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Innovation
Hyundai Partnership Targets Pharmacy Services Via TelehealthThe South Korean automaker is joining forces with California-based NowRx to develop new solutions for the delivery of prescription medications.
Telehealth
Vermont Amends Assisted Suicide Law to Include TelemedicineThe state is one of 10 and Washington DC that allow patients with a terminal illness to request help in...
Technology
New Florida Law OKs Prescribing Most Controlled Substances By TelemedicineThe new law allows providers to use telemedicine to prescribe most controlled substances, as long as they meet federal guidelines....
Pharma
FDA Calls on Drugmakers to Be 'Recall Ready' Final guidance is available that clarifies the agency's expectations about voluntary product recalls.
Innovation
Digital Health Tech, New Strategies Improve Medication ManagementHealth systems like Magnolia Regional Health Center are boosting patient engagement and reducing wasted prescriptions with new services at the...
Pharma
Big Pharma Is Betting on Bigger Political Ambitions from Sen. Tim ScottThe lawmaker from South Carolina was the top recipient of pharma cash in Congress during the second half of 2021,...
Technology
As Eprescribing Grows, Medication History as-a-Service Plays Crucial RoleNew services are filling in where HIEs and national EHR exchange data fall short.
Technology
Study Finds Physicians Are More Cost-Conscious When They Know About Real-Time AlternativesTechnology-enabled hints embedded within the EHR can deliver real-time cost information, which clinicians can then use to select less expensive...
Innovation
Alabama Project Tests Drones for Rural Healthcare DeliveryThe University of Alabama at Huntsville is studying how drones can be used to ferry medications and other medical supplies...
Innovation
Canadian Doctors Are Prescribing a Walk in the ParkA new program sweeping across Canada enables healthcare providers to prescribe a year-long pass to the country's national parks for...
Clinical Care
Efforts to Reduce Opioid Prescribing Varied Across the CountryThe volume of prescription opioids dispensed from retail pharmacies declined by 21% from 2008 to 2018, a new study finds.
Payer
Build Back Better Act's Drug Inflation Rebates Would Reduce Premiums $111B Over Next DecadeAn Urban Institute analysis found that The Build Back Better Act's drug inflation rebate provision would reduce premiums by $3...