This report describes the initial implementation of pharmacist-performed comprehensive medication management as part of an interdisciplinary care team at an accountable care organization’s primary ...

"The medication management process is incredibly complex, and aligning people, technologies, and systems to get a single medication safely to a patient is daunting," said Tom Utech, VP of Marketing ...

Evidence is growing that health care delivered by teams is superior to services delivered by a single practitioner. Published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine-- University of ...

Pharmacist-provided comprehensive medication management led to a significant difference in emergency department visits and a cost savings of $2.10 to $2.60 for every $1.00 spent relative to a ...

Electronic medical records (EMRs) can play an important role in the reduction of medication errors, but they should not be considered the be-all, end-all solution. Healthcare organizations, in fact, ...

More prescriptions do not necessarily mean better health outcomes. Deprescribing, which is the planned and supervised process of intentionally stopping a medication or reducing its dose, is a ...

An American Heart Association presidential advisory in 2023 introduced a new term: cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.

People march on in age, and their progression in years is accompanied by a slow deterioration in their physical health. To mollify the aches and pains associated with chronic medical conditions, ...