EMIS and Canadian Pharmacists Association form partnership
EMIS Inc. to gain integrated access to CPS Drug Monographs
Edmonton, AB - 28 January 2010 – EMIS Inc. and the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) announced today that they have signed an agreement to incorporate the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (CPS) drug monographs into the EMIS EMR, Patient Care System (PCS). Access to current Canadian drug monographs will further enhance the ability of PCS users to confidently prescribe using the clinical information found in the CPS.
“We are excited to provide users with additional Canadian drug content and functionality in the form of easy-to-access and up-to-date information to assist in their overall prescribing decisions,” said Audrey Bliss, B.Sc.Pharm, Coding and Drug Coordinator for EMIS Inc. “We are now able to allow users access to this trusted Canadian drug information resource directly within our product.”
EMIS’s EMR currently contains drug monographs; however, with the addition of CPS’s Health Canadaapproved monographs submitted by manufacturers, as well as over 140 drug and drug class monographs developed by CPhA’s clinical editors and reviewed by external experts, this EMR becomes a more comprehensive resource. Each drug monograph has several sections, including a general drug description, indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, drug interactions, adverse effects, overdose information, dosage information and the available formats and strengths as supplied by the manufacturer.
“We are pleased to partner with EMIS on this exciting opportunity in the EMR market,” stated James de Gaspé Bonar, PhD, Senior Director, Digital Publishing Solutions at CPhA.
EMIS will be working with CPhA to deploy this capability to its clients into the production environment this quarter.
About EMIS Inc.
EMIS Inc. is the Canadian subsidiary of The EMIS Group based in Leeds, United Kingdom. EMIS Inc. launched its Canadian operations
in 2005, expanding on its success as the number one provider of EMR solutions in the UK and other countries. Since this time, EMIS
Inc., headquartered in Edmonton, has become recognized in Canada as one of the pre-eminent solutions able to improve the health of
Canadians and the daily activities of their providers through the use of a physician-centric, clinically based electronic medical record.
EMIS supports its’ corporate principals of improving the health of individual patients, and the population as a whole through advanced
knowledge garnered by empowering physicians to collaborate.
About the Canadian Pharmacists Association
The Canadian Pharmacists Association is the national, professional association for pharmacists. CPhA advocates for and supports
its members to advance the profession and enhance patient outcomes. Now in its 50th year of publishing, the CPS has been a
trusted reference for Canadian healthcare professionals since 1960.
For More Information Please Contact:
Emis Inc.
Ron Hughes
Director, Sales & Marketing
(866) 443-3647
ron.hughes@emis.ca
Canadian Pharmacists Association
Jennifer Hood
Communications Specialist
613-523-7877 x219
mediarequests@pharmacists.ca