Theft of controlled substances like opioid pain medication (OPM) has been studied in health care settings such as hospitals, pharmacies, hospice, and pain clinics. However, while state officials, ...

Building closer relationships with facility staff and health care partners of nursings homes, such as hospital providers and ...

About one-third of older adults in resident care homes for the elderly are subject to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and at a higher risk for hospitalization due to being on medications ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In 2021, Surescripts delivered its enhanced Medication History services to providers nationwide, with a 21% increase in the use of Medication History during patient ...

Value-based care has steadily gained traction in the United States. At the beginning of the century, only three states had executed value-based care programs. Since 2018, that number has grown to 48 ...

Health officials are rolling out regulations to implement a 2024 law legalizing the use of certified medication aides in long-term care facilities, rules that supporters say will help address severe ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Health officials are rolling out regulations to implement a 2024 law legalizing the use of certified medication aides in long-term care facilities, rules that supporters say will help ...

Maine has the 12th highest rate of long-term nursing home residents on antipsychotics, which carry health risks.

Polypharmacy and medication adherence are common problems among the Medicare patient population, and this article addresses how Medicare Advantage plans can address these challenges and improve ...

For nearly three years, University of Florida Health (UF Health) Shands, a private, not-for-profit hospital system with more than 1,000 beds, has been using a radio frequency identification (RFID) ...