E-prescribing and medication management platform connecting providers, payers, and patients
DrFirst operates a healthcare connectivity platform focused on medication management workflows, built on AWS infrastructure (EKS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift) with Python and Java backends. Current hiring velocity is accelerating across engineering and finance, while active projects center on payer integrations, cloud-native architecture, and next-generation e-prescribing collaboration—suggesting a shift toward scaling multi-stakeholder workflows and reducing time-to-market complexity.
DrFirst provides end-to-end medication management solutions for hospitals, health systems, and providers, enabling e-prescribing, real-time medication history aggregates, and patient adherence workflows. The platform integrates with major EHR systems (Epic, MEDITECH) and connects providers with payers to reduce prescription friction, medication abandonment, and adherence gaps. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Rockville, MD, the company operates across 201–500 employees and sells into a healthcare ecosystem fragmented across providers, payers, and patients.
DrFirst runs on AWS (EKS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, CloudWatch), with PostgreSQL, Python, Java, and OpenSearch. Monitoring is handled via Grafana and AppDynamics. They integrate with Epic Systems and NetSuite.
Active projects include next-generation e-prescribing collaboration, cloud-native microservices for high availability, scaling payer integrations, prior authorization workflows, omni-channel support, and cloud security & monitoring.
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