Kaitlynn Ely

Hospitals that saved money through bundled payments more likely to be nonprofit, teaching, and integrated with a post-acute care facility compared to other hospitals

Value-based contracts may also improve patient outcomes by increasing access to innovative medicines and supporting appropriate use.

Risk adjustment must be effective to achieve insurance market reform and expand coverage to new enrollees.

President Donald Trump recently approved a proposal that requires Medicaid enrollees to comply with a work requirement.

Only a small portion of pharmacists are politically involved.

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) has announced that Senior Director of Academic Affairs Cecilia M. Plaza, PharmD, PhD, is the first pharmacist chosen to participate in the ASAE Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) as a Scholar for 2017-2019.

Home-based medication errors are becoming more common, according to a report from The Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and published a study in Clinical Toxicology

Antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhea increasingly harder to treat, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a recently published report.

The CDC has released trends on influenza activity in the United States during the 2016-2017 flu season. This data is updated yearly to consider new strains of the virus circulating in society and the overall length of the season.

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom have published a study in European Respiratory Journal that analyzed sugar intake during pregnancy and the relationship to allergies and asthma in children.

The results of the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging show that many Americans older than 50 take two or more prescription medications that take a toll on their finances.

FDA officials said that U.S. District Judge William H. Steele has entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against compounder Medistat RX, LLC, prohibiting the company from manufacturing or distributing products until it complies with appropriate regulations.

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has been making considerable progress toward eradicating poliovirus, according to a CDC report.

The CDC recently released its 40th annual report on the overall health and well-being of the United States for 2016.

Summer has begun, and people must be more cautious of their surroundings when going outdoors.

Summer is approaching, and that means more scrapes, burns, and rashes as more people head outdoors, but 9 products used to treat these conditions are being recalled.

Officials with the FDA noted this this public meeting is designed to bring new ideas to the table on how to combat drug addiction in the most effective way possible.