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49197 Wixom Tech Drive, Suite B
Wixom, MI 48393-3559, USA
Ph: 248 675 1200 Fax: 248 675 1201
Digital Signatures Unlock e-Prescribing for All Drugs
through H2H and ARX Partnership
July 11, 2007
Media Contacts: Milan W. Popovich
Chief Marketing Officer
H2H Solutions, Inc.
Phone: (248) 760-5500
Fax: (248) 675-1201
John Marchioni
VP Business Development, Americas
ARX, Inc.
Phone. (415) 341-1308
Fax: (415) 358-4628
49197 Wixom Tech Drive, Suite B
Wixom, MI 48393-3559, USA
Ph: 248 675 1200 Fax: 248 675 1201
Digital Signatures Unlock e-Prescribing for All Drugs
through H2H and ARX Partnership
July 11, 2007
H2H Solutions, Inc. of Wixom, MI and ARX, Inc. of San Francisco, CA,
announced today the formation of a collaborative integration effort that is designed
to bring CoSign® digital signatures, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-based
digital signature product of ARX, to the e-Prescribing world of H2H Digital Rx™,
thereby paving the way for establishing a demonstration program that will prove
the viability of securely transmitting digitally-signed prescriptions for Scheduled
medications (those medications deemed to be controlled substances by the DEA)
electronically.
“Today, even when using an e-Prescribing solution, certain Scheduled Drugs
require the physician to issue a paper based prescription when they choose to
dispense certain Scheduled Drugs for their patients”, said Milan Popovich, Chief
Marketing Officer for H2H, “which circumvents all the inherent benefits that e-
Prescribing Digital Rx can provide to patients, physicians, payers, pharmacists,
and regulatory agencies. The goal with digitally-signed prescriptions is to allow
physicians to use e-Prescribing for all types of prescriptions”.
Popovich states that “When the regulatory environment was established to provide
monitoring and control points relative to dispensing Scheduled drugs, e-
Prescribing did not exist. Physicians today are rapidly adopting the power of
Digital Rx to generate all their patient’s prescription requirements, with the notable
exception of Scheduled drugs”. “By integrating the international standards for
securely generating and transmitting digital signatures that has been crafted by
CoSign into Digital Rx, ARX and H2H intend to present to the DEA an alternative
procedure that capitalizes on the inherent benefits of e-Prescribing, while
providing assurances to the DEA and pharmacies that any prescription for
dispensing Scheduled drugs electronically would have at least the same level of
security that exists today by having the patient present a paper-based prescription.”
In fact, the benefits of using Digital Rx in concert with CoSign digital signatures
provide much greater security and monitoring capabilities than any paper based Rx
program can begin to approach.
49197 Wixom Tech Drive, Suite B
Wixom, MI 48393-3559, USA
Ph: 248 675 1200 Fax: 248 675 1201
“ARX is enthusiastic about our partnership and objective with H2H to help
eliminate the last of the paper in medicine” said John Marchioni, Vice President of
Business Development for ARX. “With the combination of Digital Rx™ and
CoSign digital signatures the entire e-Prescriptions-value chain for scheduled
drugs has the potential to see needed improvements in prescription integrity and
security while lowering costs without complexity.”
Today, physicians are utilizing Digital Rx to produce electronically generated
prescriptions that are securely transmitted to the pharmacy of choice for their
patients. Digital Rx provides seamless access to RxHub®, a national repository of
formulary, prescription drug history, and eligibility data, covering over
195,000,000 Americans. Once a physician has completed the electronic
prescription in their practice, the Rx is transmitted to the patient’s pharmacy of
choice via Sure Scripts™, a national network that encompasses over 98% of all
retail pharmacies and chains in the country.
ARX and H2H would like to facilitate the transmission of Scheduled drugs in
much the same manner, and will need to convince many stake-holders as to the
viability of this new approach. “H2H is working with the Michigan Association of
Health Plans (MAHP), as well as the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) to
build a ground swell of support for this initiative” said Popovich. “The integration
efforts between our two companies is already underway, and we anticipate being in
a position to deploy a Proof-of-Concept proposal to the DEA within weeks.” “We
have already secured commitments from physicians, pharmacies and pharmacists
to work with us during this initial implementation, with all parties awaiting formal
approval from the DEA in order to officially launch the program.”
“Once proven to be secure, seamless, and fully integrated with Digital Rx by the
DEA, ARX and H2H anticipate delivering this enhanced capability to all
physicians using Digital Rx across the country in a matter of weeks.” adds
Popovich “We have worked long and hard to establish the viability of e-
Prescribing, and hope to eliminate the necessity for physicians to have to revert
back to pen and paper when their patients require a Scheduled drug, as is the case
today.”
49197 Wixom Tech Drive, Suite B
Wixom, MI 48393-3559, USA
Ph: 248 675 1200 Fax: 248 675 1201
About CoSign®
CoSign by ARX is a digital signature (standards-based electronic signature) solution. Signing and sealing electronic documents with CoSign will immediately expedite business processes, reduce costs, increase security and help organizations comply with regulations. CoSign electronic signatures are based on standard PKI technology, guaranteeing signer authenticity, data integrity and the non-repudiation of electronic documents.
CoSign supports all major applications and file formats (PDF, Microsoft Word®, Excel®, Outlook®, TIFF, AutoCAD, InfoPath and many more). With a rapid deployment, unique centralized approach, built-in integration with an organization's existing user-management directory systems, and extensive 3rd party application support, CoSign guarantees a quick ROI.
For more information, visit www.arx.com/products/cosign.php
About ARX Inc. (Algorithmic Research)
ARX has 20 years of experience assisting life sciences, healthcare, financial institutions, governmental organizations and commercial sectors to secure and streamline their processes and transactions. The company is a leading global provider of standards-based electronic signature and information assurance solutions. ARX offers a wide range of high-end and state-of-the-art products and services designed to simplify, secure, and accelerate electronic transactions. ARX products are easy to use and simple to deploy, combining software and hardware solutions for small, medium and large business environments. ARX Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Algorithmic Research Ltd., which went through an MBO process from Cylink Corp, today SafeNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFNT).
For more information, visit www.arx.com
About Digital RxTM
Digital Rx by H2H Solutions is a state-of-the-art ASP model e-Prescribing platform designed to provide
physicians and staff members with an easy to use, safe, and secure method for producing, and sending
prescriptions electronically from any practice. Digital Rx is certified with RxHub®, which provides physicians
with real-time and accurate patient formulary, medication history, and eligibility data. An extensive real-time drug database assists physicians in insuring that prescriptions being prepared for patients will pose no drug-drug, drug-food, or drug-allergy threats to patients. Once satisfied with the prescription, a single "click" transmits the Rx electronically to the patient’s preferred pharmacy of choice via Sure ScriptsTM,, a national network that has developed a common communication process with over 98% of all retail pharmacies in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.h2hsolutions.com/wireless.htm
About H2H Solutions, Inc.
H2H Solutions, Inc. (Health to Health) has been delivering its own health care IT products and services to the
health care industry since 2000. Headquartered in Wixom, MI H2H has developed a reputation for delivering customized HIPAA compliance solutions, exemplary IT resources, consultants, and sophisticated health care IT project based work throughout the country. H2H is a certified minority owned company that has achieved the prestigious CMMI Level 3 Certification, and was recognized by INC. Magazine in 2006 as being the 113th fastest growing privately held company in the country, and the #1 growth IT firm in Michigan.
For more information, visit www.h2hsolutions.com