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Lexi-Comp and Discus Dental Software Provide One-Click Access to Drug Information
"Providing dental professionals with access to Lexi-Comp's industry-leading drug information through Discus Dental practice management software will improve patient safety by lessening the risk of adverse drug events," said Bruce Lieberthal, general manager, Discus Dental Software. "We are very excited to offer this unique functionality to our customers and expect it to be very well received."
Lexi-Comp and Discus Dental Software have entered into a five-year agreement that provides customers with a seamless link from Discus Dental's patient management system into Lexi-Comp® ONLINE™ for Dentistry. With one click, dental professionals can analyze a patient's medication list using the Lexi-Interact™ drug interaction module and Dental Lexi-Drugs®, which provides monographs on more than 7,000 brand names used in the U.S. and Canada.
"Discus Dental Software is a leader in developing innovative software for streamlining dental practices and ensuring patient safety through electronic medical records," said Ryan Smith, director of business partnering, Lexi-Comp, Inc. "With the increasing number of prescription drugs that are available, it is difficult for healthcare professionals to stay on top of every available drug. Together, Lexi-Comp and Discus Dental Software will provide convenient access to drug information to help dental professionals ensure patient safety."
Discus Dental software users will also gain access to these other dentistry-related products from Lexi-Comp:
Databases
- Dental Office Medical Emergencies
- Clinician's Endodontic Handbook
- Oral Hard Tissue Diseases
- Oral Soft Tissue Diseases
- Manual of Clinical Periodontics
- Manual of Dental Implants
- Your Roadmap to Financial Integrity in the Dental Practices
Modules
- Lexi-Drug ID™ - Allows users to search more than 5,900 medication images based on color, shape, and markings
- Lexi-CALC™ - A series of medical calculators useful for making point-of-care decisions
- Adult-PALS™/Pediatric-PALS™ - Patient advisory leaflets on medications, designed for consumer education purposes and written in a question-and-answer format for ease-of-use
- Web Search - A comprehensive medical search engine powered by Lexi- Comp
The Lexi-Comp functionality can be added to any Discus Dental Software Practice Management System, including AAOMS endorsed OMSVision for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, EndoVision for Endodontists, and PerioVision for Periodontists, with the purchase of a license for Lexi-Comp ONLINE for Dentistry. Integration services can be purchased through Lexi-Comp by calling 1-800-837-5394 or logging onto www.lexi.com/dentistry ; or through Discus Dental Software by calling 1-800-323-3370 or logging onto www.discusdentalsoftware.com.
More about Discus Dental Software
Creating state-of-the-art software solutions for over 20 years, the software group was acquired by Discus Dental. in 1993, a leading global direct manufacturing marketer of premium dental products to both dental professionals and consumers. Its industry acclaimed software solutions, designed for general and specialty practice dentists and oral surgeons, merges dentistry and medicine for a fully digital office management experience. Dental practices save both time and money by running more efficiently, improving service, and quality of/access to information using this powerful technology. Discus Dental Software is based in Boston, MA. More information is available at www.discusdentalsoftware.com.
More about Lexi-Comp Dental Solutions
Lexi-Comp takes pride in the reliability, accuracy and clinical relevance of the content they provide. The company's commitment to the dental profession resulted in a 100 percent rating from Clinical Research Associates, Inc., for the industry-leading information provided in Lexi-Comp's Dental Reference Library materials — "Drug Information for Dentistry," "http://www.dentalbookshop.com/search.php?query=Oral+Hard+Tissue+Diseases&mode=1" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin'); return false;" onmouseover="window.status='Go to bookstore'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;" style="text-decoration:underline;">Oral Hard Tissue Diseases," "Oral Soft Tissue Diseases," and "Dental Office Medical Emergencies." These resources, plus several additional dental databases are available through three independent electronic platforms: Lexi-Comp® ON-DESKTOP™, ON-HAND™, and ONLINE™. For more information, please call 330.650.6506 or contact your Lexi-Comp representative.
More about Lexi-Comp, Inc.
Lexi-Comp, Inc. is a leading provider of medical information and clinical content for the healthcare industry. Located in Hudson, Ohio, the company was founded in 1978 to create custom reference handbooks for clinical laboratories. Since then, Lexi-Comp has evolved its content base and technology solutions to provide clinically relevant, real-time information at the point-of-care in knowledge areas that include pharmacology, interactions, diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests, pharmacogenomics, poisoning and toxicology, dentistry, infectious diseases, and patient education. Information is delivered on a variety of electronic platforms, including Lexi-Comp® ONLINE™, ON-HAND™, ON-DESKTOP™, and ON-WEB™, all of which may be integrated for hospitals and health systems via the LEXI-COMP Knowledge Solution™. The company's popular electronic databases include Lexi-Drugs®, an easy-to-use database of more than 1600 drug monographs, and Lexi-Interact™, a tool for checking patient profiles for drug, food, herbal, and alcohol interactions. Lexi-Comp also publishes a comprehensive handbook library of more than 40 titles, including the Drug Information Handbook, Pediatric Dosage Handbook and Geriatric Dosage Handbook. To learn more about Lexi-Comp's UNIQUE approach to delivering solutions, call 800.837.5394, 330.650.6506, or visit www.lexi.com.
SOURCE: Lexi-Comp, Inc.
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