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About DrFirst
DrFirst is a healthcare IT company specializing in comprehensive medication management solutions that address the complexity and inefficiencies in the prescription lifecycle. With over 25 years of experience, DrFirst has built the largest medication management network in the United States, connecting providers, patients, pharmacies, and payers to streamline workflows and improve patient outcomes. The company's integrated platform encompasses the entire medication journey, from initial prescribing through patient adherence. Their solutions include e-prescribing, electronic prescribing for controlled substances (EPCS), electronic prior authorization (ePA), medication history, prescription engagement, population health management, price transparency, and prescription renewals. DrFirst leverages clinical-grade AI to reduce provider burden and transcription errors while maintaining safety standards. DrFirst serves a diverse customer base including hospitals and health systems, EHR and health IT vendors, private practices, pharmaceutical companies, and payers. The company's technology integrates seamlessly into existing clinical workflows, providing real-time prescription benefit information, PDMP data visibility, and complete medication histories at the point of care. Their solutions help healthcare organizations enhance prescribing efficiency, increase medication access and affordability, improve patient adherence, and deliver better health outcomes. With over 50 awards recognizing their innovation and excellence, DrFirst continues to transform how healthcare organizations deliver patient care and manage medications.
Company description DrFirst official website
Primary marketPharmacy & Medication Management
Commercial modelCommercial information available on request
Company presenceOfficial website
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01 · Operating footprint
Where the Company operates
Company-profile context for clinical focus, customers, deployment, integration, milestones, and partnerships.
Clinical focus
- Chronic disease management
- Controlled substance prescribing
- High-risk patient populations
- Medication adherence
- Specialty medications
Who it serves
- EHR & HIT Vendors
- Hospitals & Health Systems
- Payers
- Pharmaceutical Companies
- Private Practices
Deployment & integration
Cloud Saas deployment with recorded integration context.
Recorded integration context: EHR systems, HIT vendor platforms.
Geographic context
MarketsUnited States
Company sourceOfficial website
Company milestones
Platform expansion
Operates the largest medication management network in the U.S. Integration partnerships with VieCure and CompuGroup Medical for enhanced e-prescribing capabilities.
Partnerships
Recorded partners
- CompuGroup Medical
- Cone Health
- Magnolia Regional Health Center
- VieCure
02 · Flagship portfolio
Products, workflows, and platform capabilities
Selected source-backed Company products and the available commercial context.
Business Continuity
Keep access to prescribing and medication history when your EHR goes down
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Clinical-Grade AI
Reduce provider burden and transcription errors with AI that infers missing medication details
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E-Prescribing
Integrated workflows ease staff burden and satisfy regulatory mandates
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Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS)
Minimize overprescribing risks with in-workflow visibility into PDMP data
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Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA)
End-to-end automation speeds access to specialty drugs
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Medication History
Complete data powered by the largest medication management network in the U.S.
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Population Health Management
Proactively identify high-risk patients to keep them on track with treatments
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Prescription Engagement
Personalized messages deliver savings, education, and prescription reminders
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03 · Research intelligence
Research Intelligence evidence
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Evidence position
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Research
Publications & preprints
Interaction with SMS text-reminders correlate with improved medication adherence and readmission rates for congestive heart failure patients: A retrospective cohort study.PLOS digital health · Dec 1, 2025
Use of complete medication history to identify and correct transitions-of-care medication errors at psychiatric hospital admission.PloS one · Jan 1, 2023
Impact of a mobile integrated healthcare and community paramedicine program on improving medication adherence in patients with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after hospital discharge: A pilot study.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · Dec 1, 2022
Clinical validation
Clinical-trial records
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Regulatory
Regulatory records
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04 · Company-reported outcomes
Outcomes and case studies
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Substantially more prescription fills
Compared to previous vendor, particularly for high-risk medications in patients over 65
Reduced cost-related abandonment
Through real-time prescription benefit information
Improved medication adherence
Through patient engagement and nurse navigator programs
CompuGroup Medical
Mobile notification delivery for patient engagement aligned with patient expectations
Meeting patient expectations for mobile device notifications from healthcare providers
Cone Health
Improved medication history access and prescription fill tracking for high-risk patients over 65
Substantially more prescription fills than previous vendor, approaching 'holy grail' of medication history with every prescription fill record at fingertips
Magnolia Regional Health Center
Nurse navigator program to improve medication compliance and patient understanding
Successful strategy for connecting with patient population to help them understand importance of medication compliance
VieCure
Integration of e-prescribing to enhance patient safety, optimize clinical workflows, and satisfy customers
Providing clients with advanced features for medication history, medication adherence monitoring, electronic prior authorizations, and real-time prescription benefit checks
05 · Leadership
Leadership team
Leadership profiles and professional links from the current Company record.
No active leadership profiles are currently listed.
06 · Company updates
Updates from DrFirst
Recent articles published on DrFirst's official website.
Three Weeks of EHR Downtime: How One Health System Kept Prescribing
Read on DrFirstWhat Is CMS-0062? DrFirst Advocates for Electronic Prior Authorization Reform
Read on DrFirstNew Specialty Medications Can Slow Alzheimer’s, But Not If Patients Can’t Get Them
Read on DrFirstA Digital Call to Action Picks Up Where the Paper Prescription Left Off
Read on DrFirstTruly the Pits: A Hit TV Show Conveys the Chaos Caused by EHR Downtime
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08 · Official presence
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09 · Market pathway
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Market context
Pharmacy & Medication Management
Companies using AI for medication optimization, pharmacy automation, drug pricing and access, medication adherence, polypharmacy management, or pharmacy workflow optimization. Includes platforms that help patients access affordable medications, tools that reduce medication errors, and AI systems that optimize drug regimens for complex patients.
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