Pharmacy
The FDB Vela electronic prescribing network will improve contracting and access for pharmacies and clinicians, and provide patients with more control over their prescriptions, says Bob Katter, president of First Databank.
This week's top stories include the GAO saying data issues occurred partly because the VA did not establish performance measures and goals for migrated data quality, and AliveCor's KardiaMobile Card that is able to take a single-lead ECG in 30 seconds.
HIMSS21
Dr. Adrian Zai discusses collaboration between AstraZeneca and Massachusetts General Hospital and what the industry can learn.
HIMSS21
PharmStars CEO Naomi Fried discusses how her company, through its PharmaU program, prepares digital health startups and pharma executives for successful partnerships.
Cohere Health CMO Dr. Brian Covino discusses reducing payer and provider friction, the CMS' proposed rule on prior authorizations, and how professional associations can help.
This week's top stories include Google disbanding its health division as VP Dr. David Feinberg leaves Google Health to serve as Cerner's CEO, and the FDA giving full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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.
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.
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.