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Opinion: Charging patients to message their doctors mostly benefits major hospital systems

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Some hospital systems have started charging patients for digital messages to their doctors via the electronic medical record, either a flat rate (like a copay) or on sliding scale depending on the time or complexity of the physician’s response. Thinking about messaging your physician about a weird rash?

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The hospital pharmacy landscape in 2024

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Tiene Bauters, PharmD PhD, Pharmacy Department , Ghent University Hospital in Belgium, offers her take on what’s hot on the horizon for hospital pharmacy in 2024. These will undoubtedly present great opportunities for hospital pharmacists and their teams.

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MultiCare community hospital agrees to HIPAA settlement over 'snooping' security guards

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A Washington community hospital is paying settlement fees and implementing a corrective action plan after a Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights investigation caught numerous security | Twenty-three emergency department security guards at MultiCare's Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital were reported to have used their login credentials (..)

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Automated medication management a long way off for most European hospitals, survey finds

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

There is a considerable way to go in Europe to move towards more automated medication management systems in hospitals, according to the results of a survey run by a European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) special interest group (SIG). This survey report helps us understand the current status of automation in Europe.

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Opinion: The staggering financial burden of a proposed HIPAA rule

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health care system is facing a new and costly threat that will affect patient care and ultimately may lead to hospital closures : paying for and processing a torrent of medical record requests. The already beleaguered U.S.

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NHS Digital tweaks e-referral system to hospitals

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NHS Digital has tweaked its electronic referral system, to smoothen the process of making a hospital appointment. Following consultations with both GPs and hospital doctors, changes have been introduced to the service to increase the number of successful consultations and referrals.

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Include penicillin allergy history in medicines reconciliation to ensure accurate status, says RPS

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Millions could be missing out on the most effective antibiotic choice because they mistakenly believe they are allergic to penicillin, prolonging their recovery, increasing the risk of infection and even leading to hospital admission. A version of this article was first published by our sister publication Pulse.