AHT Corporation to Participate in New drugstore.com Certification Program for Electronic Prescriptions.BELLEVUE, Wash. & TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1999-- AHT AHT Animal Health Trust (Suffolk, England) AHT American Hairless Terrier (dog breed) AHT After Hours Trading AHT Animal Health Technician AHT Anchor Handling Tug Corporation (Nasdaq: AHTC AHTC Akademischer Hockey Und Tennis Club ) announced today that it has signed an agreement with drugstore.com(TM) (Nasdaq: DSCM DSCM Dry Standard Cubic Meter DSCM Demand and Supply Chain Management DSCM Digital Security Countermeasures DSCM Data Standards Configuration Management Board DSCM Master Chief Data Systems Technician (US Navy Rating) ) to become a participatory member in drugstore.com's new certification program for electronic prescriptions. The certification program will help define the guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for receipt of electronic prescriptions by online pharmacies  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. . Under terms of the agreement, AHT will work with drugstore.com to help establish and promote the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs Overview The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) is a not-for-profit, Standards Development Organization (SDO) that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). NCPDP is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. (NCPDP NCPDP National Council for Prescription Drug Programs ) industry standard for transmission of electronic prescriptions to online pharmacies. Through a six-month test period beginning in early 2000, drugstore.com, AHT and other program participants will work through technical, regulatory and operational issues regarding electronic prescriptions with feedback from NCPDP. "We look forward to collaborating with drugstore.com to establish a connectivity standard for the online prescription link between physician offices and e-pharmacies," stated Jon Edelson, MD, Chairman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President of AHT. "As part of this collaborative effort, AHT's @Rx(TM) Internet prescription management service may be used by physicians to write and transmit prescriptions electronically directly to drugstore.com. We believe @Rx(TM), which is the culmination of pioneering work on electronic prescription management that AHT began in 1993, is the nation's first comprehensive prescription management service over the Internet. We are proud that AHT's expertise and record of innovation in this area will contribute to setting the standard for electronic prescription transmissions from physician offices to online pharmacies." drugstore.com will implement technology to receive electronic prescriptions that comply with NCPDP "SCRIPT Standard" protocol and will publish tools and requirements that enable AHT's @Rx(TM) to test its ability to successfully send electronic prescriptions to drugstore.com. @Rx(TM), launched in October of this year, manages all phases of the prescription writing process from the physician's office, including screening for drug interactions and insurance medication preferences. The service is designed to be made available to physicians through AHT's @Rx(TM) web site, www.at-rx.com, and through links in web sites of healthcare organizations that want to provide physicians with the ability to manage prescriptions over the Internet. AHT holds two issued U.S. patents for the electronic management of prescriptions in physician offices. "We welcome the opportunity to work with AHT on this certification program," said Peter Neupert, drugstore.com's president and CEO. "The efforts being put in this project will provide a defining blueprint for how electronic prescriptions will function within the framework of online pharmacies." "There are nearly 2.5 billion prescriptions written in this country every year - and that number is growing. Today, the process of writing and delivering prescriptions is labor intensive Labor Intensive A process or industry that requires large amounts of human effort to produce goods. Notes: A good example is the hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants, etc), they are considered to be very people-oriented. See also: Capital Intensive, Trading Dollars and costly," Neupert continued. "Through this program, drugstore.com, NCPDP and AHT will be advancing a new technology and methodology which will increase efficiency and reduce costs throughout the health care delivery system." About drugstore.com drugstore.com (http://www.drugstore.com) is a leading online drugstore and information site offering What Every Body Needs(TM) for health, beauty, wellness, personal care and pharmacy products. drugstore.com provides a convenient, private and informative shopping experience that encourages consumers to purchase products essential to healthy, everyday living. drugstore.com offers thousands of brand-name personal healthcare products at competitive prices, a full-service, licensed mail pharmacy, along with a wealth of health-related information, buying guides and other tools designed to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions. Consumers can personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. their shopping experiences with shopping lists, e-mail reminders for replenishing regularly used products and private e-mail access to pharmacists This is a list of notable pharmacists.
drugstore.com and What Every Body Needs are trademarks of drugstore.com, inc. About NCPDP NCPDP, located in Phoenix, AZ, is a non-profit ANSI-accredited Standards Development Organization consisting of nearly 1,100 members who represent computer companies, drug manufacturers, pharmacy chains and independents, drug wholesalers, insurers, mail order prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, companies, pharmaceutical claims processors, physician services organizations , prescription drug providers, software vendors, telecommunication vendors, service organizations, government agencies and other parties interested in electronic standardization standardization In industry, the development and application of standards that make it possible to manufacture a large volume of interchangeable parts. Standardization may focus on engineering standards, such as properties of materials, fits and tolerances, and drafting within the pharmacy services sector of the health care industry. About AHT AHT Corporation (Nasdaq: AHTC) is a leading national provider of Internet-based clinical e-commerce among physicians, other healthcare providers and healthcare organizations. The Company provides information technology enabling the electronic management of laboratory and prescription transactions. AHT's customer base is comprised of some of the nation's leading hospital systems, national and regional laboratories, and pharmacy benefit managers. For more information, please visit AHT's web site at www.ahtech.com |
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