As medicine continues to develop, insurance companies continue to limit their treatment options and complicate their approval processes. Thus, the likelihood of insurance companies to initially deny ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly one-quarter of hospitalized patients experience at least one adverse event. Among these, adverse drug events (ADEs) were reported to account for 39%, which was the most common type and the most ...

Medication reconciliation is an important part of maintaining medication safety, and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses calls on all perioperative RNs to focus on safety during the six ...

The medication-use process was organized into four areas: ordering, dispensing, administration, and monitoring. The medical center operates a variety of clinical information systems for admitting, ...

Purpose: A strategic approach to improving the medication-use process in health systems by using a framework for setting priorities on the basis of feasibility, the potential for financial return, and ...

To increase medication safety in oncology, checking procedures are increasingly applied by nurses, physicians, and pharmacists. However, little is known about the number, types, and consistency of ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has offered seven guiding principles for healthcare organizations designing a medication reconciliation process. The guiding principles are part of a ...

As cancer treatment survival rates have risen compared to the past, insurance products are also evolving. The trend is expanding coverage to support the entire treatment process—including tests, ...