About the National Progress Report Year 2011

The National Progress Report provides a unique view of the growth in adoption and use of e-prescribing experienced in 2011. The progress made provides an opportunity to expand health information sharing across the care continuum, lower costs and improve quality for physicians, pharmacies, patients and other health care stakeholders. For the 2011 report, we also present two analyses by Surescripts that demonstrate how e-prescribing 1) improves first fill medication adherence by 10 percent with savings estimated up to 240 billion dollars; and, 2) helped an estimated 54 to 60 percent of physicians who started e-prescribing in 2008 meet the stage 1 meaningful use e-prescribing measure.

Surescripts invites you to attend our online briefing on the National Progress Report Year 2011. Attendees of this event will have the first opportunity to download the full version of the National Progress Report Year 2011. Click here to register now.

In addition to providing the latest e-prescribing growth statistics, this virtual event will feature a live panel discussion on meaningful use and the impact of e-prescribing on first fill medication adherence. Panelists include:

E-Prescribing Impact on Medication Adherence

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Prescription Benefit Use

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Medication History Use

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Prescription Routing Use

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E-Prescribing Adoption by Specialty

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E-Prescribing by Practice Size

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Pharmacy and Payer Adoption

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Brian Ahier

Brian Ahier

Blogger at O'Reilly Media
President at Gorge Health Connect, Inc.
Health IT Evangelist at Mid-Columbia Medical Center

Brian Ahier is a City Councilor in The Dalles, Oregon. He works as Health IT Evangelist for Information Systems at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. He also serves on the board of Mid-Columbia Council of Government and Q-Life. He is passionate about healthcare reform, government 2.0 and health IT. He writes regularly at his blog and updates frequently on Twitter.

Patricia L. Hale MD, PhD FACP

Patricia L. Hale MD, PhD FACP

Associate Medical Director for Informatics at Albany Medical Center
Volunteer at Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)

Patricia L. Hale MD, PhD FACP is currently Associate Medical Director of Informatics at Albany Medical Center where she is helping to lead a number of projects centered on the implementation of comprehensive electronic health record systems and data exchange including emphasis on medication reconciliation, clinical guidance and decision support.

Michael Fischer, MD, MS

Michael Fischer, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham & Women's Hospital

Michael Fischer, MD, MS, an internist and clinical epidemiologist, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Physician, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His research interests include prescription drug reimbursement policy, electronic prescribing, and medication adherence. Dr. Fischer is also the director of the National Resource Center for Academic Detailing (www.NaRCAD.org).

Ken Majkowski, Pharm D (Panel Moderator

Ken Majkowski, Pharm D (Panel Moderator)

Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, Surescripts

Ken Majkowski is the Vice President, Strategy and Innovation at Surescripts. Mr. Majkowski has over 30 years of healthcare experience. Mr. Majkowski received his Bachelors in Pharmacy from Purdue University and his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota. He has experience in E-Health, Managed Care, Transplant Services, Pharmacy Mail Services, Medical Devices and Drug Delivery Systems, Home Infusion Therapy and Hospital and Retail Pharmacy.

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In 2010, 91% of the nation's community pharmacies accepted e-prescriptions.
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