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UK's Innovative Idea to Improve Adherence and Reduce Healthcare Waste
The UK government has come up with an innovative plan to increase public awareness of the increasing price of prescription drugs and what it costs the healthcare system
Patients in the United Kingdom pay a low flat rate equivalent to $12.80 for each of their prescription medications. Additionally, exemptions available for specific drug categories as well as for patient categories can result in negligence on the part of the patient to be attentive toward the cost of their own healthcare.
Now, the government has come up with an innovative plan to increase public awareness of the increasing price of prescription drugs and what it costs the healthcare system. The Department of Health in the United Kingdom plans to print the "indicative medicine costs" to the National Health Services on the label of all medications that cost more than the equivalent of $31, along with "funded by the UK taxpayer."
Read more at in-Pharma Technologist: http://bit.ly/1C310JO
Enhancing Outpatient Hemophilia Care May Improve Health Outcomes and Costs
May 18th 2024Prospective data from patients attending a rural practice in West Virginia between 2016 and 2023 show that a quality improvement program that followed guideline recommendations and was tailored to specific patient needs reduced preventable bleeds and lowered costs.
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Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Urban Health Outreach
May 9th 2024In the series debut episode of "Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity," Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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