Surescripts, the country's largest health information exchange network, has identified 10 hospitals and health systems that demonstrate best practices in e-prescribing.
"Surescripts is proud that our collaborative efforts with software technology providers and health systems are producing continuous quality improvements in e-prescribing using industry proven best practices," said Ajit Dhavle, PharmD, MBA, director of quality management at Surescripts, in a news release. "Continuous quality improvement in e-prescribing benefits all stakeholders by improving patient safety, lowering costs and increasing productivity."
The 10 provider recipients of the White Coat of Quality Award are:
- Baptist Health (Little Rock, Ark.)
- Elliot Health System (Manchester, N.H.)
- Indian Health Service
- Lee Memorial Health System (Fort Myers, Fla.)
- Mercy (Oklahoma City)
- Mercy (Springfield, Mo.)
- Mercy (St. Louis)
- University Health System (San Antonio)
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.)
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