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'Technology and analytics, connected with care will reduce redundancy and drive down cost. "It’s not just talk about clinical integration ..."..you have to talk about what’s next around value-based contracting,"… If you do a better quality of care with a patient, you will reduce costs."…keeping tabs on patients as they move through different care settings.

Sandra Leal, PharmD, at SinfoniaRx explains the importance of provider status in value-based care.

It’s not uncommon for medical records to contain errors, says Trisha Torrey,...recommends that all patients take the time to closely examine their medical records.

….Oregon is the latest state to recognize pharmacists as health care providers. HB 2028 permits pharmacists to receive reimbursement for performing clinical pharmacy services, enabling them to more fully use their skills and knowledge to treat patients. The law went into effect immediately upon its passage on June 18, 2015.

The smart insulin patch could be placed anywhere on the body to detect increases in blood sugar and then secrete doses of insulin when needed.

Disruptions in production, safety recalls, difficulties finding key raw ingredients, shifts in demand and decisions to discontinue certain products are just some of the reasons pharmaceutical makers give for not having enough supply. With early warning, the FDA can make arrangements with other manufacturing plants, streamline regulations and assist drugmakers ...

Sandra Leal, Vice President for Innovation at SinfoniaRx explains the important of provider status in value-based care.

A discharge clinic, staffed with a pharmacist ...who meet with patients after their release from the hospital, has helped…cut its readmission rates, Medication management issues are one of the primary reasons behind preventable readmissions,…they credit the success of the program to the participation of pharmacists, who conduct a comprehensive medication history and hospital course evaluation on patients.

Providers are hoping that the CMS will change course on quality-measure reporting requirements outlined in a proposed 2016 prospective payment rule for acute and long-term-care hospitals….the suggested quality measures lack endorsement by the National Quality Forum,…the gold standard for endorsing best practices…