Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2024

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement led a decarbonization learning collaborative with hospitals aiming to cut their climate footprint.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 12, 2022

In trials, the Glucommander algorithm has been shown to reduce severe low blood sugar episodes, shorten hospital stays and prevent hospital re-admissions. cobas pulse also features a camera to record images that can be incorporated into patient notes and scan barcodes, and a secure login system to help safeguard patient data. .

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PharmD Live

JANUARY 9, 2025

Its Pharmacist Care Managers (PCMs) collaborate with primary care providers, clinics and health systems to address the needs of high-risk patient populations, manage complex chronic conditions, prevent adverse drug events (ADEs) and reduce costly hospitalizations.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

During our training as doctors, we have rotated through safety-net hospitals, elite academic medical centers, and private clinics. The resources for patient care and comfort were sumptuous in some facilities, spartan in others. Read the rest…

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

AUGUST 7, 2023

But now, a group of Spanish pharmacists and emergency medicine specialists have issued a joint declaration to streamline understanding and improve patient care. The number of clinical pharmacists involved in patient care in emergency departments (EDs) in Europe has increased significantly in recent years.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 13, 2024

Vivid Health is launching into the at-home care market to help clinical staff more efficiently fill out required, but time-consuming, assessment forms, reduce staff burnout and increase c | Digital health startup Vivid Health is a multispecialty care management platform that leverages generative AI to create patient care plans.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 11, 2025

For pharmacists with the will, time and support to get involved in clinical research, the benefits are many not only for them, but also for their patients, teams and hospitals. With a workforce under pressure, getting involved in clinical trials and pilot research projects might be the last thing on hospital pharmacists minds.

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indispensable health

AUGUST 14, 2023

Introduction In the fast-paced and intricate world of healthcare, seamless coordination between various departments is crucial to ensure quality patient care and effective administration. One pivotal collaboration exists between the hospital president or administrator and the director of the pharmacy.

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STAT

JUNE 3, 2024

In the rural California town where physician Atashi Mandal sees patients, Medicare Advantage is popular among the older residents, many of whom have multiple chronic health conditions. Problem is, there aren’t any in-network providers for several hundred miles.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 18, 2025

Here, speaking to Gerry Hughes, she shares her insights on current clinical pharmacy challenges around expansion and integration of hospital pharmacists, and the exciting trajectory this branch of pharmacy is set to undertake in the years ahead. Over previous decades, there have been several inflection points in its progress.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 28, 2024

It is imperative to underscore that the hospital pharmacist is, and must be, an indisputable part of all health systems at all levels in frontline patient care, and the profession must advocate for themselves and reinforce this narrative.

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

MAY 27, 2024

The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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STAT

AUGUST 2, 2024

In July, federal health officials warned hospitals that there would be a critical shortage of blood culture bottles that will stretch into September. labs get their bottles from a company known as BD, the supplier that is in shortage, meaning that the shortage could have big implications for patient care. Read the rest…

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 18, 2025

Paul Forsyth, who has 20 years experience working with cardiac patients, most recently as a heart failure pharmacist and lead pharmacist in clinical cardiology (primary care) at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, will work across organisational boundaries to support cardiology lead pharmacists in the west of Scotland.

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STAT

JANUARY 16, 2024

  Hospitals want you to look here, not over there Hospital leaders took pains to draw investors’ attention to their sizable cash and investment reserves at JPM. Notably absent from many presentations, though, was mention of their losses on patient care, my colleague Tara Bannow reports from the conference.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Establishing a core priority Despite having a role that rarely involved a patient-facing element, Cecilia Tse, the trust’s formulary lead pharmacist, was keen to establish person-centred care as a core priority for every member of the team and in all facets of pharmacy across Northwick Park Hospital.

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STAT

MARCH 7, 2025

Increased privacy protections, in their view, would impact the financial viability of medical practices — especially small ones — and even timely patient care.  But in thousands of public comments, health systems and providers have pushed back aggressively against the suggested changes to the security rule.

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

MAY 6, 2024

Radio frequency identification (RFID) not only helps hospitals boost their medication safety standards, as it also allows clinicians to continue to provide quality patient care.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Crystal Toribio, PharmD, Transitions of Care Clinical Pharmacist at St. Francis Hospital discusses the impact of direct patient care within her role to highlight this American Pharmacists Month.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

DECEMBER 17, 2024

S erious adverse drug events are unfortunately common in hospitals and can occur across all stages of the medication delivery process. In todays healthcare landscape, hospital pharmacists face a multitude of challenges that impact patient care, including operational inefficiencies, workforce shortages and compromised medication safety.

