Medication errors are an all-too-common problem in the U.S. In fact, they affect nearly 5 percent of the nation’s hospitalized patients, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In ...

CMOs need their physicians to be addressing prescription overload. For patients on multiple medications, deprescribing is a key strategy to promote patient safety and care quality. The primary risk ...

The current standard for medication tracking within healthcare systems demands a large amount of active human engagement, from scanning barcodes to manually counting units of medication. The manual ...

Two-thirds of older adults experience medication errors during hospital stays, particularly when moving between different care settings, according to new research published in BMC Geriatrics.

Between January 1 and March 31, 2024, Jennifer Santillan, Specialist Pharmacy Technician at the Operating Room Pharmacy at University of Illinois (UI) Health, and colleagues, tagged nearly 30,000 ...

As the Boomer generation ages, the prevalence of polypharmacy — patients taking multiple medications to manage chronic conditions — is surging. Nearly 40% of older adults take five or more medications ...

Caregivers can now manage medications for their loved ones from their own Amazon Pharmacy account, while customers on Medicare can now access PillPack. To set up caregiver support, customers can log ...

FeelBetter, a machine learning-enabled medication-management platform focused on polypharmacy, announced it secured $5.9 million in funding led by Firstime Ventures and Shoni Health Ventures. Random ...

We also have other services in house such as medication management, psychiatric care, and outpatient group programs. Hopewell Health Solutions is a top-rated multi-disciplinary psychology group ...

“There are many medications that require refrigeration or sometimes even freezing to be effective. If those medications are warmed for a period of time, they become ineffective,” said MD Rachel ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Invited patients had 32% of days covered for maintenance inhalers, whereas control patients had a smaller ...

Comprehensive Psychiatric Care is an outpatient mental health facility that has served the Eastern Connecticut community for over 30 years. CPC is a team of multi-disciplinary mental health ...