SEATTLE, WA -- May 1, 2005 -- DrFirst Rcopia, an award winning electronic prescribing system, is now available through OneHealthPort, a secure online portal that supports the exchange of business and clinical information within the health care community.

Rcopia allows physicians and their staffs to use desktop computers as well as a range of popular handheld devices to write and send complete scripts nationwide. Rcopia's easy-to-use system not only increases patient safety and convenience but also eliminates calls and faxes with pharmacies, saving providers time and money.

"We are pleased to partner with DrFirst and offer our subscribers another valuable service to use with their OneHealthPort single sign-on credential," said Rick Rubin, president and chief executive officer of OneHealthPort. "Electronic prescribing not only reduces errors—which can save patients' lives—but also dramatically improves office workflow."

DrFirst Rcopia is the second e-prescribing service available to OneHealthPort subscribers and joins ChartConnect, with their online MedManager application, in offering providers a way to electronically connect with pharmacies and manage patient medication and allergies. Rubin explains, "We have moved to a multi-vendor environment to enable OneHealthPort subscribers to have more choice in their technology selection."

Cameron Deemer, DrFirst's senior vice president and general manager, said, "We are pleased to make Rcopia easily accessible to OneHealthPort subscribers. Our simple yet powerful tool can have a major impact on their practices. DrFirst received top honors at the 2004 TEPR conference and we're confident that OneHealthPort subscribers will appreciate how using this solution will help their patients and their practice."

OneHealthPort subscribers can purchase a subscription to Rcopia by going to www.onehealthport.com and clicking on the DrFirst Rcopia link from the home page. There is no charge to register for or use OneHealthPort's single credential, which offers subscribers access to local health plan sites, clinical sites, and administrative and clinical tools.

About OneHealthPort
OneHealthPort was created by a coalition of health plans, physicians and hospitals that joined together to build a trusted community where business and clinical information could be shared securely and simply. Their goal—improve the efficiency and effectiveness of all parties by applying collaborative information technology solutions.

The consortium of founders includes The Everett Clinic, First Choice Health Network, Group Health Cooperative, Premera Blue Cross, Regence BlueShield, The Sisters of Providence and Swedish Hospital.

OneHealthPort offers healthcare professionals an easy and secure way to access the provider sites of major local health plans, hospitals and other valuable online service. Rather than placing time-consuming phone calls or logging into several different web sites, OneHealthPort users can gain access to information from all participating organizations using one common security solution. Subscribers register only once and are issued a single digital ID that provides single sign on across all participating sites. In addition, all parties within the trusted community enter into a common contractual framework that addresses HIPAA requirements and other information sharing issues. Finally, OneHealthPort serves as a single source of training and promotion to get online services adopted, and drive usage.

About DrFirst
Utilizing the latest advancements in Internet, security, wireless and personal digital assistant (PDA) technology, DrFirst provides a suite of integrated, affordable, and intuitive products that are easy to implement within the healthcare community. DrFirst's products include electronic prescribing management systems, charge capture, scheduling and secure messaging. These comprehensive solutions provide for the critical communication, business productivity and clinical needs of physicians, clinics, health systems and health plans. Based in Rockville, Maryland, the healthcare IT company is committed to improving healthcare and patient safety by delivering technologies that enable medical professionals and their staff to quickly and easily access critical medical information at the point of care. For more information, go to www.drfirst.com.