Pharmacy

A telehealth visit via laptop
By Andrea Fox 10:45 am March 30, 2023
In response to the DEA, ATA stresses telehealth's efficacy in reaching previously unreachable populations, details the operational complications and confusion that will ensue, and requests to ease provider burdens.
Medication pills
By Bill Siwicki 10:41 am March 15, 2023
Patients who engaged with the technology were 32% less likely to experience a seven-day readmission and 16% less likely to experience a 30-day readmission.
By Andrea Fox 11:43 am February 27, 2023
The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action subsidiary say requiring patients who initiated treatment by telehealth during the pandemic to visit a provider for prescriptions is overly restrictive and could cause harm.
Two people on a telehealth call with medication on the table
By Jessica Hagen 12:01 pm February 21, 2023
Diathrive Health users will have access to Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company's low-cost diabetes medication and testing supplies.
A person on a telehealth visit via laptop
By Andrea Fox 08:32 am January 31, 2023
The partnership integrates a specialty care platform that combines electronic monitoring with health coaches to improve heart and vascular care. 
Customers transacting at a pharmacy counter
By Adam Ang 11:11 pm January 30, 2023
This comes as the second phase rollout of MediRecords' e-prescribing platform across the health service.
Person holds smartphone
By Andrea Fox 11:07 am January 30, 2023
Recent attacks on healthcare provider business associates, including prescription and hosting platforms, expose more PII and PHI. Newly compromised email lists may be used for phishing attacks. 
By Andrea Fox 02:49 pm January 25, 2023
The state has signed the Kentucky-based healthcare IT company, which now operates PDMPs in 44 states, to run a heavily-debated program expected to launch in spring 2023.
By Andrea Fox 09:38 am January 25, 2023
Also: partnership news from Uberdoc and Nest Collaborative and layoffs at Verily and Carbon Health.