EMR developers searching for drug and disease information providers that are easy to work with

What do these words have in common? "Pediatric dosing information; Medicine lists; Medicine brand names; Drug-drug interaction; Drug-allergy interactions; Drug interaction database; ePrescribing; Patient education."

There are many EMR products under development, many targeting smaller hospitals and ambulatory facilities. There are also a number of other EMR and Practice Management products that are going through major product re-design. Many of these development groups need to confront the decision about what drug information supplier to use. As the title of this posting says "EMR developers are now searching for drug and disease information providers that are easy to work with" (Note: most are not). This might not sound like a tall order, but as it turns out, it is much more difficult than they think. It's about the data as much as it about the quality of the relationship as well as the flexibility and helpfulness of the vendor.

How much will they help in setting up the API's? Do they have a specific pediatric dose range checking product? Do they have patient education leaflets? Are they available in foreign languages?

One drug data provider stands out above else....Lexicomp. If your serious, check them out.