OLATHE, Kan. -
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV), the nation's leader of innovative digital
government solutions, has been selected to provide its RxGov
prescription drug monitoring platform to the State of Maryland to help
combat the prescription opioid epidemic. Following a competitive, open
procurement process, a five-year contract extending to 2025 was awarded
to NIC by the regional health information exchange, the Chesapeake
Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP). CRISP partners
with the Maryland Department of Health to administer the Maryland
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP).
"NIC is excited to bring the power of RxGov to the State of Maryland as
together we provide a solution to assist in battling the rapid rise of
prescription opioid addiction," said Harry Herington, NIC Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. "RxGov will provide
transparent data and robust reporting and analytics that will aid
Maryland's healthcare community and patients in making informed
medication decisions. In addition, our 27-year history of developing
digital government solutions ensures the RxGov platform can be
configured easily to meet the unique needs of any state. We appreciate
the trust that has been placed in NIC, and look forward to delivering
this best-in-class solution."
RxGov will serve as the secure technology platform to collect
information about controlled substances dispensed in Maryland. It will
also facilitate better data sharing across the surrounding mid-Atlantic
region, including sharing data across state lines in West Virginia and
Washington, D.C. In addition, the platform provides near real-time data
that will integrate seamlessly with the CRISP portal and be delivered
directly into electronic health record systems at hospitals and clinics
across the state. These features and functions will assist clinicians in
providing and coordinating the most effective treatment methods. The
RxGov platform also helps to prevent high risk behaviors, such as
situations where patients attempt to receive multiple prescriptions
repeatedly in a short period of time from multiple healthcare providers.
"The prescription opioid epidemic is a national crisis, and communities
across Maryland and our neighboring states have been deeply impacted,"
said Lindsey Ferris, CRISP's PDMP Program Director. "NIC's RxGov
platform will provide the state with innovative technology that will
help improve patient outcomes and reduce addiction in our communities."
NIC has been providing PDMP systems and related technology since 2011 in
Montana and more recently in Wisconsin and Utah. RxGov was developed
following an acquisition of technology assets in August 2018.
In addition to the new contract to provide its RxGov solution, NIC has
been partnering with the State of Maryland since 2011 to provide digital
government services. The Company has a local team in Annapolis, Md.,
that has developed a number of solutions to help citizens and businesses
more easily interact with government. One recent service ties directly
to the state's prescription opioid initiative -- the Controlled
Dangerous Substances Online Renewal System. This system links
electronically with CRISP to ensure that the more than 43,000
individuals in the state who are allowed to prescribe a controlled
substance are registered in the state's PDMP prior to obtaining their
Controlled Dangerous Substance renewal.
About NIC Inc.
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) is the nation's premier provider of innovative
digital government solutions and secure payment processing, which help
make government interactions more accessible for everyone through
technology. The family of NIC companies has developed a library of more
than 13,000 digital government services for more than 6,000 federal,
state, and local government agencies. Among these solutions is the
ground-breaking personal assistant for government, Gov2Go, delivering
citizens personalized reminders and a single platform for all government
interactions. More information is available at www.egov.com/rxgov.
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Angela Davied
Vice President,
Corporate Communications
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754-7054
adavied@egov.com