If you're planning on being out in the sun this Memorial Day weekend, check your side effects 💊☀️😎 Our Chief Medical Officer Colin Banas, M.D., M.H.A., was interviewed by KSNV News 3 about a DrFirst survey that found 70% of patients didn't know that some arthritis, diabetes, and blood pressure medications have side effects related to direct sunlight. They can include a rash or gastrointestinal distress. He urged patients to consult their digital resources or better yet, their pharmacists. "As an extension of your care team, pharmacists are a terrific resource that is under-leveraged," said Dr. Banas. Watch it here ▶️ https://bit.ly/4jdryxq
DrFirst, Inc.
Hospitals and Health Care
Rockville, MD 29,159 followers
DrFirst pioneers healthcare solutions and services that connect people and information to improve patient outcomes.
About us
DrFirst has been transforming medication management for 25 years, helping providers and patients navigate a complex and often fragmented healthcare system. After all, “first” isn’t just in our name—it’s a fundamental part of who we are as a company. We were first to bring real-time price transparency into prescribing workflows and first to enable e-prescribing for controlled substances—solutions that are now standard across the industry. DrFirst has won over 25 awards for excellence and innovation, including winning Gold in the prestigious Edison Awards in 2023, recognizing our game-changing use of clinical-grade AI to streamline time-consuming healthcare workflows and prevent medication errors. Why It Matters: Medication management is full of roadblocks such as friction-filled workflows, outdated systems, regulatory complexity, and disconnected stakeholders. The result? Delays in care, high medication abandonment rates, and poor adherence that negatively impact patient outcomes. DrFirst tackles these challenges with end-to-end solutions that support: Prescribing: Adaptable workflows that deliver the right information at the right time to boost efficiency and improve outcomes. Adherence: Innovative solutions that inform patients and providers to increase medication access and affordability. Optimization: Clinical-grade AI that aggregates fragmented data from multiple sources and fills-in gaps to deliver clean, complete, and consumable information at the point of care.
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https://drfirst.com/
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- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Rockville, MD
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2000
- Specialties
- E-prescribing, eRx, Medication History, MedHx, patient safety, ROI, Electronic prescribing, rcopia, MEDITECH, HIS, HIT, ARRA, E-prescribing of Controlled Substances, Meaningful Use, EHR, EMR, Patient Education, medication management, care collaboration, Telehealth, EPIC, Cerner, and EPCS
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9420 Key West Avenue
Suite 230
Rockville, MD 20850, US
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1640 S Stapley Dr.
Suite 122
Mesa, AZ 85204, US
Employees at DrFirst, Inc.
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2025 Healthiverse Heroes Award call for nominations 📢 🏆 For the fifth year running, DrFirst is celebrating the healthcare innovators improving how patients access, afford, and stay on their medications. If your organization is using DrFirst solutions to help transform the medication journey—from prescribing to adherence —we want to recognize your impact. Submit your nomination by June 13 ⬇️ https://bit.ly/45lvl8w
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Attention MEDITECH Expanse EHR users 👩💻🏥 Heading to MUSE Inspire in Dallas, May 27–30? Let’s connect on how you can transform medication management with AI-powered clinical workflows—right within your EHR. Whether you're looking to improve medication reconciliation, streamline prescribing, or boost patient safety, we’ve got insights (and innovations) to share. Schedule a time to meet with us at MUSE 👉 https://bit.ly/4k49gzX #MUSEinspire #MUSEinspire2025 #MUSErs #MUSEinternational MUSE International
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Prescriptions with a personal touch 👐 Piedmont Healthcare's Melissa Robinson, PharmD, talks about patients who need a little extra support during a recent fireside chat with DrFirst and HIMSS. The discussion highlighted the health system's data-driven approach to tackling medication adherence challenges. Watch the clip then get the full webinar on-demand ➡️ https://bit.ly/4k1Xmqm
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Reducing delays in care with modernized prior authorization workflows 👩💻 Colin Banas, M.D., M.H.A., our Chief Medical Officer, sat down with Michael Levin-Epstein on the Health Innovation Matters podcast to talk about what it really takes to ease access to medications. They also discussed: ✅ Innovative prescription orchestration that eliminates prescription roadblocks before they happen—fixing issues at the source to reduce friction and speed time-to-therapy ✅ How AI is stepping up to support clinicians in practical, measurable ways Don’t miss this conversation ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4drUKjd
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Unpacking the current state of health IT regulations 🧳 It’s a mixed bag, says Nick Barger, PharmD, VP of Product at DrFirst. In the latest Regulatory Talk series in Healthcare IT Today, he covers: 🔹 CMS and ONC deadlines that are finalized and approaching 🔹 DEA rules that have been delayed, but still require action 🔹 Many changes impacting interoperability, prescribing, and patient safety If you’re in the EHR or health tech space, now’s the time to double-check your compliance strategy—and make sure you’re ready to deliver real value when the clock runs out. Read more ▶️ https://bit.ly/3YKdrsb
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Integrating AI to make prior authorization for specialty medications easier ✨ As confidence in machine learning and adoption grows, it is helping stop bottlenecks by: ✔️ Organizing unstructured data into a structured, easy-to-use format ✔️ Automating manual tasks so clinicians and staff can focus on patient care ✔️ Speeding up approval times for better patient outcomes Learn more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/42LYV5J
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AI in healthcare isn’t about replacing clinicians—it’s about guiding them. 🧭💡 Dr. Michael Blackman at Greenway Health breaks down how AI can make it easier to do the right thing—while keeping the human in the loop. Clinical decision support, not clinical decision making… at least not yet. 🎥 Full interview with Dr. Blackman & Dr. Colin Banas at DrFirst, Inc.: https://lnkd.in/gfDWmP8Q #HIMSS25 #AIinHealthcare #MedicationManagement #ClinicalDecisionSupport #HealthIT #AmbulatoryCare
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Wise Hospice Options adopts smart e-prescribing solution 🧠 Clinical-grade AI has reduce the time spent from 20 seconds to 2, while also improving the clinician experience and "reducing duplicate entry and the risks associated," according to Brett Faubion, Director of Operations. Read more in Healthcare IT News ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4jB6Ok6
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AI for tackling complexity, reducing risks, and easing provider burden 🙌
AI is stepping up as a co-pilot in medication management. 🧠💊 With specialty meds exploding and prior auths adding friction, clinicians can’t keep up alone. Dr. Colin Banas at DrFirst, Inc. & Dr. Michael Blackman at Greenway Health explain how AI helps tackle complexity, reduce risk, and ease the burden. 🎥 Watch the full interview: https://lnkd.in/gfDWmP8Q #HIMSS25 #AIinHealthcare #MedicationManagement #AmbulatoryCare #HealthIT #ClinicalDecisionSupport