Pharmacy

Because a high-risk flag had been inactivated in the hospital’s new Oracle electronic health record, clinicians did not evaluate a veteran's mental health and medication restart request, contributing to an overdose seven weeks after a missed appointment.

Also: Availity clarifies reports that it has cut ties with the clearinghouse and says it "fully expects" to reconnect to Change Healthcare.

Gee Mathen, director of pharmacy clinical applications and technical services at Texas Children's Hospital, discusses his upcoming HIMSS24 session "Combating Counterfeit Drugs and the Drug Supply Chain Security Act."  

The reach of the cyberattack is a looming crisis for providers' financial stability, particularly in rural areas, and could soon impact patient care, said Ted Okon of the Community Oncology Alliance.

Part D plan sponsors are expected to create a seamless experience for people who opt into the out-of-pocket payment program.

Federal agencies confirm, in the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, that healthcare organizations have been targeted since the DOJ announced the seizure of the cyberterror gang's infrastructure in December.

As he describes what's in store for the company in 2024, Dr. Peter Bonis discusses its recent survey on consumer concerns around artificial intelligence and its acquisition of Invistics.  

"More organizations will be compromised," said the info sharing group as it urged updates to ScreenConnect software. The AHA said health systems should assess the effects of staying disconnected from nonimpacted Optum and United Health network services.

Systems across UnitedHealth Group are operational, according to the latest update. However, payment processing outages have been reported.

Three draft publications address pharmacy-related patient safety issues and continued challenges with appointment scheduling in the Oracle Health electronic health record, says David Case, OIG deputy inspector general.