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Hebrew SeniorLife Enhances Senior Care Coordination with MEDITECH Expanse

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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National senior services leader Hebrew SeniorLife (Boston, MA) recently implemented MEDITECH Expanse as part of its transformation strategy to consolidate four separate EHRs and clinical systems.

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  • National senior services leader Hebrew SeniorLife (Boston, MA) recently implemented MEDITECH Expanse as part of its transformation strategy to consolidate four separate EHRs and clinical systems.
  • As New England’s largest nonprofit provider of senior health care and living communities (and the only senior care organization affiliated with Harvard Medical School) Hebrew SeniorLife serves more than 3,000 seniors a day across six campuses throughout Greater Boston.
  • According to CIO Eric Rogers, the organization selected Expanse for its ability to connect care across their various care settings, including long term chronic care, post-acute care, outpatient services, home care, and hospice .
  • “With its integrated set of tools for collaboration and patient engagement, Expanse will support Hebrew SeniorLife in doing just that.”
    Learn more about how MEDITECH’s Care Coordination can help your organization to focus on the whole patient.

Temple Health Embeds AI-Powered Medication Management Solution in its Epic EHR

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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ROCKVILLE, Md., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitals and health systems have long struggled with inefficient medication reconciliation processes and a lack of price transparency that often leads to patients abandoning their prescriptions at the pharmacy counter when surprised by the costs. Today, health technology pioneer DrFirst announced that the 900-bed Temple University Health System (Temple Health) is answering both challenges by integrating AI-powered medication history and real-time prescription benefit checking solutions into its Epic electronic health record (EHR) system.

Key Points: 
  • Today, health technology pioneer DrFirst announced that the 900-bed Temple University Health System (Temple Health) is answering both challenges by integrating AI-powered medication history and real-time prescription benefit checking solutions into its Epic electronic health record (EHR) system.
  • The myBenefitCheck solution gives Temple Health's providers improved insight into prescription costs during a doctor's visit or at hospital discharge based on patients' health insurance.
  • "Our clinical-grade AI will help Temple Health providers reduce the time they spend manually entering data for medication reconciliation," said G. Cameron Deemer, CEO of DrFirst.
  • Temple Health will use DrFirst's advanced data analytics to monitor adherence to medication history best practices and suggest ways to further improve patient safety and staff efficiency.

Mednow Releases Multiple Updates to Its IOS, Android and Web Based Applications, Including Pharmacist Led In-App Prescribing, Clinical Services Flows, and Single Sign-On for Seamless Patient and Partner Experiences

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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As of January 1st, pharmacists in Ontario were able to better support patients by assessing and prescribing treatment for 13 minor conditions.

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  • As of January 1st, pharmacists in Ontario were able to better support patients by assessing and prescribing treatment for 13 minor conditions.
  • Mednow users via web account or downloadable application can now access a virtual pharmacist consultation and, if appropriate, receive a prescription for 13 minor ailments.
  • We believe a pharmacist prescribing for minor ailments via mobile app is a perfect example," said Ali Reyhany, CEO and Co-Founder of Mednow.
  • As more organizations are looking for seamless integrations of services in a digital environment, Mednow integrates itself into platforms driving better patient experiences and cross-platform synergies.

Health Gorilla to Spotlight Individual Access Services, Data Privacy, and QHIN Candidacy at HIMSS23

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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Health Gorilla will also provide live demonstrations of its solutions for Individual Access Services during the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Key Points: 
  • Health Gorilla will also provide live demonstrations of its solutions for Individual Access Services during the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
  • Health Gorilla will be participating in two use case paths: "360X and Multimodality Technology to Support Care Transitions" and "Record Locator Service: Powering Data Access in the Continuum of Care."
  • Health Gorilla Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steven Lane will join fellow panelists from The Sequoia Project, Kno2, MedAllies, and Carequality to discuss recent advancements in interoperability.
  • For more information about Health Gorilla's HIMSS23 activities or to request a meeting with an interoperability expert, go to www.healthgorilla.com/events/himss-2023 .

ExactCare Partners With National Dialysis Provider to Improve Outcomes for Patients With Kidney Disease

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Monday, March 6, 2023
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CLEVELAND, March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ExactCare, a national medication management and pharmacy care provider for people with chronic medical needs, has partnered with a national dialysis provider to improve medication management for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving renal replacement therapy.

Key Points: 
  • CLEVELAND, March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ExactCare, a national medication management and pharmacy care provider for people with chronic medical needs, has partnered with a national dialysis provider to improve medication management for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving renal replacement therapy.
  • Provider Cost Savings: The ExactCare monthly medication review is relayed to the dialysis clinic to support medication reconciliation by a dialysis nurse.
  • This process saves the nurse an average of 28 minutes per patient compared to patients not in the ExactCare program.
  • We are pleased to provide patients this added support to help improve their quality of life.”

