ePrescribe Florida

Categories: Empower Consumers and Providers

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida is working to spearhead ePrescribe Florida, a collaborative of Florida’s leading health plans and provider organizations that aims to make Florida the nation’s leader in e-prescribing adoption.  Specifically, the program promotes the use of e-prescribing tools that allow providers to send point-of-service prescriptions directly to pharmacies, with instant access to patient histories and potential medication interactions.  Noting low provider adoption of the technology to date, ePrescribe Florida conducts outreach efforts that focus on retail pharmacy chains, other state and regional health plans, core technology vendors and other industry stakeholders.  The program also creates a forum that encourages proactive dialogue on e-prescribing’s benefits and helps providers understand and leverage industry best practices.