In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Gold
Standard identified a critical need for medical
personnel to access evacuee
prescription histories during widespread
disasters requiring evacuation to shelters
and other points of care.
Within days of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall
in New Orleans, Gold Standard deployed
KatrinaHealth.org, a public service web
application that allowed medical personnel
responding to the disaster to search thousands
of prescription histories in the course of
providing care to evacuees.
KatrinaHealth.org garnered high praise from
the healthcare community, as well as federal
and state agencies. The initiative earned
prestigious accolades for Gold Standard and
its partners, including the American Pharmacists
Association 2006 Pinnacle Award.
In the year following Hurricane Katrina,
Gold Standard developed ICERx.org as a
proactive strategy to provide this essential
public service as a permanently available solution.