First DataBank

About First Data Bank

First DataBank, a subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation, is the leading provider of electronic drug information to the healthcare industry. "We pioneered the concept of creating executable drug knowledge that’s designed to be relevant from the perspectives of multiple end users"(2). For more than two decades, First DataBank have partnered with several information system developers to deliver proven knowledge bases for integration into a wide range of applications all across the healthcare continuum, with particular expertise in clinical decision support within the workflow(2).According to First DataBank press release, "Together with our development partners, First DataBank helps reduce the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events, which promises to lower healthcare costs and improve patient care"(1).

REFERENCE

1 News and Press Releases San Bruno, CA Feb 22, 2005

2. www.firstdatabank.com