Pharmacy

Colin Banas, DrFirst_Las Vegas skyline Photo by halbergman/E+/Getty Images
By HIMSS TV 10:20 am April 01, 2025
Dr. Colin Banas, chief medical officer at DrFirst, says mental health providers quickly adopted telehealth during the pandemic. Now he says he thinks AI agents can help understaffed offices with triage and prescription management.  
Virginia Halsey, First Databank_Las Vegas skyline Photo by halbergman/E+/Getty Images
By HIMSS TV 10:28 am March 18, 2025
First Databank's technology resides within electronic health records and can offer clinicians guidance on issues such as patient-specific dosing and possible drug interactions, explains Virginia Halsey, the company's SVP of strategy.
Anne Moen at Gravitate-Health_HIMSS24 Europe
By HIMSS TV 10:43 am September 05, 2024
Anne Moen of Gravitate-Health says the company wants to work with regulators to help European patients translate prescription information into their language of choice while traveling through the EU.
Orr Inbar at QuantHealth_Microscope with digital art Photo by Teerayuth Ounwong/iStock/Getty Images Plus
By HIMSS TV 06:00 am August 30, 2024
QuantHealth helps pharma implement artificial intelligence for drug development using clinical trial simulation. Orr Inbar, its cofounder and CEO, discusses that — and the long-term effects of AI on drug development.
Felix Lee at Sanofi_Digital Therapeutics Alliance Summit
By HIMSS TV 06:00 am July 29, 2024
Sanofi, to name one example, uses DarioHealth's DTx to complement its drug offerings and gather a comprehensive picture of a patient's health. Felix Lee, the Sanofi's head of organizational capability and transformation, explains.
Graham Holland at the Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust_HIMSS24 Europe
By HIMSS TV 02:44 pm July 19, 2024
Graham Holland, deputy chief pharmacist at the Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, discusses positive results from the hospital's digital transformation, including a 44% reduction in medication administration incidents.
Emmanuel Bilbault at POSOS_Palm trees and skyscrapers in Orlando Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/iStock/Getty Images Plus
By HIMSS TV 04:34 pm July 15, 2024
Emmanuel Bilbault, cofounder and CEO of POSOS, says the company's AI-powered clinical support platform offers alternate drugs to prescribe to avoid interaction risk, rather than simply alert doctors of possible medication errors.  
Steven Walther at Continuous Precision Medicine_Digital Therapeutics Alliance Summit
By HIMSS TV 06:00 am July 08, 2024
Continuous Precision Medicine's data helps providers make sure the appropriate amount of pain medication is administered to patients for pain management. Steven Walther, the company's CEO, explains more.  
Dr. Colin Banas at DrFirst_ Palm trees and skyscrapers in Orlando Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/iStock/Getty Images Plus
By HIMSS TV 06:00 am June 27, 2024
One Boston hospital is using DrFirst's automated medication management product to streamline its prescription processes, says Dr. Colin Banas, the company's CMO. It also reduced medication safety events by 25% in six months.  
Dr. Nele Jessel at athenahealth and Dr. Andrew Mellin at Surescripts_ Pills and credit card and calculator Photo by Andrii Zastrozhnov/iStock/Getty Images Plus
By HIMSS TV 06:00 am June 25, 2024
Dr. Nele Jessel, athenahealth's CMO and Dr. Andrew Mellin, Surescripts' VP and CMIO, said that real-time prescription benefit data has helped patients avoid sticker shock, save money and pick up 8% more scripts across athena's prescribers.