In light of today’s massive IT outage for Windows users that knocked out systems for transportation, delivery and healthcare, FDB Vela has not been impacted and is fully operational. The importance of redundancy for high-use healthcare technology solutions came to the forefront with the recent Change Healthcare crisis. For ePrescribing, redundancy is crucial for ensuring and enhancing patient safety. EHRs, pharmacies, PBMs and technology solutions that rely on ePrescribing networks need to ensure that they have back-up if their primary network goes down completely or partially, so that they can access eligibility and medication history data needed to write prescriptions, as well as the ability to route the prescription electronically to the appropriate pharmacy. Not having the ability to access prescription information when needed can range from a minor inconvenience to a life-altering or life-threatening scenario. Learn more about FDB Vela ePrescribing network: https://bit.ly/3XvL4MD | #FDBVela #ePrescribing #Redundancy #PtSafety
FDB (First Databank, Inc.)
Hospitals and Health Care
South San Francisco, CA 10,195 followers
The leading provider of drug and medical device knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions.
About us
FDB (First Databank) creates and delivers the world’s most powerful drug knowledge that ignites, inspires, and illuminates critical medication decisions. We collaborate with our partners to help improve patient safety, operational efficiency, and health outcomes. Our drug databases drive healthcare information systems that serve the majority of hospitals, physician practices, pharmacies, payers, and all other areas of healthcare and are used by millions of clinicians, business associates, and patients every day. For a complete look at FDB’s solutions and services, please visit https://www.fdbhealth.com.
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https://www.fdbhealth.com
External link for FDB (First Databank, Inc.)
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- South San Francisco, CA
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1978
- Specialties
- Medication Decision Support Solutions, Clinician-centric Medication Dosing Decision Support, Advanced Developer Solution Options, Drug Pricing Analysis Solutions, Item Master Management, Medical Device Database, Clinical Decision Support, CDS Analytics, Electronic Prescribing Network, ePrescribing Network, Data Analytics, Population Health, Drug Databases, Veterinarian ePrescribing, Informatics, Medication Instructions, and Interoperability
Locations
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701 Gateway Blvd.
Suite 600
South San Francisco, CA 94080, US
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500 E 96th St
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240, US
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Road, Exeter Business Park
Exeter, EX1 3LH, GB
Employees at FDB (First Databank, Inc.)
Updates
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Check out a recent blog post by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) staff, where they reflect on the progress of expanding ePrescribing rates nationwide and highlight future goals. Authors Meghan Gabriel, Tricia Lee R., and Chelsea Richwine provide a concise overview of the 20-year journey of federal and state policy changes and incentives that have fueled ePrescribing adoption. “Adding information about why a medication is prescribed enhances the completeness of prescriptions. Currently, ePrescriptions are required to have medication details, including the dosage, strength, quantity, and route of administration,” the authors note. Read the full blog now: https://bit.ly/3WhnmDw | #ePrescribing #PtSafety #MedAdherence #MedSafety
A Decade of Data Examined: The Evolution of Electronic Prescribing - Health IT Buzz
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FDB (First Databank, Inc.) reposted this
We’re pleased to share that we’ve awarded a $110,000 research grant to Point-of-Care Partners! The study will comprehensively assess the current #pharmacytechnology landscape. Its goal is to provide guidance to industry stakeholders on actionable steps to ensure pharmacists have the technology they need to support patient care and optimal outcomes. The study will also also identify how existing, improved, or new NCPDP standards support #pharmacyinteroperability and #clinicaldataexchange. Thank you to the following funding sources for making this possible: the Surescripts Role and Value of the Pharmacist Founder’s Donor Fund, the GoodRx Access to Care Founder’s Donor Fund, the FDB (First Databank, Inc.) Patient Safety Founder’s Donor Fund, and the NCPDP Foundation General Grant Fund. You can learn more about the project at: https://lnkd.in/gZXvngUX
NCPDP Foundation Funds $110,000 Research Grant to Assess Current Pharmacy Technology Landscape
