HLTH: The Future of Digital Prescriptions with Frank Harvey of Surescripts
Surescripts facilitates over 24 billion health data transactions annually, with e-prescribing only making up a small portion, highlighting its expansive role in health data interoperability.
In this episode, Frank Harvey, CEO of Surescripts, discusses his company’s mission to lower healthcare costs, improve quality, and enhance patient safety through its vast health intelligence network. He elaborates on the significant savings generated by electronic prescriptions by reducing administrative burdens and medication errors. Frank underscores the critical importance of interoperability for clinical decision-making and Surescripts’ role as a Qualified Health Information Network, as well as its commitment to supporting the Sequoyah Project. He also highlights the need for collaborative care, especially given the primary care provider shortage, emphasizing the role of pharmacists.
Tune in and learn how Surescripts' work improves the e-prescribing process, enhances real-time prescription benefits, and streamlines prior authorizations!
About Frank Harvey:
Frank Harvey is the CEO of Surescripts, a company aiming to we convene healthcare organizations nationwide to simplify how health intelligence is shared. Frank is an experienced chief executive and investor and has held numerous senior leadership roles during his more than 35-year career in the healthcare technology, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sectors. His leadership philosophy is to treat every person with respect, keep communication honest, and always have a bias for action. When Frank isn’t working, he and his wife support their local Boys & Girls Clubs. They are also passionate defenders of clean water, working with local organizations to address the significant issue of toxic algae in local rivers.
Things You’ll Learn:
Electronic prescribing has significantly reduced medication errors, administrative costs, and physician/pharmacist callbacks, with an estimated annual savings of $140 billion for the US healthcare system.
Interoperability allows for better clinical decisions by making a comprehensive patient history accessible, improving health outcomes.
The nation is facing a shortage of primary care providers, so pharmacists are in the perfect position to be integrated into the care team, making better medicine treatment and delivery.
Surescripts is part of the Healthcare community and has partnerships with pharmacies, PBMs, EHRs, and health systems, all working together to improve the process of healthcare.
Implementing real-time prescription benefits can reduce healthcare costs by helping physicians select more cost-effective treatment options.
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