athenahealth has won the prestigious 2020 Surescripts White Coat Award, an honor that celebrates healthcare industry leaders across the Surescripts Network Alliance™ who have helped improve healthcare through prescription accuracy.

athenahealth is among ten award winners who have achieved top results in improving electronic prescription accuracy by adopting best practices and implementing technology enhancements. As a winner in the EHR category, athenahealth achieved the highest accuracy score in its industry.

Receiving the highest accuracy award means athenahealth’s customer can feel confident their orders will go through to pharmacies accurately and that the patient can count on a faster fill given the quality of the transaction received. Greater accuracy also helps athenahealth customers by making sure patients are adhering to their treatment plan, which puts them at lower risk for complications and other health concerns.

“I speak for everyone at Surescripts in congratulating and thanking athenahealth for their commitment and exceptional work to improve the accuracy of the more than two billion e-prescriptions we process each year,” said Tom Skelton, Chief Executive Officer of Surescripts. “Achieving these results is no easy task, but athenahealth’s efforts and collaboration across the Surescripts Network Alliance have directly impacted the efficiency and safety of the prescribing process for patients, prescribers and pharmacists.”

The Surescripts White Coat Award is based on each organization’s Quality Index Score that measures the effective use of 11 key electronic prescription elements, such as Drug Description, Days Supply and Appropriate Use of Notes. Since 2016, the aggregated Quality Index Score for electronic prescriptions sent across the Surescripts network has improved 80%, as measured by Surescripts Sentinel®. Surescripts Sentinel® monitors the accuracy of all electronic prescriptions sent across the Surescripts network.

Contact:

Jean Borgman
media@athenahealth.com
617-402-1031

AWARDSOctober 14, 2020

athenahealth wins highest accuracy score in e-prescribing quality in 2020 Surescripts White Coat Award