Pharmacy

The government sees this approval as allowing pharmacies to replace their paper-based registers.

Also, DrFirst earns HITRUST for electronic prior authorization, e-prescribing, patient engagement and other healthcare tools.

First Databank's technology resides within electronic health records and can offer clinicians guidance on issues such as patient-specific dosing and possible drug interactions, explains Virginia Halsey, the company's SVP of strategy.

If the DEA's role is not properly limited, there could be an overreach where the agency influences or even dictates how healthcare practitioners make decisions, which could impact patient care, says Dan Cohen, president of RTM company Adhere+.

Three execs from the Georgia health system will present all the results and much more in a HIMSS25 session, revealing how a multidisciplinary team approach will help ensure success with the technology.

Without short-term change, execs believe tech doesn't live up to its billing and go back to business as usual – then, they wake up and the whole world is different and they have fallen behind, warns FDB president at HIMSS25.

The GAO questions simultaneous electronic health record improvements and new deployments, while the VA deputy secretary nominee speaks of urgency to complete the long-stalled project. The implementation team offers progress updates and automation plans. 

The Alliance for Connected Care has asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to intervene on proposed Drug Enforcement Agency e-prescribing rules, urging broader telehealth access.

The virtual care organization said the Drug Enforcement Administration's draft framework would impose on clinical decision-making. It also flagged compliance impracticalities around provider exclusions and arbitrary requirements.

Tufts University, Kaiser Permanente and other healthcare organizations have launched the National Food is Medicine Network of Excellence to share best practices and measure the health outcomes and costs of produce prescription programs.