Pharmacy
Electronic Health Records
With $200 billion lost to counterfeit drugs annually and patient safety issues, a chain-of-custody log that blockchain could enable holds promise.
The agency believes a nationwide prescription drug monitoring program could be more effective in helping providers identify patients who are potentially abusing or misusing opioids.
Providers, insurers among those closely watching for signs of online giant getting into the pharmaceutical business.
Precision Medicine
CMS said it would cover the test to make the targeted therapy options available to healthcare professionals, patients and eligible Medicare beneficiaries.
Both sides of the aisle -- and even the former Eli Lilly exec himself -- expressed concerns over the ballooning drug prices and stressed the need to make pharmaceuticals more affordable.
Mobile Health IT
Brigham and Women’s asked 26 patients discharged from ER to participate in pain study.
Electronic Health Records
The company said more than half of U.S. physicians and nearly two-thirds of patients will now be able to view information about benefits and drug costs to make decisions together during office visits.
Electronic Health Records
McKesson presses Trump commission to leverage pharmacists, patient safety network to fight opioid e…
IT company wants to bring patient data into the pharmacist’s workflow, with real-time flags -- in the same manner they see insurance information and copay amount.
Revenue Cycle
Third-quarter revenue for the global pharma giant was drastically reduced in part by the temporary production shutdown, higher demand than planned and lost sales in certain markets due to the virus.
Analytics
EHR maker and pharmacy, which already work together on patient care, will share data and direct patients to lower-priced medications.