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NewsHow hospital pharmacist communication prevents readmissions
Patients who don't take their prescribed medication cost the U.S. healthcare system anywhere from $250 billion and $300 billion a year in ER visits and inpatient hospitalization, leading some Read more...
New initiatives under way to coordinate mental health, primary care
It's well-documented in research literature that primary -care physicians often miss the signs of common psychiatric illnesses like depression, leading to the avoidable complications that mental Read more...
Study: Patient non-compliance with drugs costs $290B per year
People who don't take their medications as prescribed end up costing the health system up to $290 billion per year in increased medical costs, according to a Boston-based health policy group that is Read more...
Study: Value-based insurance design improves diabetes medicine use
A new study has concluded that a value-based insurance program--in this case, meaning one that lowers prices for procedures or medications meeting evidence-based criteria for benefit--can Read more...
Group kicks off effort to improve medication compliance
As most physicians know, patients often fail to take their medication on the schedule or in the quantity prescribed. Worse, some fail to take some medication at all, and may not let their doctor Read more...
Drug mailing service tries to improve patient compliance to medications
Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Express Scripts now offers a new service designed to help employees enrolled in company health plans to stick to medication regimes that treat chronic conditions. The Read more...
| Press ReleasesSelectHealth is Named Utah’s Top-Ranked Health PlanInsurer ranks highest in clinical performance and member satisfaction SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SelectHealth, a nonprofit health insurer, is again ranked Utah’s top HMO health plan, according Read more >> Skilled Care Direct: An Expansion of Skilled Care Pharmacy’s Service CapabilitiesMASON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skilled Care Pharmacy, a provider of medication needs for residents in extended care communities in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, has increased its service capabilities Read more >> ActiveCare Announces the Addition of Medication Adherence Solutions to Its New ActiveHome Monitoring SystemSALT LAKE CITY, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ActiveCare, Inc. (ACAR.OB) a leader in senior care technology, today announced the addition of breakthrough technology for medication compliance as part Read more >> SequelMed EMR Version 8 Certified by Ohio Board of PharmacyMELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequel Systems, Inc., a dynamic, service-oriented healthcare technology company, announced today that its Electronic Medical Record SequelMed EMR version Read more >> TabSafe Medical Services, Inc. Receives 2011 Design and Innovation Award from Consumer Electronics ShowcaseATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- TabSafe Medical Services, Inc. today announced its selection as a recipient of the 2011 CES Awards Showcase for Design and Innovation in the Health & Wellness Category. Read more >> |
