How does a physician access emergency Rx history?
Rx History can be accessed by licensed prescribers in two ways: 1) EMR and E-Prescribing Software – For the nation’s prescribers to be fully prepared and able to respond as quickly as possible during a crisis, the primary option for accessing the pharmacy prescription information service must be through the use of electronic prescribing or electronic medical record (EMR) software that is certified to receive Rx History through the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange, operated by SureScripts. The same certified software normally used by physicians during their routine care of patients would allow access to Rx History for evacuees and other patients at-risk during and following a crisis. An evacuee from New Orleans would be able to walk into a physician’s office or clinic in Atlanta or Houston and that physician would be able to lookup that evacuee’s prescription history using their SureScripts certified EMR or e-prescribing software.
