Pharmacy

Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center has introduced closed-loop processes that have reduced medication errors and increased utilisation rates.

The group says an "unchecked" model would undermine the goal of allowing safety net providers to stretch federal resources.

The Epic-integrated tech boosted automated medication instruction mapping from 26% to 86%. Further, the clinical-grade AI's ability to understand unstructured Rx instructions eliminated manual entry in an additional 60% of cases.

A new survey from Define Ventures outlines how 15 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies are embracing artificial intelligence, and where they're implementing it. Carolyn Magill, venture partner at the VC firm, unpacks the results.

The collaboration aims to create AI agents that can analyze and act on unified health records and social data to improve access, streamline care coordination, and boost staff and patient engagement. 

ASTP/ONC issued three health IT certification criteria related to drug cost transparency and prior authorizations initially proposed in the HTI-2 draft rule, including aligning with certain CMS interoperability requirements.

University of Oslo professor Anne Moen expects that Gravitate Health's tool, which surfaces medication safety data for patients, will eventually be incorporated in multiple languages into national health systems.

If the agency doesn't create a plan for remote-prescribed controlled substances by the fall, it could jeopardize mental healthcare by year's end, the American Telemedicine Association-led coalition says.

Rather than reinventing the wheel, healthcare must look to other sectors for innovative models, says public health advisor.

Also, the South Korean government plans to develop foundational AI models for preventing age-related diseases.