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Psychiatric Medication Adherence in Patients Experiencing Homelessness

Pharmacy Times

In a recent initiative, we attempted to analyze medication adherence rates at Sharp Mesa Vista (SMV) Hospital, the largest psychiatric hospital in San Diego, to identify possible reasons leading to nonadherence in patients admitted to the hospital, both those experiencing homelessness and those who were not admitted to the hospital.

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What is Digital Communication: Comprehensive Explanation with Examples

Viseven

Medical histories, test results, and treatment plans are now shared seamlessly, ensuring everyone is on the same page. And patients gladly take the opportunity to access their online medical records — 54% reviewed their records at least three times during 2022 , compared to 38% in 2020.

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The unsustainability of clinical trials and need for transformative change

Pharmaceutical Technology

The rising volume of clinical trials increases demand and competition for patients The number of oncology assets in the clinical development pipeline has increased by 13% annually over five years (2018-2022) 1. On paper, this sounds like a positive time for medical innovation.

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Providers more likely to use negative descriptors in Black patients' medical records, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Providers more likely to use negative descriptors in Black patients' medical records, study finds. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 15:17.

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More patients are accessing their online medical records, with app users leading the charge

Fierce Healthcare

More patients are accessing their medical records online via patient portals or apps and are doing so more often than in years past, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health I | From 2020 to 2022, the portion of U.S.

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STAT+: UnitedHealth was top insurer collecting billions in questionable Medicare payments, federal watchdog finds

STAT

billion in payments last year from so-called health risk assessments (HRAs) and related reviews of medical records performed in 2022.     A report released Thursday by the Office of Inspector General for the Health and Human Services Department concluded that insurers collectively received an estimated $7.5

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Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps, large study shows

STAT

Researchers used the medical records of 10 million Korean and 12 million Japanese adults to see whether those who had Covid were more likely to be diagnosed with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases, or AIRDs, in the year following infection. Read the rest…

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