Theft of controlled substances like opioid pain medication (OPM) has been studied in health care settings such as hospitals, pharmacies, hospice, and pain clinics. However, while state officials, ...

The new at-home medication solution offers a high-touch, data-driven alternative to fragmented pharmacy experiences Clarest Health, a leader in personalized medication management, announced the launch ...

Medication-at-home pharmacy is an innovative method of medication management that is vital to the success of the health care system. The concept of “ aging in place ” has grown more popular in recent ...

While medication errors are still a frequent occurrence in nursing homes, their impact on the actual health of patients is limited, suggests new study findings published in the Journal of the American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katherine Anne Moronski was excited about the next phase of her life. After seven years at a therapeutic boarding school in ...

An Australian-first study by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) investigating the use of blood sugar-lowering medications among residents with diabetes in aged care homes nationwide, has ...

About one-third of older adults in resident care homes for the elderly are subject to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and at a higher risk for hospitalization due to being on medications ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Health officials are rolling out regulations to implement a 2024 law legalizing the use of certified medication aides in long-term care facilities, rules that supporters say will help ...

Polypharmacy and medication adherence are common problems among the Medicare patient population, and this article addresses how Medicare Advantage plans can address these challenges and improve ...

For nearly three years, University of Florida Health (UF Health) Shands, a private, not-for-profit hospital system with more than 1,000 beds, has been using a radio frequency identification (RFID) ...

WVU Medicine’s medication-driven strategy shifting cancer care expands local oncology access and improves safety for oral therapies in West Virginia.