Pharmacy

Tim Hall of Piedmont Healthcare on predictive analytics
By Bill Siwicki 10:38 am March 05, 2025
Three execs from the Georgia health system will present all the results and much more in a HIMSS25 session, revealing how a multidisciplinary team approach will help ensure success with the technology.
Bob Katter, president of FDB
By Bill Siwicki 02:12 pm March 04, 2025
Without short-term change, execs believe tech doesn't live up to its billing and go back to business as usual – then, they wake up and the whole world is different and they have fallen behind, warns FDB president at HIMSS25.
VA building signage
By Andrea Fox 11:11 am February 27, 2025
The GAO questions simultaneous electronic health record improvements and new deployments, while the VA deputy secretary nominee speaks of urgency to complete the long-stalled project. The implementation team offers progress updates and automation plans. 
clinician hands and laptop open to a telehealth call
By Andrea Fox 10:39 am February 24, 2025
The Alliance for Connected Care has asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to intervene on proposed Drug Enforcement Agency e-prescribing rules, urging broader telehealth access.
Female doctor on laptop smiles at patient in foreground who is taking notes
By Andrea Fox 02:51 pm February 19, 2025
The virtual care organization said the Drug Enforcement Administration's draft framework would impose on clinical decision-making. It also flagged compliance impracticalities around provider exclusions and arbitrary requirements.
Woman holds a plastic delivery of prescription produce for an older man
By Andrea Fox 10:46 am February 07, 2025
Tufts University, Kaiser Permanente and other healthcare organizations have launched the National Food is Medicine Network of Excellence to share best practices and measure the health outcomes and costs of produce prescription programs.
clinical researchers looking at data on a screen
By Andrea Fox 11:57 am February 03, 2025
Mayo Clinic's decentralized trials are investigating how to best integrate the clinical trial experience into a patient’s life and routine care, say researchers ahead of their HIMSS25 presentation.
Dr. Colin Banas of DrFirst on medication adherence
By Bill Siwicki 12:09 pm January 23, 2025
While medication adherence is a cornerstone of value-based care, it depends on the right team, tools and targeted patient engagement to be effective, says one chief medical officer.
The HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 validation team at Institut Jantung Negara
By Adam Ang 08:38 pm January 21, 2025
After over two decades, Institut Jantung Negara has successfully implemented a hospital-wide EMR system, fully integrating technology-enabled patient care.
soldier on tablet
By Andrea Fox 04:33 pm January 21, 2025
The Drug Enforcement Administration is excusing Veterans Affairs' virtual care providers from participating in a federal telehealth controlled substance registry framework if the patient had a previous in-person visit.