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IBM's new digital platform aims for supply chain 'visibility'

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. 

Patients don't see silos: Northwell nurse leader on shaping experiences

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.

Kaiser Permanente mail-order pharmacy ranks No. 1 in customer satisfaction: JD Power

Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy ranked No. 1 for customer satisfaction among mail-order pharmacies in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Pharmacy Study. 

13 essential Pfizer drugs most vulnerable to shortages: USP

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. 

The uses of generative AI are 'overhyped,' says Providence's CIO

While generative artificial intelligence has potential for healthcare, its actual uses are “overhyped,” according to B.J. Moore, CIO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence.

Patients want consumer-friendly healthcare: How technology is making it happen

Patients want hospitals and health systems to provide seamless and personalized experiences so that they can feel a sense of simplicity and interconnectedness to their care. This is why CIOs are leaning into new technology, data and virtual assistants …

Cerner in the last 30 days

Here are five times Becker’s reported on EHR vendor Oracle Cerner in the past month.

Suspect charged in shooting of Texas physician

A suspect has been charged in the July 25 shooting of a Texas physician at Cedar Hill Methodist Family Health Center, according to a July 26 report from Fox4.

US sees largest COVID-19 hospitalization bump since December

COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 10.3 percent for the week ending July 15, marking the largest weekly increase the U.S. has seen since December. 

StarMed shutters 2 locations with little notice, leaving some patients scrambling

Charlotte, N.C.-based StarMed Healthcare announced it was closing two satellite locations July 19, and patients trying to reschedule have hit nothing but dead ends, ABC affiliate WBTV reported July 27.