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Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information technology puts interoperability front and center this week, comes a survey that shows healthcare professionals are skeptical it can be achieved in 10 years…"Interoperability in 10 years is unquestionably a worthy goal, but our experience has shown that this is a complex area and providers need secure universal solutions in the interim,"...

Pharmacogenomics has the potential to save the U.S. healthcare industry $136 billion in adverse drug events and serve as a profit center for community pharmacies,… "If we can get in there with this precision medicine, eliminate the trial-and-error approach, and really help our patients, we can save the healthcare system not only money but also these patients’ pain and suffering,"...

Benefits of pharmacogenomics

• Pharmacists remain the medication experts in the healthcare arena.
• Pharmacogenomics can increase pharmacy sales.
• Increase patient retention and differentiate the pharmacy from competitors.
• Improve collaboration with other healthcare professionals.

41 percent of survey respondents are dissatisfied with their current compensation.....nearly half...of healthcare professionals surveyed say they have not received a pay increase in the past year, and another 14 percent are actually making less than they were a year ago….68 percent reporting they would change employers for higher pay.