RxHub Announces Support of the Center for Health Transformation

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RxHub, the nations’ largest national patient health information network, proudly announces membership with the Center for Health Transformation, founded by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. The Center for Health Transformation (The Center) is a high-impact collaboration of private and public sector leaders committed to creating a 21st Century Intelligent Health System that saves lives and saves money for all Americans.

“Not only does this relationship bring value to RxHub, but it also brings value to our technology partners and the physicians, pharmacists, and patients they serve”

“RxHub brings a unique dynamic to The Center,” said CEO, Nancy Desmond. “As we strive to implement a 21^st Century Intelligent, Personalized Healthcare System in this country, The Center looks to work alongside innovative companies like RxHub.”

Newt Gingrich and his team have a history of leading large-scale transformation. The Center has defined key strategies and high-leverage, big-impact projects to drive transformation and have shared that plan widely, resulting in the creation of broad coalitions working together to implement strategies. The Center unites stakeholders across the spectrum including providers, employers, vendors, trade associations, disease groups, think tanks and government leaders at both the state and federal level to drive transformation according to a shared vision and key principles. As part of the relationship, RxHub will participate in public panels, advisory groups, and The Center projects as well as provide valuable input for white papers to help inform top decision makers in the public and private sectors.

“The strategic partnership between RxHub and The Center directly supports our goal to improve patient safety, increase workflow efficiencies and reduce the overall cost of healthcare delivery for all Americans through ePrescribing,” stated JP Little, Chief Operating Officer for RxHub. “RxHub’s content and network connectivity in the ePrescribing space is comprised of systems that maximize accuracy, minimize errors, and reduce inefficiencies. This in turn improves the safety and quality of patient care.”

The Center network includes top leaders in the federal government, key corporations, top hospitals, disease advocacy groups, professional and industry associations, and leading research institutions. By uniting them toward a common vision and helping develop their leadership roles, The Center has a unique and widespread impact on health care, unlike that of any other health collaboration.

“Not only does this relationship bring value to RxHub, but it also brings value to our technology partners and the physicians, pharmacists, and patients they serve,” stated Tom Groom, Senior Vice President of Business Development for RxHub. “This collaboration will positively support the work RxHub is doing with many significant regional ePrescribing initiatives across the country.”

RxHub is a universal ePrescribing solution for the nation. The RxHub National Health Information Network™ connects authorized physicians and pharmacists to critical prescription information for consenting patients at the point of care. This information enables clinicians to effectively manage the patients’ use of medications and counsel patients on safe and affordable choices before prescriptions are electronically transmitted to retail and mail order pharmacies. RxHub is contracted to provide vital patient-specific prescription information for more than 200 million Americans – representing over 90% of the commercially covered lives in the United States.

About the Center for Health Transformation

The Center for Health Transformation is a high-impact collaboration of private and public sector leaders committed to creating a 21st Century Intelligent Health System that saves lives and saves money for all Americans. The Center is a for-profit, bi-partisan membership-based organization with over 90 members who participate in member meetings, collaborative workshops, training sessions and workgroups, and projects such as the Healthy Georgia Project, Ending Cancer as a Cause of Death, Developing a Roadmap to Cure Alzheimer’s, Affordable Coverage for All Americans, Diabetes Transformation, etc. The Center, through CHT Press, has recently published The Art of Transformation by Newt Gingrich and Nancy Desmond and Paper Kills: Transforming Health and Healthcare with Information Technology edited by The Center Project Director David Merritt. For more information, visit www.healthtransformation.net.

About RxHub LLC

RxHub (www.rxhub.net) manages the RxHub National Health Information Network™ which electronically routes up-to-date patient-specific medication history and pharmacy benefit information to caregivers at every point of care. Our end-to-end solution enables physicians to prescribe the most clinically appropriate and cost effective prescription and send it electronically to the patient’s pharmacy of choice. Operating as a cost recovery business model, RxHub partners with stakeholders in the prescribing industry to improve patient safety, increase workflow efficiency and reduce the overall cost of health care delivery.