Drug Data for Clinical Decision Support

EMR Companies Searching for Reliable Drug Interaction Databases to facilitate certification

Thursday, September 16, 2010 by David Wilkof
 Many EMR companies are scrambling last minute to get their product certified.  Are you one of them?   Often, part of the final requirements is to make sure that you have solid drug data to support drug-drug and drug-allergy interactions.   There are only a few drug  data providers out there that fit this bill.   You should be looking at Lexi-Comp or Multum if you want to get it done right and for the right price.  Remember, it’s not just about the data, but it’s also about whom you work with and who best can lead you through the process, providing the level of customer service you need and deserve to get to market quickly.  If you include an ePrescribing module,  the necessity of this drug information and who you partner with takes on even greater importance as you go through certification with such bodies as SureScript of CCHIT.

How familiar are you with the requirements for Meaningful Use?  How familiar are you with the certification process that flows from the new government mandates?  In the current situation, familiarity doesn't even bring clarity --  especially in areas that are not in your bailiwick.  Going it alone might not be the wise approach.
 
Lexi-Data offers medication decision support that helps meet the needs of clinical decision support.  It provides the drug data needed to build drug information, drug interaction checking, drug disease alerts, duplicate therapy alerts and dose range checking into EMRs.  With our industry leading SDK and APIs, our drug data is easily integrated into EHRs to help with certification.  Our SDK and our advanced APIs will help EHRs get to market fast and will save time for implementation teams, allowing them to focus on more involved development needs.  The flexible pricing model will work for smaller companies who are on the early edge of the development curve.  Lexi-Data and its dedicated support team offer the flexibility to grow and enhance your EMR as it develops and matures.

Comments for EMR Companies Searching for Reliable Drug Interaction Databases to facilitate certification

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 by David Wilkof:
One thing to add to my previous post is the major reduction in bottlenecks starting to occur as a result of more and more CCHIT certifying bodies receiving approval. There will still be some confusion about what EMR companies need to do to secure certification approval. But one thing for sure, optimizing output occurs through a competitive marketplace. These new players will make the market much more competitive.

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