What are the minimum requirements for getting started?
Office configurations will vary depending on the e-prescribing
system chosen. However, regardless of the e-prescribing system,
practices must have a good Internet connection (preferably high
speed), as well as desktop, laptop or tablet computers, or
hand-held PDAs, or a combination. If PDAs or tablets will be the
primary technology used by prescribers, setting up a wireless
network is recommended.
In choosing an electronic prescribing application (either
stand-alone or EMR-based, your system must be certified to connect
to the Surescripts network. A list of certified solutions can be
found here
or requested by calling Surescripts at 1-866-RxReady
(866-797-3239).
Surescripts does not sell or develop electronic prescribing
systems or applications, but instead acts as a neutral resource
that certifies existing technologies to connect to its national
electronic prescribing network. This way, physicians have an open
choice of technology and can select the one that is right for their
practices.
