Study shows reduction in medication errors using health IT startup’s software
The study estimated 68.2 percent of errors generated by MedAware’s system would not have been detected by existing clinical decision support systems.
DOJ sues CVS subsidiary for prescription drug fraud
The Department of Justice sued Omnicare for allegedly dispensing drugs without valid prescriptions.
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McKesson UK acquires British medication management startup Echo
Through its app, London-based Echo, which was founded in 2015, offers prescription fulfillment and reminders to take medications.
Survey: These are the top three healthcare tasks patients complete on mobile apps
Scheduling appointments, viewing lab results and requesting prescriptions emerged as the top three functions patients use mobile apps for, according to a SOTI survey of 552 U.S. consumers.
UCHealth leads $15.9M round for prescription decision support startup RxRevu
Other investors in the Series A round included the University of Virginia LVG Venture Fund, Presbyterian Healthcare Services (NM), Inception Health/Froedtert Health, Children's Hospital Colorado, UnityPoint Health and JAZZ Venture Partners.
Prescription management and delivery platform Phil secures $25M
GreatPoint Ventures led the Series B round for the San Francisco-based startup, and Tarsadia Investments, Crosslink Capital and Uncork Capital also participated.
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OnMed launches with telemedicine kiosks that can also dispense prescription medications
The Clearwater, Florida-based company said its HIPAA compliant telemedicine stations can be deployed in airports, hotels, colleges, hospitals and at large private employers.
Cerner and CoverMyMeds team up for medication price transparency
The collaboration focuses on integrating patient-specific data into the EMR so providers can review prescription pricing information with patients.
Medication management startup Hero launches with $12M in funding
The startup's product, which is also called Hero, sorts and dispenses medication, automates refills and offers audible and digital reminders.
Meditech teams up with DrFirst to integrate PDMP within Expanse EHR
The aim of the collaboration is to help prescribers more easily view patients' prescription histories, thereby preventing errors related to prescribing inappropriate medications.
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How this startup’s medication safety tool aided Israel’s Sheba Medical Center
The medical center implemented MedAware's platform, which harnesses data analytics and machine learning to pinpoint prescription errors before they happen.
First half of 2018 sees 18.7M pills and $164M lost due to drug diversion
These numbers compare to 2017, when 20.9 million pills and $301.1 million were lost because of drug diversion, according to an analysis by data analytics company Protenus.
Rx.Health pulls in $1.8M to support new Bulk Prescription tool
Formerly known as Responsive Health, the Mount Sinai spinoff will use the financing to help launch the new capability, which allows care teams to prescribe digital therapeutics and patient-centric care plans to entire groups of people.
Study: Clinicians who hear of their patient’s opioid overdose death modestly decreased prescriptions
New research of more than 800 clinicians found those who knew about a patient's overdose death cut the overall volume of opioids they prescribed by almost 10 percent over three months.
Trump’s view on drug costs: Talk vs. the truth
President Donald Trump has railed against the high price of prescription drugs, yet many Americans aren’t seeing a change in what they pay out-of-pocket. Here’s a look at the rhetoric thus far versus the results.