Technology

New technology is helping patients, nurses, and pharmacists alike.

Automating an IV system is time and cost efficient.

People with diabetes and health-care professionals have more options for managing their care as more companies create high-tech tools for them. Now, three recently-launched tools and apps will provide more help to pharmacists so that they can help people with diabetes in managing their disease.

New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital has started using radio frequency identification to increase efficiency and speed when restocking drug trays.

Here's a quick overview of new drugs, a novel device that can replace fingersticks, and an “artificial pancreas” meant to make life easier for patients with diabetes.

A team of researchers in Singapore set out to create a quality assessment tool that can be used to evaluate mobile apps that target medication-related problems.

Trying to enhance medication management across a continuum of care in a multi-facility hospital IT environment is no easy task.

Local HIE, regional EHR, interoperability all over the place -- get your pharmacy ready. They're practically here.

A new mental health platform on the Walgreens website will offer consumers free online screening tools and links to providers of followup care.

Everyone profits, including patients, who get paid almost $1,500 in HSA credits for their data - if they do as they are told.

A winter storm kept personnel from reaching the hospital. But all the patients got their meds, thanks to telepharmacists.

Okay, RIVA may be more of a system than a robot. Regardless, this award-winning IV compounder is the one to beat.

As hospitals and health systems consolidate, hospital pharmacy directors tackle interoperability between pharmacy automation and EMRs. Here are some of the issues.

Continuous monitoring is what's needed. Fortunately, there's a platform for that.

When it comes to filling Rxs, automation technology improves both accuracy and efficiency, giving pharmacists more time for patient care and oversight of technological functions. It's a good thing.

Barton Health recently began using digital sensors compounded in medications to provide insights about medication use for patients dealing with uncontrolled and co-morbid hypertension.

Some tips for pharmacists adopting EHRs, including what to tell your vendors.

The next time your patient asks about inactive ingredients, you can find an answer quickly at www.allergyfreerx.com.

As CGM technology evolves, pharmacists can play a key role in helping patients navigate new systems coming on the market.

Sharing electronic health records (EHRs) access between physicians and pharmacists can improve workflow efficiencies for both, according to a new study.

FDA has approved a combination oral therapy of trifluridine and tipiracil (Lonsurf, Taiho Oncology) for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who were previously treated with chemotherapy and biological therapy.

While healthcare providers agree that mobile health apps can reduce healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes, a few barriers to full adoption remain, according to a new report.

70% of small businesses that suffer a data breach go out of business within a year of the attack. Here are some strategies to keep your pharmacy strong.

With Spark Health, pharmacists can track patients' data, monitor their outcomes, and give them plenty of warm fuzzies, 21st-century-style.

The future of community pharmacy is a high-tech, connected world, where teleprescribing is common and pharmacists share information with patients via smart lenses.

The product-tracing deadline has been extended to November 1. Other requirements are on schedule. Here's what you have to do, and when you have to do it.

Some tips on making community connections

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has launched a mobile application that records patient data on smartphones or tablets and sends that information to a customizable dashboard.