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FDB (First Databank, Inc.) reposted this
https://lnkd.in/gDe7YgfY RxEOB & Scripius announce that Scripius will become the nation’s first PBM to provide members access to RxWallet, an innovative application that allows members to manage prescriptions digitally & locate low-cost pharmacy options. #healthplans #PBMs
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF issued a joint news release revealing that global childhood immunization rates stalled in 2023, leaving many children and adolescents unprotected against preventable diseases. “Overall, this data indicates a need for more public health efforts that promote pediatric vaccinations to prevent disease outbreaks and protect global populations.” Xtelligent Healthcare Media’s Veronica Salib has the story for PharmaNewsIntelligence: https://bit.ly/4d4ECmi | #Immunizations #PedsImmunizations #PtSafety #PublicHealth
Global pediatric immunization rates stall, threatening public health
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Artificial intelligence technology’s potential impact on healthcare is especially profound as it is poised to redefine and reframe various aspects of healthcare, and could, potentially, address the long-standing gaps and disparities in the newly coined women's healthcare industry. Priya Oberoi has the story for Forbes: https://bit.ly/4bEwIim | #AIinHealthcare #AI #HealthTech #CareGaps #WomensHealth
Can AI Really Transform Women’s Health?
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There is a growing unmet need for understandable, actionable pharmacogenomics medication decision support. But what if pharmacogenomic guidelines were presented during the prescription ordering process, integrated with the other medication clinical decision support, and made available in an easily interpretable format? That was the question researchers hoped to answer in The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study that Elimu Informatics and FDB published in June 2024 in the peer-reviewed publication Applied Clinical Informatics, the official eJournal of the AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association). In this blog, Joan Kapusnik-Uner, PharmD, FCSHP, FASHP, senior vice president of informatics and clinical content for FDB, describes the "PillHarmonics" prototype FDB and Elimu developed for the investigation to test the impact of seamlessly integrating genetic information into clinician workflows: ➡ https://bit.ly/3WAlMy3 | #ClinicalPractice #ClinicalInformatics #Pharmacogenomics #MedicationDecisionSupport
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Thomas So, PharmD, a senior manager of the consumer drug information group at FDB, shared that different medications are affected by temperature in different ways. So also explains how you can take steps to keep your medications safe from high temperatures, like following storage directions on the packaging, using cool packs when traveling, and making sure you don’t leave your meds in a hot car. Rachel Murphy Leimkuehler has the story for verywell health: https://bit.ly/467jE3H | #DrugKnowledge #MedSafety #MedAdherence #Pharmacists
Extreme Heat Can Cause These Medications to Stop Working
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From ambient documentation to ML-based scheduling, healthcare CIOs are rolling out technologies that enable precision diagnostics, reduce clinician workloads, and automate back-office functions. “We had a conversation about how to take some of the innovation occurring in research around AI and deploy it in the clinics,” Michael Restuccia, SVP and CIO, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, said. Read the feature from CIO Online: https://bit.ly/3WmaPQh | #AIinHealthcare #CIOs #HealthTech #ClinicianWorkflows
Healthcare’s long road to digitization gets an AI boost
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📣 Calling all FDB Customers! The FDB Customer Conference, to be held on October 9-11, 2024 in Austin, TX, is an unparalleled opportunity to come together to explore the latest advancements in FDB solutions, dive into best practices, and engage with our staff and your peers. During the conference, you can anticipate: 💡 Direct insights from your peers on leveraging FDB solutions to address immediate challenges 🏥 Practical guidance on deploying FDB solutions within your organization 🎙 Insights from experienced guest speakers 👩💻 Interactive workshops and breakout sessions 💻 Product demonstrations and updates 🙋♀️ Q&A sessions with FDB clinical, product, and technical experts 🤝 Networking opportunities with FDB and Hearst Health executives 🖱 Register now! https://bit.ly/456RbuC | #ClinicianExperience #DrugKnowledge #ePrescribing #MedicationDecisionSupport #HealthTech #PharmacyKnowledge
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