- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- A snapshot of the Georgia Rx Exchange: a program of the Georgia Department of Community Health [Jan. 2010]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Date of Original:
- 2010-01
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C900 .S1 E9 2010
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-be9-b2010-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-be9-b2010-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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The Georgia Rx Exchange
Overview
In March 2008, Governor Sonny Perdue signed an
executive order creating the Georgia Rx Exchange. The Rx Exchange project will deploy technologies
Participating Agencies
to facilitate the exchange of prescription (or pharmaceutical) information in a secure and private environment across publicly funded health care programs administered by state agencies.
Georgia Department of Community Health
Department of Corrections
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
The participating State of Georgia agencies include the Department of Juvenile Justice
Department of Community Health (DCH), Department
of Corrections, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and Department
of Juvenile Justice. The agency Commissioners will be responsible for advising the Governor
on the program's status and activities, while DCH's Office of Health Information Technology and
Transparency will coordinate the Georgia Rx Exchange project efforts.
Enhancing Health Care The Georgia Rx Exchange will offer new and innovative ways to improve the effectiveness and coordination of medical care through:
Easier access to the medication therapy of patients moving from one state program to another Sharing of critical health information between patients and providers Increased access to clinical decision support tools A streamlined prior authorization process for patients stabilized on a prescription medication
Georgia Rx Exchange's Expected Results Improve patient safety through the avoidance of adverse drug effects and medication errors Speed efficiency through the reduction of treatment delays Support prospective health care finance planning Enhance the prevention and monitoring of prescription drug abuse Provide the availability of medication data to all participating agencies through a secure Web-enabled system with multiple layers of security Serve as a springboard for facilitating electronic prescribing
2 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga 30303 w www.dch.georgia.gov January 2010