When a relatively new technology begins to expand in an industry, it’s not all that surprising when it gets put under the microscope. As the old adage goes, “people fear what they don’t understand.” …
This article (located on the lower portion of the page) reveals how Rome Memorial Hospital, a 130-bed hospital located in Rome, New York turned to a technology-based solution to help with overnight pharmacy coverage. “It just didn’t make sense to spend $400,000 hiring additional pharmacists, especially
A four-year-old arrives in an emergency room with multiple fractures resulting from a car accident following a 45-minute ambulance ride to the nearest hospital. By the time the ambulance arrives, the inpatient pharmacy is closed and the physician on duty has questions…
Telehealth is no longer considered a “healthcare add-on”. Rather, it has become one of the fastest growing, prevalent technologies in the industry. As such, the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates considered instilling guidelines…
In today’s tough healthcare economy, many healthcare executives unfortunately view rural hospitals as obsolete because of the costs associated with remaining viable in the challenging healthcare environment. However, one in six Americans currently lives in a rural county, showing that these facilities are essential in
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, needed to optimize its pharmacy workflow with the goal of improving patient care. It turned to PipelineRx for its cloud-based HIPAA–compliant telepharmacy platform, which would enable them to share pharmacy labor and pharmacy resources across their organization. After
Evaluating the impact of telepharmacy (PDF)
