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Data Analytics Takes on Medication Management

Billions of dollars are wasted and thousands of lives lost each year through inefficient or ineffective medication management. It has been estimated that the misuse of prescription drugs in our healthcare system is up to a $300 billion problem annually.

Billions of dollars are wasted and thousands of lives lost each year through inefficient or ineffective medication management. It has been estimated that the misuse of prescription drugs in our healthcare system is up to a $300 billion problem annually.

From the doors of the emergency room to the drawers of patients' home nightstands, medications are mixed up, misremembered, overdosed, underdosed, and laboriously documented or misdocumented.

But things are changing: E-prescribing is now the rule, not the exception. Data analytics is red-flagging areas of concern from the doctor's office to the pharmacy and all throughout the chain of care. And technology is allowing providers to earn hard cash for meeting medication adherence targets.

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Source: Healthcare Leaders Media

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