Pharmacy

This week's top stories include NorthShore University HealthSystem's digital strategy being tested against the second wave of COVID-19, Amazon rolling out Amazon Pharmacy, and clinicians spending more time on EHRs than patient care.

Hearst Health EVP Dr. Charles Tuchinda provides best practices for health IT execs and physicians using decision support IT for prescribing medications.

Anna Dover, director of product management at First Databank, describes how the company adjusted its own editorial practices as evidence of COVID-19 drugs and treatment continues to evolve.

Kevin Freiert, principal of Salem Oaks Consulting, says pharmas are becoming more interested in patients' personal experiences -- and their input.

Sanofi Senior Director of Digital Innovation Eduardo Cornejo discusses how one life sciences company goes about trying to decide which information technology vendors to partner with.

Sven Dethlefs, EVP at Teva Pharmaceuticals, says the company's new ProAir Digihaler detects when the inhaler is used and measures inspiratory flow, giving the patient and provider valuable insight.

Prince Court Medical Centre's Dr. Kuljit Singh discusses efforts to self-regulate drug price control with Malaysia's unique healthcare payment landscape.

The development of digital health technologies should not stray "too far away" from the academic and clinic rigor applied to the pharma industry, claims Closed Loop Medicine CEO and co-founder Hakim Yadi.

Sunita Patolia, team lead for human-centered design at Partners HealthCare Pivot Labs, says digital health is inherently different from other kinds of innovation like drug trials, and the rules are still being rewritten.

James Hawkins, director of strategy at NHS Digital, discusses how the NHS.UK platform provides users with an app that allows them to access their own records, book appointments, order prescriptions and do basic triage.