 20112 min read

Why Correctional Care Facilities Need Online Health Records

Running a prison is not inexpensive. A 2011 Financial Times article reported that states ...
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December 19, 20113 min read

How Electronic Medication History Saves Lives

The shift from paper-based prescribing and medication history methods to an electronic ...
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November 17, 20113 min read

How EPCS Gold TM 2.0 Can Prevent 'Drug Shopping'

The battle against prescription drug addiction is never ending, and one that has been ...
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September 23, 20111 min read

Critical Access Hospitals Get Funding For Health IT to Stimulate Economy

There’s good news this month for critical access hospitals (CAHs). The Obama ...
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August 25, 20111 min read

Is the Stress of Meaningful Use Creating Turnover in Physician Offices?

Is the stress of understanding and meeting Meaningful Use requirements creating greater ...
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