Nov 19, 2020 | Pharmacists Take the Lead in Providing Vaping Interventions
Pharmacists can play several important roles in patient care regarding e-cigarette usage and related lung injuries
Nov 18, 2020 | Advancing Analytics to Improve the Patient Journey
"Physician practices have plenty of data. They just need to figure out how to incorporate it into their workflows & leverage it"
Nov 17, 2020 | Adapting a Meds-to-Beds Program to COVID-19
COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way outpatient care is delivered
Nov 12, 2020 | Address Pharmacotherapy-Related Issues in the Geriatric Population
Despite their relatively small percentage of the population, elderly patients consume about 40% of OTC & 30% of scripted meds
Nov 11, 2020 | Pharmacists’ Contributions to Hypertension Control Go Beyond Dispensing, Surgeon General Says
“Pharmacies should not simply be considered a way to distribute medication”
Nov 10, 2020 | Older Adults Frequently Prescribed Inappropriate Medication
Of the more than 218 million older adults surveyed, 34% had been prescribed at least 1 potentially inappropriate medication
Nov 03, 2020 | Telepharmacy in the Time of COVID-19
Patients & providers have been asking for more remote connections for years. COVID-19 “just kicked everything into high gear."
Nov 02, 2020 | HHS Unveils New 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
Document describes government's hopes for how technology goals should be prioritized over next five years
Oct 28, 2020 | Pharmacists Should Regularly Review Medications for Older Patients with 10 or More Prescriptions
“High medication burden, also known as polypharmacy, is commonly associated with adverse events and reactions”
Oct 26, 2020 | Top Ten Questions Pharmacists Get About COVID-19
Pharmacists can remind patients how vaccines and drugs get approved in the United States to help allay any worries patients have