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Pharmacists Could Play a Big Role in Addressing the PCP Shortage
Integrating pharmacists into primary care teams could be a key way to address the primary care physician shortage, according to a new report. The pandemic made it clear that pharmacists are clinically trained and want to provide care beyond filling prescriptions, the report said.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech, Hospitals
Is Interoperability Tech Worth the Investment? Experts Say Yes for 3 Reasons
Panelists at a recent healthcare conference expressed optimism about the automation technology that health plans, pharmacy benefit managers and providers can adopt to facilitate real-time data sharing. They said that such technology has potential to improve medication adherence, reduce costs and save time for both providers and payers.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Are We in a Recession? Executives at HLTH Weigh In
MedCity News interviewed CEOs of public companies, entrepreneurs, VCs and payers at the HLTH conference that concluded last week. They had a range of answers to the question. But one common theme emerged: Currently, everyone has a vise-like grip on expenditure.
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Surescripts webinar highlights: Interoperability progress depends on how you look at it
Register to view a webinar, sponsored by Surescripts, highlighting progress made on interoperability and what’s needed to improve and expand it.
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Exploring the next chapter of interoperability
A webinar, sponsored by Surescripts on April 28, will include: Surescripts CEO Tom Skelton, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner, Healthcare Leadership Council President Mary Grealy, and UC San Francisco Assistant Professor of Medicine A. Jay Holmgren. Register today!
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‘It’s not really price transparency’: Pharmacies push back on Surescripts, GoodRx deal
Several pharmacies signed a letter asking Surescripts’ board to rescind its deal with GoodRx. They said the deal would not reveal the true cost of medications, and might steer patients away from independent pharmacies.
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GoodRx strikes deal with medication data giant Surescripts
The agreement would provide prescribing healthcare providers with information in their EMR about GoodRx’s cash discount pricing for patients who are uninsured or where insurance pricing isn’t available.
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Report: Price transparency tool sees quick uptake
More doctors are using a drug cost tool created by SureScripts than ever before underscoring that price transparency tools that show drugs requiring prior authorization can lead clinicians to switch the drugs they prescribe.
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Surescripts fires back at Amazon by kicking vendor ReMy Health off its network
Surescripts says that instead of using its own National Provider Identification (NPI) number, Pillpack fraudulently used NPIs that was associated with random healthcare providers.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
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Amazon may file suit against Surescripts for access to patient data
CNBC cited unnamed sources who state that PillPack will be blocked from accessing data about a patient’s list of medications and prescription history, which it uses to accurately and safely send out medications to customers.
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Cerner incorporates Surescripts medication cost transparency tool into its EHR
Beginning next month, Cerner customers will start implementing Surescripts’ Real-Time Prescription Benefit tool into their Millennium EHRs. The Kansas City vendor’s collaboration with Surescripts was initially announced last November.
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Surescripts partners with PBMs, EHR vendors to make medication cost information available in EHRs
By joining forces with pharmacy benefit managers like Express Scripts and EHR vendors such as Epic and Cerner, Surescripts is working to improve price transparency in the prescribing process.
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Allscripts, Surescripts help pharmacists gain access to patient data after Hurricane Harvey
For a limited time, the companies will provide pharmacists in Texas and Louisiana with free access to patient-specific medication history data.
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Surescripts had a good year for interoperability and e-prescribing
Health information network Surescripts revealed its 2016 National Progress Report, and the future of e-prescribing is looking stronger than ever.
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Interoperability activity soars on Surescripts network
Surescripts estimated that the increased sharing of medication histories saved U.S. hospitals $400 million in 2015.
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Resolve your healthcare information technology concerns by optimizing your technology, boosting workflows, improving staff productivity, and driving revenue.
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Payer’s Place: Don Antonucci
The CEO of Providence Health Plan visits the Payer’s Place and addresses the future of payment models.
