About The National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative

A national program of corporate advocacy creates the framework to address a serious issue with a serious contribution.

The National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI) was developed in response to the staggering number of medical errors that plague the US healthcare system. This coalition-based program is comprised of healthcare, technology and provider companies dedicated to positively impacting the national prescribing process through electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) delivery. NEPSI delivers on this commitment by offering free ePrescribing to every physician and medication prescriber in America.

The Benefits of ePrescribing
More than an electronic medium, ePrescribing improves the management of patient drug histories and provides immediate access to decision-support information at the point of care delivery.

•	Eliminates handwriting issues
•	Creates electronic records to ensure prescription information is not lost
•	Checks for allergies, drug-drug interactions, dosing errors, therapeutic duplication, pregnancy-related issues and other patient-specific factors
•	Maintains an accurate, comprehensive drug database
•	Provides up-to-date formulary and insurance information
•	Improves data exchange between prescribers and pharmacists
•	Expedites prescription refill requests
•	Reduces healthcare costs by improving work efficiency and identifying less expensive drug options

NEPSI Commitment
NEPSI aims to accelerate the adoption of ePrescribing systems by reducing traditional barriers to implementation such as cost, ease of use, and privacy and security issues.

To do this, NEPSI makes secure, easy-to-use ePrescribing software available to all physicians and medication prescribers in America for free. Based on eRx NOW™ from Allscripts™, the program is straightforward, intuitive and well-supported.

•	NEPSI provides prescribers with technology that puts accurate, easy-to-use drug reference and formulary information at their fingertips to support medication choices. The result is not only increased patient safety but a secure, electronic repository of prescription and patient history.
•	NEPSI enables increased patient safety by allowing providers to quickly and easily issue electronic prescriptions supported by reviews for allergies, drug-drug interactions, overly high doses, pregnancy-related issues and other patient-specific factors.
•	eRx NOW is a stand-alone, web-based ePrescribing solution that is easy to implement and fast to use. Through encryption and virus, spyware and malware protection, eRx NOW™ offers prescribers and patients the highest levels of security available.