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Advent of Telepharmacy is Expected to Substantially Impact the Telemedicine and Telehealth Market

Telepharmacy—the remote delivery of pharmaceutical devices and medication—is set to heavily impact the up-and-coming telemedicine market. Using telepharmacy, pharmacists are able to serve remote patients who might not otherwise have access to the medicines and services they need. San Francisco-based PipelineRx has been a leader in creating and disseminating the technology required to make telepharmacy a viable possibility. PipelineRx’s platform is designed to accept information from computerized physician order entries (CPOEs), fax, and more. Thanks to Pipeline, rural areas can now get 24x7 access to services...

How Real-World Evidence is Impacting Clinical Quality Measures

In a recent guest post for Electronic Health Reporter, SHYFT Analytics’ chief product officer Priya Sapra discusses how using real-world evidence (RWE) is essential to understanding and improving clinical quality measures. Healthcare organizations and biotech companies in particular are constantly working to improve clinical quality measures to keep up with the healthcare industry’s shift toward a patient-centric and performance-oriented model. A previous lack of uniform and meaningful industry standards has led to past criticisms, but Sapra argues that using and improving access to RWE can foster...

At Small, Rural Hospitals, Telepharmacy Technology Is Advancing Pharmacy Practice

As an increasing amount of urban hospitals begin to implement healthcare IT solutions, smaller, more rural hospitals are beginning to follow suit. Rustic hospitals are now beginning to see the advantages of telepharmacy technology, including 24/7 coverage, faster workflow, and decreased paper usage. No one knows this better than Greg Guimond. Greg Guimond is the Director of Pharmacy at Claxton Medical Center, a small 102-bed hospital located in Ogdensburg, NY. He says that telepharmacy technology has saved his hospital a lot of time, money, and effort. “With...

StartUp Health and Janssen join forces for healthcare transformation

On November 2nd, StartUp Health signed a three-year contract with Janssen, the pharmaceutical branch of Johnson & Johnson. The contract was years in the making, according to StartUp Health founder and CEO Steven Krein. StartUp Health was launched in 2011. The company’s mission is to “transform health by organizing and investing in a global army of thousands of entrepreneurs passionate about reinventing the future of health.” Krein believes that the best way to go about transforming the health industry is to do away with incubators and...

Digital Needs a Dance Partner: Accolade’s Raj Singh on Why Technology Alone Can’t Solve Consumer Engagement

Accolade CEO Raj Singh recently offered his view on how healthcare companies can integrate high-tech and high-touch to finally crack the consumer engagement code. Consumers are “going digital” in almost every aspect of their lives, and healthcare is no exception. Technology can support consumers in their quest for high-quality, personalized care offered in a more efficient manner. But technology can’t stand alone, Singh says. The complexity of our healthcare system makes it hard to deliver targeted, personalized care unless we take a blended approach—equal parts personal touch...