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Pharma Pac Helps Carbon Health Take Steps to Automate Physician Dispensing

Patient adherence is a public health concern. In fact, studies show 1 out of 3 prescriptions are never filled, creating enormous health and economic costs. This ‘primary non-adherence’ can be prevented with immediate fulfillment anytime, anywhere the medicine is needed. In other words, point-of-care medication dispensing. Approximately 45 states permit physicians to dispense directly to …

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Emergency Room or Urgent Care Center? Knowing How to Choose.

More than likely, you’ve experienced a sudden health care need and you have probably asked yourself, “Should I go to the emergency room or an urgent care?” But, in those urgent, unplanned situations, you don’t always have time to contemplate. So, we explain the differences between emergency rooms and urgent cares and when to choose …

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What’s holding you back from in-office medication dispensing?

Sometimes the unknown of a situation or opportunity can be overwhelming and cause you to avoid it altogether. But, when you arm yourself with the ins and outs of whatever situation or opportunity you’re faced with, those unknowns will disappear. That seems to be the case with point-of-care medication dispensing. Too often healthcare providers including …

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Patient Adherence: Part 2 of 3

Adherence to prescribed medications is associated with improved clinical outcomes, especially for chronic disease management and reduced mortality from chronic conditions. Conversely, non-adherence is associated with higher rates of hospital admissions, suboptimal health outcomes, increased morbidity and mortality, and increased healthcare costs. As we discussed in last week’s blog, there are different types of non-adherence …

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Unconventional Ways for Healthcare Providers to Boost Revenue

If you’re a healthcare provider, more than likely at some point in your career, you’ve had patients in one of the following predicaments: Insurance won’t cover their medication. They have a co-pay or deductible that is higher than what a clinic might charge. They don’t have insurance at all. Regardless of their situation, chances are …

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Improving Patient Safety with PDMP Reporting

It’s not uncommon for patients to get prescribed medications from multiple physicians whether from their primary care physician or at an urgent care facility. And now that physicians in most states are dispensing medications at the point-of-care, they need to ensure they’re making informed prescribing decisions. But how? With a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). …

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