Best Automated Systems for Cold Chain Pharmacy Management
Temperature-sensitive medications represent one of the most critical operational and regulatory challenges in modern pharmacy management.
Temperature-sensitive medications represent one of the most critical operational and regulatory challenges in modern pharmacy management.
A handful of states have issued guidance documents that illustrate how regulators are viewing the IV hydration and IV therapy businesses, which infusion providers should consider as part of their overall compliance monitoring efforts.
A quick conversation about coverage, availability and pricing can help patients make informed decisions.
When control over prescription drug access rests with only a few players, the result is not just market imbalance — it is higher plan costs, increased financial pressures, and ultimately reduced affordability for patients.
The real story isn’t about denial rates or stakeholders acting as villains. It’s about a healthcare system that forces intelligent, well-intentioned professionals to make critical decisions in information silos.
AI can now flag where patients are getting stuck — from enrollment delays to dropped calls — while also enabling new, compliant ways to analyze these interactions at scale. But surfacing the issue is just the first step.
Creating a specialty pharmacy in a space-challenged hospital campus can seem like a daunting task, particularly in a crowded metropolitan or suburban area. Here are some creative solutions to solve for this barrier.
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.
In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.
Novo Nordisk is licensing rights to a United Biotechnology drug that sparks metabolic effects by binding to and activating receptors for GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon. Separately, the pharma giant said its recently announced discounted price for obesity medication Wegovy is now expanding to traditional pharmacies.
Wegovy will ship directly to eligible patients through NovoCare, an online pharmacy established by Novo Nordisk. The product’s price matches a recent price cut for Zepbound offered by Eli Lilly through its own direct-to-patient online platform.
Regulators will have their work cut out for them under a new administration that has expressed an anti-regulatory preference. Republicans next year will control the White House, Senate and House. What will it all mean for pharmacy leaders?
AI offers a number of immediate opportunities for pharmacies to change their operation through intelligent automation, freeing up pharmacists to provide their patient population with higher-value services like patient counseling and medication management.
You can provide the best care possible inside the four walls of your hospital, but if your patients can’t afford their prescriptions after you discharge them, the system isn’t working.