E-Prescribing Registration Process Reduced From Days to Minutes

ROCKVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A new partnership between DrFirst and ID.me is making it easier for healthcare providers to verify their identities when registering to use iPrescribe, DrFirst’s mobile e-prescribing app.

The new process can be completed in minutes, while traditional industry practices can require days. DrFirst is a pioneer in technology, support, and services that connect people at touchpoints of patient care. ID.me is the industry leader in secure online identity verification.

“Now it’s as simple as showing your ID when it comes to registering for mobile prescribing – at a time when providing prescriptions faster for patients sheltered at home can be truly lifesaving,” said G. Cameron Deemer, president of DrFirst.

To comply with state and federal rules, providers must verify their identities before using e-prescribing software. “Most Americans would be surprised about what a doctor has to go through to start using most e-prescribing apps,” said Colin Banas, MD, vice president of clinical product solutions for DrFirst. “This typically includes answering questions about his or her credit history, and who can remember what the exact amount of their car payment was 15 years ago?”

iPrescribe’s new registration and verification process is intuitive and efficient and allows users to scan a picture of their driver’s licenses or passports instead of answering questions related to their personal credit histories.  A prescriber who has previously verified his or her identity with ID.me for other purposes, can log into their ID.me account and link their profile to iPrescribe.

In addition to identity proofing, ID.me also validates healthcare provider credentials, including Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and National Provider Identifier (NPI) identifiers, and secures online accounts with two-factor authentication.

ID.me’s identity proofing meets compliance requirements for the electronic prescription of controlled substances (EPCS), allowing prescribers to verify their identities one time and create NIST 800-63 high-assurance credentials that can be used across multiple health systems.

iPrescribe is the highest-rated mobile e-prescribing app and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

To learn more about ID.me and its secure identity verification platform, visit id.me.

To learn more about DrFirst, visit DrFirst.com.

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