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I have spent most of my career building software that helps physicians take care of patients. Too much of what the HCIT industry has built serves billing, compliance, and documentation requirements — all real needs, but not the core need…

Georgia pharmacists will be allowed to prescribe HIV prevention medications beginning July 1 under a new law, according to a May 27 report from Atlanta News First. Georgia joins more than 20 states that already allow pharmacists to prescribe the…

An experimental hepatitis B treatment developed by Ionis Pharmaceuticals and GlaxoSmithKline has achieved a functional cure in about 20% of patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, according to research published May 28 in The New England Journal of Medicine. The…

CVS Caremark has expanded coverage options for GLP-1 weight management medications, including the return of Zepbound as a preferred formulary option — reversing a decision that drew significant patient pushback. CVS Caremark initially selected Wegovy as the preferred GLP-1 for…

Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital has appointed four executive leaders across the organization, according to a May 28 news release. Cara Biddle, MD, has been named senior vice president of community pediatrics. Dr. Biddle is the Diane and Norman Bernstein…

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