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As state-level PBM reform heats up amid dire situations for many retail pharmacies, Walgreens Chief Pharmacy Officer Rick Gates joins Drug Topics to discuss ongoing industry challenges.
Last fall, a group of experts advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration debated for two days on how to regulate generative artificial intelligence tools in medicine. One report presented at the meeting showed that a generative AI tool supposedly used by 40% of the radiology practices in the U.S. produced clinically significant errors in one of every 21 reports.
An expert discusses how pharmacists should follow CDC immunization schedules for different age groups and use shared clinical decision-making for patients with prior vaccination history, while considering contraindications primarily related to severe allergic reactions to vaccine components.
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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
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The NHS 10-year plan will see pharmacists among the staff leading the Government’s new neighbourhood health centres, the Prime Minister has announced. This will reduce pressure and demand on hospitals and allow secondary care teams to focus on specialist care supported by technology to improve productivity. Sir Keir Starmer set out the details of the highly anticipated 10-year plan for the NHS – largely focusing on the Government’s ambitions for a Neighbourhood Health Service.
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Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.
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New data from an ongoing study shows that a synthetic adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy can improve hearing in individuals with congenital condition autosomal recessive deafness 9. It evaluated ten participants aged between one and 24 years old with a genetic form of deafness or severe hearing impairment caused by OTOF gene mutations. This results in otoferlin deficiency, a protein with a key role in transmitting auditory signals from the ear to the brain.
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The deal gives the integrated care delivery company control of a health plan, multiple medical groups, an acute care hospital and other assets it said will synergize with its business.
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