This new column focuses on the electronic revolution and its potential for shaping the pharmacist's role in providing quality care.
The Abbott assay offers such advantages as greater sensitivity and location of gene
testing, since the selected location is not easily affected by mutation
or drug resistance
Pharmacy technology is a valuable asset, but it is not without errors.
A wealth of pharmaceutical information is available via the Web, although data must be critically evaluated prior to its use in
making treatment decisions.
The dissemination of information in virtually every form via e-mail is
mind-boggling. But as
popular as e-mail has become, it is also serving up a fair share of
spam and other viscious messages that generally are untrue, are
doctored, or otherwise cannot be verified.
Malaria affects large populations around the globe and is associated
with serious health outcomes and death among infected individuals.
While there is no question that technology has reshaped the profession of pharmacy on many levels, pharmacists are sometimes challenged by the overload of information.
Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States.
Medication compliance, or adherence, has been described as a patient's
actions regarding medication administration that are in accordance with
medical advice.
Technology enablers have the potential to carry out repetitious and
routine mechanical processes in both the ambulatory and inpatient
pharmacy setting.
To facilitate compliance with newly instituted U.S. regulations for medical waste that prohibit the disposal of sharps in household trash, Medical Innovations, Inc., Framingham, MA, has developed the Medical Waste Machine (www.medicalinnovationsinc.com, 508-358-8099).
Medi-Dose customers using MILT 3.0 to create labels can already design them onscreen using colors, fonts, images, and bar codes of their choosing.
Medi-Dose customers using MILT 3.0 to create labels can already design them onscreen using colors, fonts, images, and bar codes of their choosing.
Omron Healthcare, Inc., Bannockburn, Illinois, recently announced that two of its blood pressure monitors (HEM-790IT and HEM-670-IT) and a pedometer (HJ-720ITC) are now compatible with Microsoft HealthVault, Microsoft's consumer health platform.
Approved by the Arizona Board of Pharmacy in May, ScriptPro's telepharmacy system is being used to provide remote pharmacy services to El Pueblo, El Rio Health Center's satellite clinic near Tucson.
To facilitate compliance with newly instituted U.S. regulations for medical waste that prohibit the disposal of sharps in household trash, Medical Innovations, Inc., has developed the Medical Waste Machine.
M edication therapy management (MTM) delivered by pharmacists is an important emerging service in the ambulatory setting.
The advantages of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) should be obvious to everyone. E-prescriptions can save time and money for prescribers, pharmacies, and patients.
Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., software as a service provider to more than 1,200 hospitals in the United States, announced that Universal Health Services, Inc. is implementing Amplifi to manage their formularies and communicate medication information throughout the hospital system and Quantifi to establish benchmarks and trending of clinical and quality pharmacy activities.
IdentiPHI, Inc., an innovative leader in enterprise security solutions and services, recently announced that one of the nation's leading pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) has selected IdentiPHI SAFsolution 5 Enterprise Edition to boost biometric authentication and security access across its network.
LifeChek pharmacies in Texas recently installed Kirby Lester KL16 counting/verification devices to partner with existing robotic dispensers.
WAM Systems, which created the Picaso supply chain system, has been chosen by global drug delivery and specialty pharmaceutical company Banner Pharmacaps, Inc.
For many seasoned pharmacists, the days of typing prescription labels on a typewriter, filling out patient profiles by hand, submitting paper insurance claims, and handling many other manual administrative chores are distant memories.
Cardinal Health Helps Hospitals Efficiently Order, Store, and Dispense Drugs Cardinal Health is partnering with hospitals nationwide to help them simplify the way that they purchase and dispense medications.
Cardinal Health is partnering with hospitals nationwide to help them simplify the way that they purchase and dispense medications.
The Med-eMonitor System, a new interactive smart pillbox, was developed by InforMedix to address the problem of noncompliance among patients with chronic conditions and the elderly.
A study in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine suggests that children who spend too much time watching TV are more likely to be obese, which could lead to a higher incidence of hypertension.
TeleManager Technologies introduces four new products, taking interactive voice response (IVR) from being primarily a productivity tool to a revenue-generating instrument, according to Paul Kobylevsky, COO of TeleManager.
Telepharmacy, which enables pharmacists to provide pharmaceutical services from a remote location, now helps improve safety in the chemotherapy preparation room.
The retail pharmacy industry currently encounters significant changes--prescription fulfillment costs are increasing, while pharmacies lose revenue because of a competitive market and medication noncompliance.
Talyst has introduced AutoCool, the first refrigerated storage system to combine access control with inventory tracking.
Talyst has introduced AutoCool, the first refrigerated storage system to combine access control with inventory tracking.
Without revealing my exact age, suffice it to say that I am a product of the pre-technical revolution that descended on this country and the profession of pharmacy some 40 years ago.
When Kelly Selby graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University 's pharmacy program in 1981, 75% of his time was spent on basic operational chores.