As part of Horizon’s $5m Health Connections initiative, Ivans will provide select physicians with e-prescribing software, a wireless router, handheld PDAs and high-speed DSL services from Chicago-based Allscripts for free during the first two years.
Ivans is also handling the ordering and installation processes and providing help-desk support and billing services.
The aim of the project is to enable physicians to create and send prescriptions from the exam room directly to the patient’s pharmacy using a laptop, desktop, wireless PDA or tablet PC. It is hoped this will increase patient safety by reducing errors and eliminating callbacks and requests for additional information.
According to Maggie O’Hara, group vice president, sales and service at Ivans: Initiatives such as these not only improve patient care but also provide more cost-effective healthcare for patients and helps physicians see the important role technology can play in their practices.
