Who MDToolbox is best for
MDToolbox-Rx is for prescribers who need to send prescriptions electronically without buying a full EHR: solo clinicians, telemedicine providers and groups whose EHR lacks EPCS. It is a Surescripts-certified e-prescribing provider, its EPCS function has been audited by a qualified DEA auditor, and its Rx module is ONC-certified.
Best for
- Solo and small practices that want e-prescribing for about $30 a month per prescriber
- Telehealth and psychiatry prescribers who need EPCS for Schedule II–V drugs
- Practices that want to keep their current EHR and add a separate prescribing tool
Not ideal for
- Practices that want prescribing inside their charting and billing system
MDToolbox pros and cons
Pros
- Published pricing: $28 per month annual, $30 monthly; EPCS plan $35 annual, $38 monthly
- 30-day free trial with real prescriptions and no credit card
- No long-term contract required; monthly plans can be cancelled anytime
- Free iPhone, iPad and Android apps with every subscription
- Real-time prescription benefit and pricing, formulary checks, state PMP lookups and electronic prior authorization
- Up to 10 staff users per prescriber at no charge
Cons
- Prescribing only; no charting, scheduling or billing
- Two-way data sync carries a $700 one-time setup fee plus $30 to $50 a month
- Secure Direct messaging and visit notes are paid add-ons
- The vendor publishes little company background, such as location or founding year
MDToolbox pricing
MDToolbox publishes its prices (per prescriber):
- E-Prescribe Pro: $28 per month billed annually ($336 per year) or $30 month-to-month; non-controlled prescribing.
- E-Prescribe Complete: $35 per month billed annually ($420 per year) or $38 month-to-month; adds EPCS.
Staff users are free up to 10 per prescriber, then $3 per user per month. Add-ons include Visit Notes ($10 per provider per month) and Secure Messaging ($10 per address per month, or $120 a year, plus a $50 setup fee per address). Manual uploads and one-way HL7 sync are free; two-way HL7 or CCD sync is $30 a month and a two-way patient API is $50 a month, each with a $700 one-time setup fee and 1,000 syncs a month included.
Key features
- e-Prescribing Software (MDToolbox-Rx): favorites lists, SIG builder, one-click refills, electronic refill requests and cancels
- EPCS: Schedule II–V prescribing with two-factor sign-off, on the Complete plan
- e-Rx Mobile: prescribing from iPhone, iPad and Android devices
- Smart e-PA: electronic prior authorization at the point of prescribing, with prefilled smart forms
- Rx Pricing: real-time benefit and pharmacy pricing, included with standalone subscriptions
- Clinical tools: drug-allergy, drug-drug and other customizable alerts, a dosing calculator, and allergy and problem list tracking
- State PMP integrations from within the prescription writer
- Direct Messaging: secure health information exchange, as an add-on
HIPAA, security and integrations
MDToolbox describes the system as HIPAA compliant with PHI encrypted. Its Rx module is certified to the ONC 2015 Edition criteria (CHPL product number 15.02.05.1832.MDTB.01.01.1.211105, last certified November 5, 2021) and it publishes ONC Real World Testing plans and results. EPCS sign-off uses two-factor authentication, as the DEA requires. It routes prescriptions over the Surescripts network, which the vendor says reaches 99% of US pharmacies. SOC 2 or HITRUST status and BAA terms are not published.
The system can share patient lists with practice management or EHR software through HL7 or CCD messages, an API and patient importers; MDToolbox also offers an API for embedding its prescribing inside another EHR.
MDToolbox alternatives
- DrFirst — e-prescribing and medication management with broad EHR partnerships and enterprise options.
- DoseSpot — e-prescribing designed to be embedded in other vendors' software, popular with telehealth platforms.
- RXNT eRx — standalone e-prescribing that can grow into RXNT's EHR and billing suite.
- Ensora eRx (formerly NewCrop) — e-prescribing module used inside many EHR and PM systems.
