RXNT
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare IT Information technology Health informatics |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Randy Boldyga |
| Headquarters | Annapolis,Maryland ,United States |
Key people | Randy Boldyga, CEO Thomas Kavukat, CTO |
| Products | Electronic health records,Medical Billing Software,Electronic Prescribing Software,Patient portal |
| Website | rxnt |
RXNT(originallyNetworking Technology, Inc.) is an Americanprivately heldhealthcare softwaretechnology company.The company providesambulatory practices,hospitals,medical billers,and other healthcare professionals withdigital healthtools. The company was created in 1999, as astandalonee-prescribing system.
History
[edit]Founded in 1999 inMarylandby Randy Boldyga (as Networking Technology Inc.), RXNT initially operated out of a basement to "keep our overhead expenses low" before moving to its first headquarters in 2006.[1]The company has been headquartered inAnnapolis, MDsince its incorporation on May 27, 1999[2]and in October 2000, RXNT began beta testing its flagshipelectronic prescriptionsystem with pharmacies and prescribers in the surrounding area.[3]
In December 2003, RXNT received $150,000 in funding from theAnne Arundel CountyEconomic Development Corporation's "Arundel Business Loan Fund" to expand the business.[4]
In 2004, RXNT acquired the user base and technology of Script-Fast Inc, a prescription processing system located inHarrisburg,Pennsylvania.[5]
In November 2007, RXNT was nominated for and received the Anne Arundel Tech Council's "Innovator Award" at the annual TechAwards.[6][7]
In 2009, RXNT was the first product certified in the "CCHITCertified 2011 Comprehensive "program for stand-alone electronic prescribing (ePrescribing),[8][9]and in 2014, RXNT launched the firstEPCS-Certified E-Prescribing mobile application forAndroiddevices.[10]In 2017, RXNT EHR 7.2 achieved the 2015 Edition certification from the Drummond Group, a testing and compliance organization for theOffice of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology(ONC) Authorized Certification Body.[11]
Software
[edit]RXNT develops, supports, and sells proprietaryhealthcare softwareapplications with thesoftware-as-a-service(SaaS) model for healthcare professionals and organizations, including Electronic Health Records,Practice management,Patient Scheduling, Medical Billing, Electronic Prescribing, medicalRevenue cycle management,andPatient portal.[1]
The e-prescribing system provides information about allergies and potential drug interactions, and medication history.[12]
Partnerships
[edit]RXNT partnered with RxHub LLC in 2002, one of the first electronicHealth information exchanges(HIE) in the United States.[13]WhenSurescripts,operator of the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange, formed the Prescriber Vendor Advisory Council in 2007,[14][15]COO Mark Wiggins was one of ten executives on the advisory council. After RxHub merged with Surescripts in 2008,[16]RXNT was granted Surescripts Platinum Solution Provider status alongsideNextGenEHR.[17]
In February 2003, RXNT partnered with Medysis to provide pharmacies with application service provider (ASP) access to electronic prescriptions.[18]
OhioHealthchose RXNT to provide electronic prescription services for its 2,300 member physicians in 2007.[19][20]
In 2008, RXNT partnered with Medco to offer free e-prescribing training and software during a pilot program of 500 physicians studying the impact of e-prescribing on patient safety, generic drug use, and formulary compliance of the Medicare population.[21][22]
References
[edit]- ^abDowns, Theresa (February 14, 2014)."Inside Business: RxNT goes from basement to Annapolis office".Capital Gazette.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^"Networking Technology Inc – Company Profile and News".Bloomberg.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^"Networking Technology begins Beta testing RxNT with pharmacies and prescribers in the Annapolis area".RxNT.com.Archived fromthe originalon May 3, 2001.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^"16 small businesses approved for loans from county group".The Baltimore Sun.December 29, 2003.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^McBee, Angie."Script-Fast, Inc. to merge with Electronic Prescription Provider, RxNT"(PDF).RxNT.com.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 2, 2004.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^Dance, Scott (October 12, 2007)."Arundel tech companies compete for honors".Baltimore Business Journal.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^"Awards: The Anne Arundel Tech Council announced the winners of its 2007 TechAwards".The Baltimore Sun.November 10, 2007.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^Manos, Diana (December 21, 2009)."CCHIT certifies 14 products for meaningful use".Healthcare IT News.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^"CCHIT Makes Progress with ARRA".Healthcare Innovation.June 23, 2011.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^"RxNT Releases First EPCS-Certified E-Prescribing App for Android".Cision PRWeb.December 2, 2014.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^"RXNT Electronic Health Records".chpl.healthit.gov.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^DeGaspari, John (April 10, 2013)."Telemedicine: What effect on the Physician-Patient Relationship?".Healthcare Innovation.RetrievedDecember 12,2022.
- ^"Partnerships Bring Value to Electronic prescription Provider".Prweb.December 22, 2002. Archived fromthe originalon July 26, 2004.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^Monegain, Bernie (September 24, 2007)."SureScripts panel aimed at boosting e-prescribing".Healthcare IT News.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^"Surescripts Launches Prescriber Vendor Advisory Council".Surescripts.September 24, 2007.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^Knight, Victoria (July 1, 2008)."Electronic-Prescription Plan Is Set".The Wall Street Journal.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^"Surescripts Announces That Eight Software Vendors Have Achieved Advanced Certification Status for E-Prescribing".Surescripts.March 26, 2009.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^Versel, Neil (February 25, 2003)."New e-prescribing deals still rely on transcription".Modern Healthcare.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^Ghose, Carrie (April 26, 2007)."Electronic RXs find favor with system's docs".Columbus Business First.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^Eric, Wicklund (May 7, 2007)."Vendor Notebook: CACI International wins DoD contract".Healthcare IT News.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^Lowes, Robert (October 8, 2008)."CMS-eRX: Private Insurers Subsidize E-Prescribing Software".MedPage Today.RetrievedDecember 12,2022.
- ^Merrill, Molly (February 12, 2008)."New pilot study to bolster e-prescribing efforts for Medicare Part D patients".Healthcare IT News.RetrievedDecember 12,2022.