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RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies

Healthcare IT Today

Hospital pharmacy leaders, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians have long strived to ensure the accuracy of medications delivered throughout the healthcare system, be it in operating rooms, crash carts, or various specialized areas. These tags store critical information and respond by reflecting radio waves from RFID readers.

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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

After Being Selected by Leading PBMs, Benefits Navigators, and Health Plans as the Virtual Cardiometabolic Provider of Choice, 9amHealth Increases the Round’s Total to $25M 9amHealth , the leading virtual provider for cardiometabolic health, announced it has raised $9.5 million in a Series A extension round today.

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Will Retail Health Really Disrupt Healthcare?

David Chou

Winning the Patient Acquisition Game The shift from fee-for-service towards value-based care requires a massive collection of patients to manage appropriately. The move comes at a price tag of $3.9 Pharmacy As The Money Maker CVS has over 10,000 retail pharmacies in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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Four Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from July 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Here are the four July posts: Hearing loss: Covid-19 sharpens the benefits of teleaudiology. And according to the Pharmacy Times , Covid-19 has made a problematic situation much worse. And the CDC has expressed concern about risks and modified procedures for older adults and pick-up of prescriptions in pharmacies.

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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. We know that “health information” encompasses much more than data stored in a health plan’s claims system or a pharmacy benefit manager’s computer data base.

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Isn’t It Eyeconic? Vision Care in the Evolving Health Care Ecosystem

Health Populi

He shared this image from Cracked Labs which illustrates the many data sources beyond the legacy health care claim that stakeholders can access and, if used for good, can benefit patient care and health outcomes. Technology is re-shaping physical retail, from Tiffany and Nike to retail pharmacy. for Americans.

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Technologies for Older Adults from CES 2022

Aging in Place Technology Watch

As with prior CES events, multiple new technologies that benefit older adults were showcased from around the world. Its proprietary algorithm identifies the user’s surroundings and instantly modifies the hearing device’s settings to ensure optimal benefit, without requiring manual input from the wearer. All text is from public media.