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Today, there is intense governmental and industry pressure for healthcare providers to adopt the electronic health record (EHR). The reason is simple: experts view the EHR as the "central nervous system" of a digital healthcare system that will reduce medical errors, improve efficiency and contain costs.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides significant opportunity to improve the nation’s health care system through information technology. In addition the Act provides stimulus funding by promoting electronic health records (EHR) through incentives to providers who are able to demonstrate "meaningful use" of an electronic health record system.

And because so much of modern medical treatment involves drug therapy, any successful EMR/EHR implementation must incorporate a comprehensive and up-to-date drug database. First DataBank's National Drug Data File (NDDF) Plus is the most comprehensive in the industry. Our pervasive use in provider and pharmacy systems throughout the country is a clear indication of the trust we've earned in our more than 30 years as a pioneering industry leader.

We’ve built NDDF Plus from the ground up to offer end users clear and trustworthy drug information in language tailored to their specific clinical and practical needs. NDDF Plus offers the most efficient ways of navigating to exactly the information needed for the task at hand, allowing for more informed decision-making, fewer medication errors and increased patient safety.

First DataBank: supporting EHR system developers with superior medication functionality.