PROVIDENCE (BIOWIRE) – LighthouseMD, a provider of revenue-cycle management, practice management and clinical workflow solutions for medical groups, today announced it will underwrite the cost of the ePrescribing for physician practices throughout Rhode Island in 2007.
The ePrescribing underwriting initiative follows Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s allotment of $20 million to create a secure health care information exchange network, linking physician practices to pharmacies. The sharing of electronic health records (EHRs) via this network is intended to enable safer, faster prescription fulfillment for patients. The network was part of a sweeping reform package recently passed by the R.I. General Assembly and signed into law by the governor.
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“In response to Governor Carcieri’s innovative health care reform agenda, LighthouseMD is proud to offer a partial subsidy of our CareTracker solution throughout 2007,” said Stephen Tortolani, the company’s president. “We are committed to improving the safety and overall quality of care for Rhode Island patients by supporting the health information exchange network.”
LighthouseMD’s CareTracker integrated practice-management and EMR system utilizes a Web-based architecture to keep track of billing, collections, practice management and clinical workflow. A key component of the CareTracker system, ePrescribing, allows physician practices to receive prescription-renewal requests and transmit new prescription and refill authorizations directly to a pharmacist’s computer.
LighthouseMD, based in Providence, provides comprehensive revenue-cycle management, practice management and clinical workflow solutions to physician practices in 15 states. Founded in 1993, the company now has more than 200 employees serving some 1,200 providers at more than 400 physician practices. For more information on the company and its services, call (800) 894-0733 or visit www.lighthousemd.com.
