October 26, 2009 09:48 ET
Media Advisory: Rhode Island Announces New System to Track Swine Flu
State Becomes First to Have 100% of Pharmacies e-Prescribing
WARWICK, RI--(Marketwire - October 26, 2009) -
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