ST. PAUL, Minn. and ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- RxHub ( http://www.rxhub.net/ ) and Wellinx ( http://www.wellinx.com/ ) have reached an agreement to electronically route up-to-date patient medication history and pharmacy benefit information to prescribing physicians for safer medication management. Under the agreement, Wellinx will integrate RxHub’s PRN(SM) and SIG(SM) capabilities into its electronic prescribing module to provide physicians with easy access to relevant clinical patient information at the point of care.
According to Bryan Dieter, Wellinx CEO, “Payer data is a key component of the decision support we deliver to busy physicians. Connecting with RxHub will provide our physician users with broader access to accurate formulary and eligibility data as well as the patient’s medication history. This will improve safety and convenience for patients and make physician workflow more efficient.”
“RxHub and Wellinx share the same goal which is to provide information to physicians at the time they need it, leading to more informed decision making, improved efficiency and reduced overall costs,” said Dave McLean, Chief Executive Officer of RxHub. Mr. McLean goes on to say, “Together our companies will help to accelerate physician use of these electronic tools -- addressing the critical information needs of care givers at every point of care.”
About RxHub LLC
RxHub LLC is a company that connects the prescribing industry and provides doctors and other health care providers with reliable, up-to-date patient medication history and coverage information. RxHub’s patient information is designed to enable clinicians to make better informed decisions at every point of care. RxHub’s goal is to make vital patient information readily available to physicians and hospitals to help reduce the risk of medication errors and adverse drug events, lowering the number of deaths, injuries and disabilities that result annually. RxHub is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. For more information, please visit http://www.rxhub.net/ .
About Wellinx
Wellinx goes beyond simply automating clinical workflow by delivering context-specific, evidence-based, decision support to busy clinicians without slowing them down. Wellinx captures an industry-leading average of 13 new prescriptions per doctor per day across its entire customer base, and is the only electronic prescriber proven in a peer-reviewed study to reduce outpatient medication costs. Wellinx also supports generic dispensing programs which increase convenience and reduce costs for patients. For more information, please visit http://www.wellinx.com/ .
Wellinx; RxHub LLC
CONTACT: Rochelle Wooley of RxHub, +1-651-855-3018, orTom Doerr of Wellinx, +1-314-393-4778