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A new COVID-19 wave is coming – how can health systems prepare?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Currently, hospitals rely on bar coding and manual counting to track drug circulation. "Because of the nature of the virus causing a big increase in ventilated patients, you need a certain number of drugs in order to intubate those patients," Krass said. "There was a big spike in the demand for these drugs."

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9amHealth Raises $9.5M Series A Extension Led by The Cigna Group Ventures to Expand to Employers Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

A recent survey conducted by 9amHealth found that 48% of Americans are on or want to be on a GLP-1 medication, and a staggering 20% would even change their jobs to get access to coverage for the drugs. But with such a high price point, employers are in need of smart solutions to manage costs and the expectations of employees.

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Who knows the current population and age distribution of older adults?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Examine the CDC life expectancy at birth – lamenting that two decades of growth in life expectancy at birth have been erased, either by Covid-19, drug overdoses, suicides or disease. The cost of senior living care at $54,000/year over any length of time is staggering, pushing move-in ages out to 84. What it means – a tech opportunity.

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RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies

Healthcare IT Today

The last thing anyone wants is a medication mix-up or the administration of expired or recalled drugs during such critical moments. Friend of the Pharmacist RFID relies on tiny tags smaller than postage stamps affixed to each medication container, kit, and tray.

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FDA Enables Generic Insulins with Lower Prices

Insulin Nation

Food & Drug Administration is finally making a serious effort to improve our access to insulin. . As such, the transition of insulin products from approved drug applications to deemed biological product licenses will open up those products to potential biosimilar and interchangeable competition.”. Why no Generic Insulins?

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Dermisolve Review

mHealth Watch

Similar is the case if we develop moles, skin tags, or warts. Dermisolve is a highly efficient corrector serum that offers you a quick herbal-based remedy to help you get rid of moles, skin tags, and/or warts. Dermisolve is a corrector serum for Moles, Skin tags and/or Warts. Now isn’t that cost-effective?

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Technology Can Help Make Medication Management Smarter

Aging in Place Technology Watch

This medication non-adherence (not filling prescriptions or missing dosages) is a major health issue – resulting in 10% of hospitalizations, 125,000 deaths, and costing the healthcare system up to $300 billion/year. PillPack and MedMinder charge just the co-pay medication cost. billion in avoidable healthcare costs. per month.