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Patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are at high risk for...readmissions...."Implementation of an (clinical pharmacy services) multidose medication dispensing on discharge program was associated with a reduction in 30-day and 60-day hospital readmissions...

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in England gain access to patient records,...government has decided to give...read-only access to the summary care record, an electronic patient record derived from patients’ GP records, if the patient gives consent.

Hospitals are increasingly adopting technologies aimed at reducing medication and other errors, but they continue to struggle with variation in the quality of care provided to patients and in adoption of safe practices...

Drug stores are showing their potential as sites for cancer screening technology, enhancing their value as a destination for preventive care...SIAscopy technology...part of the Walgreens Alliance Boots..in the United Kingdom...mole-scanning service is based on a successful model in...pharmacies in Norway as well as in a Swedish pharmacy chain,..

Central line infections killed nearly 10,000 hospital patients in 2013, but hospitals could prevent nearly all such infections by following a simple checklist,...The hospital industry's thinking on the problem is gradually changing,...

Cardinal Health Inc. is providing more than $1 million in funding to 10 pharmacy schools across the country as part of its efforts to support future pharmacists..."Supporting future community pharmacy leaders through this scholarship program is an honor, and we continue to be inspired by the next generation of innovative, patient-focused pharmacy owners as they begin serving their communities."

PillPack..introduced its Medication Reminders mobile app..its the first health app of its kind to automatically import a customer's current medication list regardless of which pharmacy they currently use, and use geo-tracking sensors to create custom reminders based on location, activity or time to more naturally fit with people's daily routine.

Researchers from Canada, Europe and the United States are calling on major funding agencies to set up a global genomic data repository in the cloud...available ...worldwide...offer massive storage and compute power...applaud...National Institutes of Health's decision...to lift its restriction on the use of cloud computing for storing genomic data sets.

Bats, rats and other pests are turning VA facilities into their summer homes. The recent discovery of dead bats in trashcans led the Eastern Kansas VA Hospital in Leavenworth to shut down operating rooms and postpone 16 surgeries until next week.

Albertsons Cos. is looking to go public..Owned by..Cerberus Capital Management, Albertsons operates 2,205 supermarkets, 1,698 pharmacies and 378 fuel centers in 33 states and the District of Columbia under 18 banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market and Carrs.