The COVID-19 pandemic will not directly impact the e-prescribing market; however, its impact on the healthcare IT and the EMR markets will drive the demand for e-prescribing solutions during and after the global pandemic. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of teleconsultations has increased. The integration of EHR, telemedicine, and e-prescribing functionalities aid prescribers in creating an interconnected network that ensures the use of HCIT to diagnose and prescribe medicines for patients. In addition, recommendations by the CDC to use telemedicine services and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations for the electronic prescription of controlled substances have increased the number of electronic prescription transactions.
Strategies adopted by EHR and EMR vendors during COVID-19:
# Cerner Corporation (US) integrated its EHR platform with telehealth capabilities, which would help improve patient access to healthcare from home.
# eClinicalWorks (US) integrated its EHR solution with TeleVisits to help with virtual patient care. TeleVisits is a secure platform that uses existing equipment and webcams to diagnose patients remotely.
# Allscripts (US) implemented telehealth solutions through its EHR patient engagement platform, which would enable its clients to access virtual care services. In March 2020, Allscripts had provided telehealth services to over 100 customers.
The global ePrescribing market size is projected to reach USD 3.3 billion by 2025 from USD 1.2 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 23.3%.
Major Growth Boosters:
Factors such as the increasing adoption of EHR solutions, government initiatives and incentive programs, rising focus on reducing the abuse of controlled substances, increasing focus on reducing medical errors, and the need to curtail the escalating healthcare costs are driving the growth of the e-prescribing market. Additionally, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of telemedicine modules and telehealth consultations. This is further driving the adoption of e-prescribing solutions.
Recent Developments in the Global Industry:
# In April 2020, DrFirst (US) partnered with ID.me (US) to help users of the company’s e-prescribe app to verify their identities within a few minutes. This is expected to speed up the process for clinicians to prescribe drugs.
# In July 2019, NextGen Healthcare(US) announced its partnership with Optimize Rx (US) to provide real-time access to critical financial information, allowing providers to help patients choose appropriate medication plans, as per their cover and budgets. This tool has been integrated with the company’s ehr workflow .
# In june 2019, Allscripts (US) acquired ZappRx (US) to help Veradigm’s e-prescribing solutions by integrating it with the automate prior authorization platform, thus adding value to its existing platform.
North America will continue to dominate the ePrescribing market in 2025
In 2019, the large share of this North American region can be attributed to the stringent legislative and accreditation requirements regarding healthcare, high adoption of HCIT technologies, regulatory requirements regarding patient safety, and the presence of a large number of e-prescribing solution providers in the region.
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