Indiana University Health, based in Indianapolis, recently unveiled its $40 million, 70,000-square-foot shared services pharmacy facility, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, which reported a 7.6 percent increase in expenses in its second quarter, saw its contract labor numbers down 20 percent in the period and expects a further decline for the rest of 2023.
Health systems that were named among the most empowering brands in healthcare told Becker’s they are “laser-focused” on putting patients first and personalizing their care.
Another individual has been sentenced in connection to an ongoing investigation into a pharmaceutical prescription scheme centered around Wholesale Supply LLC, according to a July 25 Department of Justice news release.
IBM is collaborating with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to build a new digital platform that can bring visibility to the drug supply chain.
With few exceptions, having to go to the hospital is not at the top of any individual’s to-do list. However, long after the pain is gone and sutures have healed, patients remember how they were treated.
Thirteen essential drugs made at Pfizer’s Rocky Mount, N.C., facility — which was recently damaged by a tornado — have a vulnerability score higher than 90 percent, according to a July 26 report from United States Pharmacopeia.
While generative artificial intelligence has potential for healthcare, its actual uses are “overhyped,” according to B.J. Moore, CIO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence.