title: Electronic health records: the new vehicle for drug labeling, safety, and efficacy.
abstract: As labeling has become more complex, effective provider communication has become more difficult. Until the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act, which provided billions of federal payments to encourage the use of electronic health records (EHRs) and e-prescribing, adoption of EHRs was slow. Delivery of actionable drug information within EHRs unites providers, patients,professional liability carriers, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because it improves safety and decreases liability/costs. At PDR Network, we deliver full labeling, warnings,risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS), adverse event reporting, and adherence services within the provider's workflow, across multiple EHRs.
authors.affiliation: PDR Network, Montvale, New Jersey, USA. Ed.fotsch@pdr.net
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Fotsch
mesh_terms: D004348:Drug Labeling; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration