HIMSS Market Intelligence conducted two benchmarking studies, late 2019 and a follow-up late 2020, sponsored by BD, to explore how connected medication management is transforming medication management ...

The new JCAHO medication management standards place a greater emphasis on medication safety than did previous standards. The new standards are also more prescriptive and have a larger number of more ...

Study finds that medication administration processes (MAPs) are frequently interrupted and these disruptions may create an opportunity for patient harm. Preparing medications for distribution to a ...

Swisslog Healthcare addresses staffing concerns and operational inefficiencies in medication management processes through packaging and dispensing technology. BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS ...

Optum has announced the launch of a specialty medication management solution called Specialty Fusion, the goal of which is to simplify care for patients with complex conditions and lower the cost of ...

Medication management in older adults is an increasingly critical area of research and clinical practice, given the complexities introduced by polypharmacy, multimorbidity, and age-related ...

In recent years, there has been much talk about drug reduction in nursing homes. We hear about “GDR meetings” and even a new verb, as in “We are ‘GDRing’ our residents’ medications.” As the Centers ...

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, La., has partnered with CareFusion to adopt technology that will improve the hospital’s medication management process. The CareFusion Pyxis ...

JCAHO requires a written policy on the minimum patient-specific information that is available to persons involved in the medication management process because a lack of information is a major cause of ...