Media Advisory: Rhode Island Announces New System to Track Swine Flu

State Becomes First to Have 100% of Pharmacies e-Prescribing

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WARWICK, RI -- (Marketwire) -- 10/26/09 --

DATE: Monday, October 26, 2009

TIME: 10:00 AM EST

LOCATION: Oxnard Pharmacy 198 Buttonwoods Ave Warwick, RI

Audio Conference: 1-877-869-3840 / access code: 97489#

WHAT: At a press conference featuring healthcare leaders from throughout the state, Governor Donald L. Carcieri will announce that Rhode Island has launched a new system for tracking swine flu. Unprecedented in its approach, the system makes use of prescribing data provided by pharmacies throughout the state via a secure electronic link.

In yet another first for the state and the nation, Rhode Island will also announce that it has now connected 100 percent of its retail pharmacies for e-prescribing. By connecting all of the state's pharmacies to the Surescripts network, Rhode Island is not only further supporting the growth of e-prescribing and improvements in the cost, quality and safety of prescriptions processed in the state, it is creating new opportunities for meaningful use of the state's rapidly expanding digital healthcare infrastructure.

SPEAKERS: Governor Donald L. Carcieri

Laura Adams, President & CEO, RIQI

Dr. David Gifford, Director, RI Dept. of Health

Dave Feeney, Owner/Pharmacist, Oxnard Pharmacy

Papatya Tankut, VP of Pharmacy Professional Services, CVS/Caremark

Harry Totonis, President and CEO, Surescripts

Dr. David Gorelick, Aquidneck Medical Associates, Newport, RI

CONTACT:
Kevin Gould
Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI)
401-487-2152

kgould@advocacysolutionsllc.com

Annemarie Beardsworth
Rhode Island Department of Health
401-222-3998

Annemarie.Beardsworth@health.ri.gov

Rob Cronin
Surescripts
917-414-5289

rob.cronin@surescripts.com

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