Pharmacy

This week's top stories include the VA flagging unreliable IT infrastructure cost estimates along with training deficiencies for its EHR modernization program, and a recently approved Alzheimer's drug that could strain Medicaid budgets.

As of late, more than 22,000 prescribers in the country are handing out e-prescriptions to patients.

Around three in 10 hospitals in the country are expected to provide telepharmacy services over the same period.

The NCIRS report indicates that a majority of respondents recorded data on vaccination encounters on AIR via automated uploads from pharmacy software.

The direct-to-consumer kit can be purchased on Amazon.com for $39.99, with delivery times ranging from two days to a week, depending on location.

This week's top stories include Scripps being hit with multiple lawsuits, AWS giving startups a crash course in technical training, and five Blue Cross Blue Shield plans launching a for-profit company focused on lowering drug prices.

This week's top stories include Hims & Hers purchasing a British personalized health company, the AHA asking Express Scripts to rescind its 340B claims policy, and Cerner and Meditech supporting record-sharing via Apple.

The new technology has reduced the need for phone calls to local pharmacies and manual entry of medications, leading to increased staff satisfaction and productivity.

An Amazon exec said that the organization has had "quite a bit of interest from other companies in using this service," according to CNBC.

This week's top stories include President Biden allocating funds for pandemic preparedness, expanding affordable care and bolstering cybersecurity; and the PharmaStars accelerator getting pharma and digital health companies on the same page.