#10 State for E-Prescribing: South Dakota - 2013 Safe-Rx Rankings

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South Dakota Progress Report on E-PrescribingE-Prescribing Adoption and Use Statistics for Years 2011-2013


Introduction

This report summarizes statistics associated with the adoption and use of e-prescribing at the state level for years 2011 – 2013.

The statistics contained in this report have been compiled by Surescripts®, the Nation's E-Prescription Network. Founded on the principles of neutrality, transparency, interoperability, efficiency, collaboration and quality, Surescripts connects prescribers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia through their choice of e-prescribing software to the nation's leading payers, chain pharmacies and independent pharmacies.

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2013 Safe-Rx RankingSouth Dakota #10

Surescripts' annual Safe-Rx rankings measure the level of e-prescribing activity in each state and the District of Columbia. Rankings are calculated to reflect all three critical steps in the e-prescribing process:

Total number of responses to requests for patient eligibility information as a percentage of total patient visits.

Total number of responses to requests for patient medication history as a percentage of total patient visits.

Total number of prescriptions routed electronically to both retail and mail order pharmacies (new prescriptions plus responses to prescription renewal requests) as a percentage of all prescriptions within a state that are able to be submitted electronically.

9th Annual Safe-Rx calculations: Eligible prescriptions do not include preauthorized refills on existing prescriptions, because they do not require communication between a physician and a pharmacist.


E-Prescribing Utilization



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South Dakota Utilization Percentages


E-Prescribing Adoption



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Notes:

Pharmacy calculations use NCPDP-supplied data showing total numbers of community pharmacies in each state.

Total number of physicians per state sourced from SK&A.



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South Dakota Adoption Percentages

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#10 State for E-Prescribing: South Dakota - 2013 Safe-Rx Rankings

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