The technology already exists that would allow us to close the loop between physiological dysfunction and neural adaptation in real time. The question is not if, but how, rapidly this capability will reshape therapeutic paradigms and the economics that sustain them.
Every clinical encounter must be viewed as a medication reconciliation opportunity and primary care physicians are the coordinators-in-chief.
AI-native tax firm Gelt combines top human tax experts with AI to help physicians and healthcare practices use data-driven tax strategies to lower liabilities, improve profitability, and future-proof their finances.
Ochsner Health is expanding its use of Latent Health’s AI platform after its reduced medication prior authorization times to just 4-5 minutes. The technology is designed to both streamline pharmacists’ workflows as well as improve patients’ access to medications.
Healthcare supplies have a direct correlation to the safety and national security of Americans as any disruption to availability jeopardizes the health of our nation. Americans cannot forego access to lifesaving medications.
By moving beyond adherence and drug interactions to a holistic, outcomes-driven approach, health systems and providers can redefine how medication is used — not as a rigid protocol but as a dynamic, patient-centered tool for achieving better health.
As we all work to wrap up the year and enter into 2025, here are a few trends to keep your eye on in the coming months and beyond.
Alan Murray on improving access for medical transportation.
To realize true, sustainable savings in total cost of care, the healthcare system needs to reconsider the support — or lack of support — it provides throughout patients’ medication experiences and the snowball effect that creates on a lifetime of healthcare costs.
The dangers of polypharmacy and its increasingly wide reach across the American population make it imperative that we enhance the accuracy and efficiency of medication reconciliation processes.
Researchers recently tested ChatGPT’s ability to answer patient questions about medication, finding that the AI model gave wrong or incomplete answers about 75% of the time. Providers should be wary of the fact that the model does not always give sound medical advice, given many of their patients could be turning to ChatGPT to answer health-related questions.
This article explores the benefits of implementing RFID in healthcare settings and how hospitals can gradually transition from barcode to RFID-enabled medication systems, leading to substantial cost savings and improved patient care.
Greenway Health blends smart technology with human expertise to elevate revenue cycle.
Lyfegen, a startup that provides software for value-based drug contracting, recently raised $8 million in an oversubscribed Series A financing round. With the new funds, the company — which is based in Switzerland and New York — plans to expand its presence in the U.S., where drug costs are the highest in the world.
Shkreli controversially raised the price of the drug Daraprim, which is used to treat a potentially fatal parasitic infection, by 4,000%, from $13.50 to $750 per pill in 2015. In January, a federal judge banned him from the pharmaceutical industry for life.
A new partnership between Amazon and First Databank will let users ask Alexa for basic information about the most commonly prescribed drugs.
Through its app, London-based Echo, which was founded in 2015, offers prescription fulfillment and reminders to take medications.
Various investors, including Stanley Black & Decker's corporate venture capital arm, Samsung Ventures, Civilization Ventures and others took part in the round.