| Louisville, KY -
Passport Health Plan, the sole source Medicaid health plan for Jefferson
and 15 surrounding counties in Kentucky, is pleased to announce a new
tool that makes it easier for health care providers to access Passport
Health Plan’s Formulary.
Providers will have access to Passport Health Plan’s formulary,
or list of covered drugs, through ePocrates handheld drug reference
guide designed for the Palm OS and Pocket PC platforms and through
ePocrates RX OnlineTM available for Internet-connected desktop computers.
All eProcrates products are easily down loadable via the Internet
and are currently used by more than 140,626 U. S. physicians, including
more than 3,700 in Kentucky. With ePocrates drug database, providers
can check formulary status, prior authorization requirements, formulary
alternatives, generic substitutes and quantity limits. The software
also features a drug reference that includes information such as
indication, dosing, contraindications, drug interactions, adverse
reactions, and cost information.
“We believe by offering this service, physicians will be better
equipped to meet patients’ needs while reducing down-time caused
by paperwork back logs,” said Larry N. Cook, MD, Passport Health
Plan Chairman of the Board. “Physicians can access ePocrates
at the point of care. They can immediately see the latest list of
preferred drugs, scan the different drug options, and check for possible
drug reactions.”
University Health Care, Inc. dba Passport Health Plan provides Medicaid
managed care services for over 140,626 members in Jefferson and the
15 surrounding counties. Counties of service include Breckinridge,
Bullitt, Carroll, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Larue, Marion,
Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, and Washington.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance designated Passport
as receiving excellent accreditation. University Health Care, Inc.
dba Passport Health Plan contracts with AmeriHealth Mercy Health
Plan of Philadelphia to administer the program. AmeriHealth Mercy
and its affiliated health plans comprise the largest multistate Medicaid
managed care organization in the United States. Through its ownership,
affiliation or management, AmeriHealth Mercy touches the lives of
nearly one million Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP) members in six states including Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, and California. AmeriHealth
Mercy Health Plan is a healthcare ministry of the Sisters of Mercy
in affiliation with AmeriHealth HMO, Inc.
San Mateo, CA -based ePocrates Inc. is the leader in providing clinical
information to physicians and other health care professionals at
the point of care, with over 350,000 subscribers, including over
140,000 U.S. physicians. ePocrates' product offering is led by the
ePocrates® Essentials mobile clinical reference suite featuring
all of the key decision support applications-drugs, diseases, and
diagnostics- required for today's health care professional. The ePocrates
Rx® and ePocrates Rx Pro(tm) drug reference products are the
most widely used in the industry, by individual clinicians and by
medical groups, hospitals, universities and medical libraries throughout
the U.S. ePocrates also provides formulary information from health
plans, hospitals, Medicaid agencies and pharmacy benefit management
(PBM) companies that represent over 95 million individuals, and messaging,
market research and clinical trial recruitment services. For more
information, visit www.epocrates.com.
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