Veradigm Joins FDB Vela ePrescribing Network to Enhance Pharmacy Connectivity and Improve Patient Experience
Veradigm, a leading provider of healthcare data and technology solutions, has announced its collaboration with FDB (First Databank, Inc.), a major provider of drug knowledge. Veradigm becomes the first major electronic health record (EHR) network to join the FDB Vela ePrescribing network, marking a significant milestone in pharmacy connectivity.
The integration of the FDB Vela ePrescribing network into Veradigm’s solutions, including its EHRs and the Veradigm ePrescribe Enterprise solution, will expand the Veradigm Network’s community of companies offering advanced insights, technology, and data-driven solutions.
FDB Vela, a cloud-native ePrescribing network, facilitates the seamless flow of critical medication prescription information, benefits verification, and clinical decision support between prescribers, pharmacies, payers, and other stakeholders. By joining FDB Vela, Veradigm gains access to a technologically advanced electronic prescriber network that enables secure access to various types of pharmacies, ensuring the delivery of electronic prescriptions and access to critical patient eligibility information at the point of care.
Veradigm President and Chief Commercial Officer, Tom Langan, expressed excitement about the partnership, stating that it marks a new chapter in pharmacy connectivity. The collaboration aims to streamline prescribing workflows, enhance the patient experience through medication information, and provide greater transparency into out-of-pocket costs. Langan emphasized that the Veradigm Network, in conjunction with FDB Vela, will offer prescribers the broadest choice of pharmacies and enhanced capabilities to enable better patient understanding, engagement, and shared decision-making.
Veradigm’s participation in the FDB Vela ePrescribing network highlights the need for greater choice within the market. FDB President, Bob Katter, commended Veradigm as an industry pioneer and innovator, and emphasized the validation of FDB Vela’s open and customer-focused network by the expanding base of pharmacies, health insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and health tech developers.
Veradigm, formerly known as Allscripts, is a healthcare technology and analytics company that spans the payer, provider, and biopharma sectors. The company’s comprehensive scope and depth of interconnected resources enable improved health outcomes for the patients they serve. Veradigm’s ePrescribe Enterprise solution, used by over 100,000 prescribers, offers a comprehensive, easy-to-use, and affordable solution for ePrescribing.
The collaboration with FDB Vela aligns with Veradigm’s commitment to interoperability and reducing friction in the prescribing process. The integration of FDB Vela’s capabilities with Veradigm’s existing tools, such as automating prior authorization requests and providing patient financial assistance information, will further enhance the Veradigm Network’s ability to deliver care options, pharmacy choice, and cost transparency. This patient-focused workflow aims to promote greater medication adherence, patient engagement, and optimal outcomes.
The partnership between Veradigm and FDB Vela represents a significant advancement in pharmacy connectivity, benefiting both prescribers and patients. By leveraging advanced technology and data-driven solutions, this collaboration aims to improve the overall healthcare experience and empower healthcare professionals to make precise medication decisions.
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