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Bring point of care testing to the community for a preventative, cost effective, Net Zero NHS

pharmaphorum

Just 4% of would choose the hospital as the preferred location of testing, compared to 46% for the GP surgery, 18% for a community hub, 15% for a patient’s home and 12% for the pharmacy. With results in minutes, the technology enables a patient to be assessed, tested, and treated in the first clinical contact.

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FDA green lights Oxehealth vital signs monitoring software

pharmaphorum

The Oxevision system is primarily used in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, where there is a clear advantage to having hands-free monitoring, and can be used for example to monitor sleep patterns or make sure that a patient hasn’t fallen out of bed, left their room or carried out self-harm.

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Understanding the Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

between 2012 and 2015.

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Intelligence Success and the Future of Pharmacy

Omnicell

We have four hospitals, three nursing homes, 540 beds, thousands of patients, more than 2,500 employees, and 200 specialists. Inventory visibility was poor, and the pharmacists felt isolated and disconnected from patient care. We had an antiquated manual system for pharmacy procedures and monitoring drug shortages.

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

PharmD Live

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. Background The senior population in the United States is expanding rapidly. According to the U.S.

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Interview #6: Deprescribing experiences from a nurse in long-term care and palliative care

The deprescribing.org Blog

The most commonly mentioned tools to help nurses evaluate patients’ medication regimen were “START and STOPP”, “Medication Appropriateness Index”, “Medication Outcome Monitor”, “Neuropsychiatric Inventory Nursing Home Version” and quality of life scales. Ana: Honestly, I find all targets very important.