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Top tips for effective digital transformation and closed loop medicines management

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Here, Francine de Stoppelaar shares her top tips for implementing effective closed loop medicines management systems as part of a hospitals digital transformation journey to enhance patient care, reduce expenditures and build a sustainable future for healthcare. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes 2018 Nov 26;2(4):34251.

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How the US’s pending PIE Act will improve patient access to medication

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In 2018, the FDA released guidance permitting PIE, but Mathieu says there was a lack of clarity around the information that could be shared with a payer or insurer. Manufacturers could not send the communications directly to a practising physician unless that physician were sitting on a formulary board within an insurer.

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Amplifying the patient voice for better engagement, recruitment and retention

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It produces a more consistent and collaborative relationship with patients and results in an easier recruitment process through word of mouth within patient networks, with a greater likelihood of patients remaining on trials for longer. About Prime Global.

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Too Much of a Good Thing? Unpacking the Rise of Polypharmacy in Seniors

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Understanding the balance between essential and excessive polypharmacy, recognizing its prevalence, and identifying contributing factors are crucial in mitigating its risks and enhancing patient care. “Health Literacy and Its Impact on Medication Adherence,” Pharmacy Journal , 2018). According to the U.S.

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What CVS’s Signify Health acquisition means for the future of healthcare

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Instead of patients travelling to doctors, doctors will now visit patients so that people receive the care they need in the place they’re most comfortable: their own homes. In 2018, CVS acquired the insurer, Aetna , and in 2007, the company acquired pharmacy services provider Caremark Rx.

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Pharmacogenetics: What pharmacists need to know

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Within the UK, the National Health Service Genomic Medicine Service (NHS GMS) was launched in 2018 with the aim of creating the most advanced genomic healthcare systems in the world. Their training and skills enable them to interpret and communicate complex medicines-related information to patients and other health professionals.

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Meet the Expert: Irma Verdonck-de Leeuw

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Professor Verdonck-de Leeuw described that once a patient receives a cancer diagnosis and begins a course of treatment, there are inevitably a number of concerns, including an initial ‘ uncertainty over whether the treatment is going to work, together with the burden of side-effects from therapy. ’