Mednow releases Caregiver feature suite in its latest product update for the company’s web, IOS and Android applications; Mednow announces completion of Convertible Debenture Financing

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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At the core of the new product upgrade is the new caregiver feature suite.

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  • At the core of the new product upgrade is the new caregiver feature suite.
  • The caregiver feature suite allows users to add dependents to their account, making it easier for caregivers to manage the medication and healthcare needs of their loved ones.
  • By offering this feature suite, Mednow is providing a much-needed solution to a growing need in the Canadian market, particularly among the aging population.
  • “This feature is the latest improvement of our proprietary technology that was engineered to provide an ideal virtual pharmacy experience.

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Launches New At-Home Recovery Program in Collaboration with Contessa

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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TACOMA, Wash. and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) launched VMFH Home Recovery Care at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma in collaboration with Contessa, an Amedisys company. Home Recovery Care brings all the essential elements of a hospital into the comfort of patients' homes, offering a convenient and safe alternative to the traditional inpatient stay. The program will expand access to high-acuity care and increase crucial inpatient capacity while reducing the overall cost of care.

Key Points: 
  • The program will expand access to high-acuity care and increase crucial inpatient capacity while reducing the overall cost of care.
  • "As we launch VMFH Home Recovery Care, we look forward to defining a new standard for care delivery that improves patient outcomes, while lowering the overall cost of care," said Ketul J. Patel, CEO of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
  • "We are pleased to partner with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health to provide the region with greater access to high-quality care in the comfort of patients' homes," said Travis Messina, CEO of Contessa.
  • Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is exploring opportunities to expand to additional locations and include patients with other health plans in the future.

Study Finds That Accurate Medication History Data Combined with Pharmacist Expertise Reduces Medication Errors During Care Transitions

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmacists discover and correct medication errors missed by other clinicians at hospital admission, according to a study by McLean Hospital, a leader in psychiatric care and affiliate of Harvard Medical School. The study, published this week in PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science, ONE), reveals that accurate medication history in combination with the expertise of pharmacists can help reduce medication errors during transitions of care.

Key Points: 
  • The study, published this week in PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science, ONE), reveals that accurate medication history in combination with the expertise of pharmacists can help reduce medication errors during transitions of care.
  • Medication reconciliation is a patient safety measure performed at transitions of care, such as hospital admission and discharge, to collect and confirm patients' medication history to help avoid errors and adverse drug events (ADEs).
  • For the study, prescribers had access to MedHx by DrFirst for patients' complete medication history to inform prescribing decisions.
  • Because omissions represent the second largest category of medication history errors (26%) which the study pharmacists corrected with information from MedHx, the authors conclude this underscores the importance of the medication history resource for TOC (transition of care) pharmacists.

Health Gorilla Launches Pharmacy Data with DrFirst Partnership, Becoming One-Stop Shop for Patient Data

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Gorilla , a Health Information Network (HIN) and leading interoperability platform, has launched Pharmacy Data , a new product enabling seamless access to complete medication history data from most major pharmacies.

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  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Gorilla , a Health Information Network (HIN) and leading interoperability platform, has launched Pharmacy Data , a new product enabling seamless access to complete medication history data from most major pharmacies.
  • Pharmacy Data is powered by a new partnership with DrFirst and its MedHx Population Risk Management (PRM) solution to provide deduplicated medication history from local and national data sources, including prescribing data, pharmacy dispensing data, and pharmacy benefits manager claims.
  • "With clinical and pharmacy data in one place, care teams can close care gaps for good," said Steve Yaskin, Health Gorilla's CEO and co-founder.
  • Health Gorilla's solution will surface key pharmacy data such as prescription fill, refill, renewal, and prescriber and pharmacy NPI for treatment purposes.

Triad HealthCare Network Harnesses Medication Data to Improve Outcomes for High-Risk Patients

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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GREENSBORO, N.C. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Triad HealthCare Network, a provider-led accountable care organization (ACO), and health technology pioneer DrFirst today announced an initiative to improve medication adherence among high-risk patient populations across five counties in North Carolina. Fast access to prescription fill data will empower providers to identify patients with chronic conditions who may not be taking their medications as prescribed and intervene early to alleviate barriers to adherence that can lead to gaps in care, poor outcomes, and hospital readmissions.   

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  • This abilityis especially important among patients at high risk of complications, such as those with diabetes or congestive heart failure,"said Hanna Park, PharmD, Executive Director of Value-based Performance at Triad HealthCare Network.
  • "In addition, we will be able to further improve care coordination and prevent avoidable admissions and emergency visits due to medication issues."
  • "Triad HealthCare Network is the first ACO to use MedHx PRM to collect medication data from payers, prescription benefit managers, and EHRs.
  • Since 2000, DrFirst has pioneered healthcare technology solutions and consulting services that securely connect people at touchpoints of care to improve patient outcomes.