Meaningful Use and the EHR

The number of healthcare professionals utilizing ePrescribing has steadily increased in the past year as federal policy initiatives continue to drive the growth of clinical decision support tools.  At a recent meeting in Washington D.C., Surescripts announced that more than 200,000 office-based clinicians now utilize this means of prescription writing.

Surescripts also revealed that 47 states more than doubled their use of ePrescribing routing, and 29 states more than doubled their use of ePresbribing benefit information.  Additionally, the company published a ranking of the top 10 states adopting ePrescribing and these are listed below in order.

1. Massachusettes
2. Michigan
3. Rhode Island
4. Delaware
5. North Carolina
6. Connecticut
7. Pennsylvania
8. Hawaii
9. Indiana
10. Florida

Are you in EHR vendor looking to enter the market?  Choosing a state with a high adoption of ePrescribing usage would be a good place to target your launch.  In addition to geography, you should also consider the drug databases that power your ePrescribing module.  Lexicomp offers the best medication databases designed to alert prescribers of duplicate therapy considerations, dosage range checking and drug interactions.  Contact Lexicomp today to learn more about how to enhance your clinical decision support system with Lexi-Data.