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DrFirst Presents An Intelligent Medication Management Showcase At MEDITECH's 2017 International MUSE Conference
[May 25, 2017]

DrFirst Presents An Intelligent Medication Management Showcase At MEDITECH's 2017 International MUSE Conference


ROCKVILLE, Md., May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DrFirst, the market leader in delivering intelligent medication management solutions that improve patient safety, announced its sponsorship of MEDITECH's 2017 International MUSE Conference supported by a series of showcase events.  DrFirst executives will present at a total of seven educational sessions and product showcases during the weeklong conference of the electronic health record (EHR) vendor's largest user group meeting. The conference takes place May 30 through June 2 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.

DrFirst, a pioneer in electronic prescribing, integrated medication management and secure communication for healthcare, informs the provider-patient point of encounter, enhancing provider access to patient information, clinical view of the patient, care delivery and clinical outcomes. We are proud to serve more than 330 EMR/EHR/HIS vendors and an extensive network of providers, hospitals and patients. Visit www.drfirst.com or connect @DrFirst. (PRNewsFoto/DrFirst)

In addition to the speaking sessions, DrFirst will be offering pre-scheduled medication reconciliation data quality improvement analysis reviews where MEDITECH users can identify their specific opportunity for medication history quality improvement. DrFirst will review the users' actual data to identify the percentage data quality gain that can be achieved, driving fewer mistakes, lower adverse drug events (ADEs) and readmissions. MEDITECH users must respond prior to the conference to secure one of the limited timeslots available.

These presentations will explore key aspects of intelligent medication management, addressing best practices that will bring e-prescribing to the next level and enable organizations to optimize the use of data to gain clinical efficiencies and enhance patient safety.  





Educational Sessions:


Title:

Medication Reconciliation Stages of Excellence

Education Track:

CEU Pharmacy

Presenters:

Brad Block, president of DrFirst's The IN Group
Theresa Palasota, program manager

Date and time:

Friday, June 2, at 9:30 a.m. CT



Title:

Taming Your Dose Alerts

Education Track:

CEU Pharmacy

Presenter:

Chuck Bedel, PharmD, RPh, senior consultant

Date and time:         

Friday, June 2, at 10:30 a.m. CT



Product Showcases:


Title:

In-Workflow PDMP Access for Controlled Substance E-Prescribing

Presenter:

George Pappas, chief operating officer

Date and time:

Wednesday, May 31, at 1:00 p.m. CT



Title:

Pharmacy Best Practices

Presenters:

Brad Block, president of DrFirst's The IN Group
Chuck Bedel, PharmD, RPh, senior consultant

Date and time:

Wednesday, May 31, at 3:00 p.m. CT



Title:

Medication Reconciliation Best Practices

Presenters:

Brad Block, president of DrFirst's The IN Group
Theresa Palasota, program manager

Date and time:

Thursday, June 1, at 9:00 a.m. CT



Title:

The Bright Future of Smart Healthcare Data

Presenters:

Don Carpenter, informatics analyst, St. Claire Regional Medical Center
David Sellers, senior product solution expert

Date and time:

Thursday, June 1, at 1:00 p.m. CT



Title:

Connecting the Dots on Patient Care

Presenter:

Linda Fischer, senior director of product solutions

Date and time:

Thursday, June 1, at 3:00 p.m. CT


DrFirst will also showcase its medication management solutions and highlight customer successes at booth number 528.  For more information visit http://go.drfirst.com/muse2017.  

To secure a Medication History Data Quality Analysis Review, conference attendees should visit http://go.drfirst.com/muse2017 to pre-schedule a timeslot. 

About DrFirst
DrFirst, the nation's leading provider of medication management solutions, enables stakeholders across the healthcare industry to intelligently utilize comprehensive real-time data and connectivity to increase their patient safety ratings, efficiency and profitability. Today, over 170,000 healthcare professionals and over 60% of electronic health record vendors depend on DrFirst's innovative software solutions to improve clinical workflows, expedite secure collaboration across a patient's care team and drive better health outcomes. The company's integrated technologies include its award-winning electronic prescribing platform, the most comprehensive medication history available, clinically specialized secure messaging, as well as patient medication adherence monitoring and benefits checking. In addition, DrFirst was the first to offer e-prescribing for controlled substances (EPCS), and is considered the industry standard for providers nationwide. For more information, please visit www.drfirst.com or connect with us @DrFirst.

DrFirst Media Contact:
Jenna Warner
Amendola Communications
480-664-8412 x 19
[email protected]

 

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