Pharmacy In Healthcare

Clinical AI, specialty pharmacy, and consolidation: what's reshaping healthcare operations right now

Nurses are co-designing AI tools, OpenAI is pitching hospitals directly, and specialty pharmacy M&A is accelerating. Here's what it means for health system oper

At the Center of Care: How Specialty Pharmacy Aligns Patients, Providers, and Payers

As healthcare costs continue to rise, more patients are finding themselves navigating not just illness, but the growing complexity of paying for treatment. Specialty pharmacy sits right at the center of that challenge—often out of sight, but increasingly essential to how modern care actually works. These high-cost, high-touch therapies now make up more than…

Omnicell Deploys Healthcare Automation to Ease Staff Strain and Elevate Patient Care

Hospitals are facing a deepening staffing crisis that threatens care delivery. More than 540,000 healthcare workers exited the field between February 2020 and September 2021, and hospital employment declined by nearly 94,000 during the same period. Projections indicate that over 6.5 million healthcare professionals could leave the workforce by 2026, creating a net shortfall…

Omnicell Tackles Medication Inefficiency with RFID, AI, and a Vision for the Autonomous Pharmacy

As healthcare systems grapple with persistent staffing shortages and rising patient volumes, the need for streamlined, tech-enabled workflows has become urgent. A 2024 time-motion study across four hospitals found that clinical pharmacists spend over 80% of their time on clinical activities, with nearly 12% dedicated to face-to-face patient interaction. That leaves less than 20%…

Pediatric Pharmacy is More than Niche, It Saves Lives

Specialized pharmacists are transforming outcomes for children with complex medical conditions through personalized treatment approaches

Disrupting Health: Managing Prescription Health

AI-powered robotics are helping pharmacies solve one of healthcare's biggest compliance challenges at the point of care

Understanding Generation 2.0 Health Equity

Leaders in healthcare explain how strategic health equity initiatives are reshaping care outcomes for underserved populations