Pharmacy

The new integration will feature a medication decision support platform, RxBenefit Clarity, that can provide prescription price information at the point of care.

To help combat the opioid crisis, the medical center invested in inventory and analytics technology that helps accurately and consistently identify cases of drug diversion.

The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association's Opioid Crisis Task Force has created what it calls the "ideal minimum data set" to get physicians the right information to enable safer EPCS.

David Swenson, RPh, Vice President of Medical Affairs at BD, reflects on conversations with customers to provide some perspective on an underreported aspect of the opioid crises – healthcare professional drug diversion - which is growing importance to hospitals across the United States.

The initiative will tap into emerging technologies, potentially blockchain, to improve supply chain safety and security.

The major academic health system is working with machine learning analytics vendor Splunk to create a new system to guard against misuse of controlled substances, including opioids.

Comprehensive tools for aging populations are going to require broadband, IOT, cybersecurity and data aggregation among patients, family members and caregivers, says Jay Patel, clinical transformation officer at Seniorlink.

The companies will use Azure to expand and develop new platforms and networks for digital health, care management and patient engagement – and compete against companies such as Amazon.

Companies will look to emerging technologies, such as a virtual diabetes program and a medication adherence pilot, in an effort to combine Verily’s tech with Walgreens stores.