Just because EHR drug information is expensive doesn't mean it provides what you need

I visited a tag sale this weekend and saw a lamp that intrigued me. Though it was an expensive brand, it was neither a beautiful lamp nor a particulalry useful lamp based on its shape. I couldn't stop thinking about this lamp but, in the end, I decided that it was more expensive than I was willing to pay and I'd come back on the next day to see if it was still there, knowing that tag sales typically mark down their items on the last day.

I visited the sale again on Sunday and imagine my surprise when I saw that the lamp had been marked up and was more expensive than when I had initially seen it! The sales staff were honest with me and told me that there had been so much interest in the lamp and so many people who said they were going to come back on Sunday, that they decided they'd raise the price.

As I said, this was neither an aesthetically pleasing lamp, nor was it particulalry useful, based on its awkward size and shape. Yet here they were, charging a premium for something that, from a utlititarian standpoint, did not warrant it; simply because they could.

Is your drug information provider charging a premium for sub-par (or at best, adequate) information? Does what you're getting really warrant what you're paying? Just because you're paying a premium for drug information for your EHR doesn't mean you're getting all that you need.

Lexicomp is not only a reasonably priced drug information provider, but can help by providing a medication list that includes both generic, brand name, and over-the-counter drugs. By providing drug interaction screening including drug-drug/drug-food/drug-herbal, dose range checking, and duplicate therapy screening, Lexicomp can help you as an EHR vendor, ensure your clients meet a number of Meaningful Use requirements.

Additionally, the Lexi-Data product is mapped to RXNORM and contains patient education information in up to 19 languages, which is another check box on the Meaningful Use requirements list.

So if you're looking for a drug information provider that can supply premium level content for a reasonable price, check out Lexicomp. You won't be disappointed!