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Why Federally Mandated Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances will Benefit Public Health

MedCity News

Today, 35 states have passed mandates for electronic prescriptions for controlled substances with the aim being to reduce the risk of stolen or forged prescriptions and to prevent patients from ‘doctor shopping’ between states.

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The immediate future of DTC

World of DTC Marketing

Yes, telehealth has grown substantially, but that’s because patients are afraid of going into doctor’s offices. Most are OK with telehealth but don’t want patients using telehealth to ask for new prescriptions. Some are, but most aren’t. First, let’s dispel a recent topic: telehealth.

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DTC forecasts are not really that reliable

World of DTC Marketing

billion, making it the fastest-growing sector after computing products and consumer electronics (which will grow 18.0% While 75% agreed that being informed about pharma treatment options could save lives, more than 30% said they didn’t know enough information before they talked to their doctors. to reach $9.53 this year). END Points.

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AmerisourceBergen aims to make digital therapeutics access easier

pharmaphorum

The new system – called DTx Connect – aims to help physicians order both prescription and non-prescription DTx and diagnostics through a simple interface, and monitor shipping and delivery to their patients.

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5 Core Tenets of HCP-focused Point-of-Care Marketing

PM360

Because nearly all prescriptions are now written electronically. If you want to capture the eyeballs of HCPs in real time at the moment they select and prescribe a medication, the electronic health record is likely the best game in town. And to do that in today’s digital age, you’ve got to think “EHR.”

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What are the Benefits of Having an EHR?

Referral MD

After implementing the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, US clinics were provided sufficient funds to adapt to newer electronic practices in data recording. As a result, 76% of healthcare practices utilized the benefits of Electronic Health Record (EHR) software. What is an EHR?

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ELITE 2023 Digital Crusader Karina Castagna of OptimizeRx

PM360

Prior to OptimizeRx, while at Amgen, she established the first pharmacy team focused on helping patients and doctors navigate reimbursement hurdles with the top 20 specialty pharmacies in the country. This work helped physicians and patients more easily access Amgen’s therapies resulting in tens of thousands of new patient starts.