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Dr. B: Expanding the business model from COVID vaccines to antiviral medications

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Connecting with a physician promptly to obtain COVID-19 antivirals is crucial for some patients, but healthcare access can sometimes be challenging. Dr. B was founded in 2021 to connect providers with leftover COVID vaccines to the patients seeking to receive them. The platform. Our platform was first launched in the U.S.

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The REAL Reason Pharmacists Hate Vaccines (Not What You Think)

The Happy PharmD

Pharmacists dont hate giving vaccines. What they hate is being overwhelmed, undervalued, and unable to provide the level of care they know patients deserve. Its easy to misinterpret the challenges pharmacists face when it comes to vaccine administration as something personal. They dont hate helping people.

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Healthcare Business Intelligence (BI): Comprehensive Guide

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In healthcare, business intelligence plays an especially important role, as it can be used to create better treatments, personalize patient care, prevent diseases, keep patients’ personal info safe, and even detect fraud. Healthcare business intelligence software is a must-have for any organization in the industry.

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Transforming healthcare through sustainable and resilient data infrastructure

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However, though the growing volume of health data holds promise to reveal more insights into patient care, outcomes have not yet improved as much as expected. That way, the insights uncovered can be used to provide more seamless patient care, while empowering patients to have a more active role in the process (e.g.

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The Evolution of Patient Needs: How Independent Pharmacies Can Grow & Adapt

Digital Pharmacist

To stay competitive, it is key for independent pharmacies to adapt to changing patient needs by leveraging technology and providing elevated patient care beyond their medication needs. Patients now may seek out contactless options for receiving their medications, such as curbside pickup and at-home delivery.

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Healthcare that no longer leaves out the patient

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For so long the US healthcare system was built around the provider, with appointments and services set by the provider (along with insurance reimbursement systems). This structure relies on in-person visits of patients to operate and become profitable.

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Appreciating pharmacists’ role in healthcare

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Parisa “Risa” Vatanka, PharmD, CTTS, senior director of corporate alliances at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), tells us about the ideal role of pharmacists in patient care and their effort to gain provider status. . Provider status. In 1965, the Medicare and Medicaid Act was signed into law in the US.