Content about Medical informatics

September 26, 2011
CVS study: Standards vary among diabetes social media sites

As consumers and patients increasingly use social media as a healthcare tool and resource, a survey by Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and CVS Caremark researchers found a need to improve site guidelines, as there is great variability in the standards used to ensure a site effectively provides information and answers to important health-related questions.

September 7, 2011
Tracking medication adherence easier in integrated health systems with EHRs, Kaiser Permanente study finds

Patients using an integrated healthcare system that uses its own pharmacy and electronic health records get their medications filled at a higher rate than those in nonintegrated systems, according to a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

June 16, 2011
Report: EMR market to pass $6 billion mark by 2015

The market for electronic medical records in the United States may exceed $6 billion in value in five years, according to a new report by research firm MarketsandMarkets.

March 4, 2011
MTM can save lives; retailers, suppliers take notice

Walgreens’ winning of an award for its MTM services came right before it joined the Care Continuum Alliance — a group of more than 200 stakeholders that provide such services as wellness and prevention programs and management of chronic conditions — of which CVS Caremark already was a member.

March 2, 2011
CVS Caremark to utilize ActiveHealth CareEngine for PBM customers

CVS Caremark has inked a three-year agreement with ActiveHealth Management, an independent subsidiary of Aetna, under which CVS Caremark will apply the evidence-based, clinical intelligence of the ActiveHealth CareEngine to healthcare claims for its PBM customers to identify opportunities for improved pharmacy care.

February 18, 2011
BP kiosk uploads data to EHR

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Blood-pressure kiosks have become a ubiquitous site in retail pharmacies across the country, but like pharmacy automation and technology as a whole, they’re continuing to advance and offer new features.

February 14, 2011
New HHS Web portal to drive innovative disease state management

The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday launched a new Web portal that very well could make niche marketing of pharmaceutical and over-the-counter medicines easier to execute.

February 1, 2011
Zipnosis: Giant leap forward for retail health

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Convenient care industry pioneer Kevin Smith took a leap more than 10 years ago and helped create the successful nurse practitioner-staffed retail clinic concept. Today, the industry trailblazer is embarking on a new venture to further revolutionize access to health care. Enter Zipnosis.com.


January 14, 2011
Aurora to get federal recognition for EHR adoption

Aurora Health Care said it would be the first healthcare system in Milwaukee to receive federal recognition for adopting electronic health records, the organization said.

January 7, 2011
At CES, Walgreens’ medical chief cites advances in multichannel technology to boost access to care

Walgreens’ increasing use of mobile technology platforms is transforming the way the company reaches patients and is expanding its ability to deliver health services via smart phones and other devices, a Walgreens official asserted Friday.

December 10, 2010
Walgreens unveils benefits of Dimensions project

Pharmacists who intervene with diabetes patients are having a clear and positive impact on clinical outcomes, a new study from Walgreens has found.

December 7, 2010
Adults want control of their private health data

AUSTIN, Texas — An overwhelming majority of respondents to a recent poll want to choose which companies and government agencies can view and use their health information.


November 17, 2010
MinuteClinic recognized as innovator of healthcare delivery

MinuteClinic, CVS Caremark's network of walk-in medical clinics, was highlighted as a breakthrough innovator in...

November 14, 2010
NEHI calls for team-based approach to improve drug adherence

Poor medication adherence is one of the nation’s “most persistent” healthcare problems, costing the U.S....

November 14, 2010
Surescripts platform goes ‘beyond e-prescribing’

Moving, in its own words, “beyond e-prescribing,” paperless platform provider Surescripts has begun expanding its...

October 25, 2010
Surescripts launches open platform for docs

Opening another front in its long campaign to extend electronic prescribing and health information technology...

September 26, 2010
In testimony, NACDS hails federal effort to simplify patient medication information

Federal efforts to simplify and standardize the information that patients receive with their prescription medications...

September 16, 2010
NACDS urging flexible health IT approach as HHS works to adjust patient records law

Shifting the nation’s sprawling and disconnected healthcare system to an integrated platform, based at last...

August 24, 2010
White House report on health IT, innovation hailed by e-prescribing pioneer Surescripts

A White House report encouraging the healthcare system’s transformation to health information technology drew a...

August 10, 2010
Cardinal grants $1 million in health funding

For the third consecutive year, the Cardinal Health Foundation has awarded more than $1 million...

August 3, 2010
WellDoc receives FDA approval for DiabetesManager System

WellDoc, a healthcare company that develops technology solutions to improve chronic disease management outcomes and...

June 30, 2010
Continua Health Alliance advocates eCare use at House subcommittee meeting

The Continua Health Alliance last week testified before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee...

June 29, 2010
SOS 4 Life launches Health Records app for the world traveler

SOS 4 Life, a company that provides medical mobile applications, on Wednesday announced the launch...

June 6, 2010
N.Y. launches statewide drive to spur e-health adoption by doctors

In the latest attempt to kick-start the health information technology revolution, the Empire State last...

June 6, 2010
Walgreens taps physician as medical chief

In another clear sign of the dramatic revolution under way within retail pharmacy, Walgreens has...

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