Matthew McGuire, PharmD, manager of pharmacy supply chain and automation at University Hospitals Health System, based in Shaker Heights, Ohio, likes to put the problems encountered in the intricacies of pharmacy supply chain management…
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Moving from the NHS to industry gave Tom Skelland the opportunity to do more of what he loves – but first and foremost, he remains a pharmacist. By Jennifer TruelandIf Tom Skelland has one…
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A fundamental shift in the digital capabilities of community pharmacies is opening the door to a new era of record sharing and shared care, Rewired keynote speaker Rahul Singal tells Digital Health NewsThe launch…
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Accompany Health, a startup serving low-income patients with complex needs, launched Tuesday with $56 million in Series A funding.
The Bethesda, Maryland-based company offers primary and behavioral care for underserved patients. It also provides social…
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– XiFin’s pharmacy division, OmniSYS, released its 2023 CareALERTS™ data, highlighting how pharmacists are playing a crucial role in closing healthcare gaps and improving adult immunization rates.
– The data, unveiled on…
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Boots stores in England now offer access to advice and treatment, including some prescription-only medicines, for seven common conditions as part of the NHS Pharmacy First Service.From today, patients do not need a GP…
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Technology has changed a lot since I was a practicing pharmacist. While clinicians have always focused on using technology to improve patient safety, everything else about technology is constantly evolving.
For example, clinicians have relied…
It never ceases to amaze me how integral the role of the pharmacist could be to a patient and how many pharmacists are relegated to counting pills and checking insurance. I first experienced this…
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Another area where we haven't enabled pharmacists has to do with pharmacy interoperability. While almost every pharmacy out there now supports ePrescribing, the healthcare industry has fallen short when it comes to ensuring that…
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Walgreens Boots Alliance is struggling with the performance of primary care chain VillageMD, in which it is the majority shareholder.
Walgreens has closed 27 of the 60 underperforming locations that it previously announced and…