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STAT

APRIL 22, 2024

Mass General Brigham, a dominant force in Boston medicine, was launching the latest and perhaps most contentious step in its ongoing effort to merge its two flagship Harvard-affiliated medical centers: combine all departments and divisions at both hospitals in a move that executives argued would improve patient care and access.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

Almost as soon as ChatGPT was released to the public, doctors began focusing on how they could harness artificial intelligence to improve patient care. Yet even as AI is providing doctors with increasingly sophisticated data, the information available to patients has stagnated. And what is available is often years old.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 4, 2025

Enhanced integration of pharmacists to multidisciplinary ED teams could alleviate physician workload and improve patient care and safety, a recent study has found. The post Physicians support permanent pharmacist integration in the emergency department appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe. Guaranteed. A qualitative study.

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IDStewardship

MARCH 23, 2023

Laboratorians, clinicians, and other healthcare professionals engaged to discuss the importance of essential tools for rapid diagnostics and stewardship data for effective patient care to help save lives—particularly when dealing with drug-resistant infections. You can find him on Twitter @Brian_Raux.

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PharmD Live

JANUARY 8, 2025

By leveraging solutions like PharmD Live, providers can navigate these challenges effectively, safeguard revenue and improve patient care. Nearly 47% of hospitals under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) have faced penalties, highlighting the pervasive risk of non-compliance.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Nearly 60% of doctors who practice as employees of hospitals and other corporate entities say that non-physician practice ownership results in lower quality patient care, per a new survey. | Most docs surveyed cited decreased time with patients and greater focus on financial success as elements negatively affecting quality at non-physician-owned medical (..)

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IDStewardship

APRIL 30, 2023

Relevant to this introduction, having worked at a Boston hospital for several years, for me DD and the pharmacy life just go hand-in-hand like chimichurri sauce and flank steak. Recommendation 1: Use your skills to improve patient care Pharmacists who apply their skills make patient’s lives better. Use your talents.

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MARCH 17, 2023

health care system is facing a new and costly threat that will affect patient care and ultimately may lead to hospital closures : paying for and processing a torrent of medical record requests. The already beleaguered U.S.

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STAT

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The move also encapsulates how UnitedHealth is pushing to control every piece of patient care outside of the hospital and distancing itself from the aspects that have generated controversy.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical are among the groups in support of the Centers for Medic | Organizations signed a letter pledging support for a CMS-backed transitional coverage for emergency technologies pathway, which they say could improve (..)

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Pharma Mirror

APRIL 21, 2024

Clinics incorporate virtual waiting rooms, among other software, to boost patient care and improve staff workflow in traditional medical establishments. In this guide, we’ll investigate the advantages of virtual hospital waiting rooms and how they are revolutionizing healthcare.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 14, 2025

Led by esteemed experts from recognised Centres of Excellence and NHS Trusts across the UK, the event offers valuable insights, evidence-based strategies, and real-world case studies to enhance patient outcomes. The post Clinical Excellence in Respiratory Care: May 2025 appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.

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STAT

JULY 18, 2024

Captured every second by monitors in hospitals, vital signs have immense potential to improve patient care and provide value from AI that investors have been hoping for but have not yet seen. billion.

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IDStewardship

JUNE 6, 2023

This reduces manual errors, saves time, and allows pharmacists to focus on patient care. Chronic Disease Management : AI-powered apps or wearable devices can collect and analyze patient health data, offering real-time insights to pharmacists.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MAY 2, 2024

Here at Hospital Pharmacy Europe, we provide hospital pharmacists with inspirational examples of best practice, and that includes sharing insights into innovative projects being launched across the UK and Europe to support the profession and improve patient care. appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MAY 22, 2024

Penicillin allergy is a common concern in healthcare settings, impacting patient safety, antimicrobial stewardship and successful infection treatment. In developed countries, between five and 15% patients carry a penicillin allergy label , and patients receive a penicillin allergy label by their third birthday in approximately 75% of cases.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Hospital Pharmacy Europe is delighted to announce the launch of its new sustainability content zone and accompanying newsletter. As the healthcare sustainability agenda is intertwined with the evolution and adoption of technology within the healthcare landscape, and Hospital Pharmacy Europe has also launched a health technology content zone.

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