To Our Valued Physician Colleagues,

At AmiCare Pharmacy, Inc.. we care deeply about delivering high quality community-based pharmacist care. That’s why we’re participating in a pharmacy led initiative to simplify and improve the prescribing process. Right now, we’re improving our pharmacy systems to communicate prescription information electronically with area practices like yours! We think you’ll agree – electronic prescribing will benefit physicians, patients, and pharmacists alike.

Using a common and secure nationwide network, we’ll soon be able to exchange prescription information directly with physician practices – computer-to-computer. Time-consuming phone calls and faxes for refill authorizations will be greatly reduced. You and your staff can return approvals or denials at your convenience, in seconds, directly to our pharmacy computer. It’s an easy process and some practices report saving 2-3 hours a day by automating refill authorizations alone! The network can also be used to send new prescriptions as well.
True electronic prescribing will also offer patients greater safety and convenience. Potential prescribing errors resulting from misread prescriptions or medications with similar-sounding names will be greatly reduced.
To make all of this possible we invite you to secure your own connection to SureScripts - the common network we, and many other pharmacies in our area, are using to make true electronic prescribing possible. To connect you only need:

• Internet access at your practice (high speed strongly recommended)
• Electronic prescribing software certified to connect to this common secure network.
If you need to acquire new software for your practice there are a number of software systems that are certified to communicate through the SureScripts network. You just need to choose the one that is right for you. If you are currently using a prescribing application in your practice, you can check to see if it is certified for connection to the SureScripts network.
If you’d like to know more, SureScripts would be happy to send you more information on getting connected. Simply complete the form on the back of this letter and fax it to SureScripts at 1-877-801-2536, visit www.surescripts.com/Rx or call their Electronic Prescribing Resource Center at 1-866-RxReady and mention that you received a letter from “Your Local Independent Pharmacy.”
We look forward to working with you to bring the highest quality prescribing to our community.

Best Regards,

Leon Galehouse