Part of Carebook's Global Blog Series: The Future of Pharmacy Andrew Matthews, a Director at the Australian Digital Health Agency, shares how Australia's future-facing digital health strategy accelerated with the global COVID-19 crisis—and is succeeding with a people-centric approach. https://youtu.be/38uxUSQ6y0g "Co-design involves working together to design a new product [or process], making full use of each other’s knowledge, resources and... Read More
Carebook is creating digital health solutions for Caregivers
Innovation is a key pillar at Carebook Technologies—and innovation as a whole has been accelerated over the past year. In the health industry, expectations have shifted, especially around how health and wellness is delivered and experienced. The customer-centric model (seen in almost every industry, like DoorDash, Uber, etc.) is no longer optional. It’s a “bring things to me, for me”... Read More
Part of Carebook’s Global Series: Top 5 Pharmacy Must-Haves for Success in 2021
Julie Doucet, award-winning pharmacist and part of Carebook’s Pharmacy Advisory team, has been on the forefront of innovation in her 21+ years as a pharmacy owner. Over the last year, with COVID-19 as an accelerator, disruptive digital pharmacy solutions have been more in the spotlight, and many “nice-to-have” features have turned into “must-haves” for pharmacies and pharmacy chains that want... Read More
Part of Carebook’s Global Series—Building the pharmacy of the future in Europe
Part of Carebook's Global Series: The Future of Pharmacy Carebook's Global Series: The Future of Pharmacy asks, "What's the pharmacy of the future?" Thought leaders around the world share their ideas. In this interview, pharmacist Xavier Schneider in France talks about how COVID-19 is a catalyst for lasting change—and how digital innovation can elevate the profession. Globally, digital pharmacy is... Read More
Trust and the Impact of AI on Healthcare—Live from CES
We just listened to a great session at CES on how AI requires the trust of people to realize its full potential. Speakers Pat Baird, Sr. Regulatory Specialist-Philips; Christina Silcox, Policy Fellow, Digital Health at Duke-Margolis Centre for Health Policy, and Jesse Ehrenfeld, Chair, Board of Trustees, American Medical Association; all noted the critical importance of excellent transparency, design, and... Read More
Improving health, the global health system, and the bottom line for pharmacies
Taking on health prevention and medication adherence with pharmacy partners using the science of prevention and the art of human engagement. Rising chronic illness rates and an aging population are taxing health care systems all over the world—including in developed countries like the United States, Australia, France, and Germany. The World Health Organization states that “chronic diseases are the main... Read More
Digital Pharmacy—An Economy of Engagement
AN ECONOMY OF ENGAGEMENT—WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GLOBAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS ALSO GOOD FOR PHARMACIES AND PATIENTS In discussions of global health care, several themes are recurring and persistent. According to the World Health Organization, chronic diseases and conditions are on the rise worldwide. An aging population and changes in societal behavior are contributing to a steady increase in... Read More
Digital pharmacy solutions: Medication Adherence
Digital solutions can offer more than just reminders to improve medication adherence Why should we care about medication adherence? Less than half of the world’s chronically ill patients are adherent to their prescribed medication. That means, one out of every two patients with a chronic disease doesn't take their medication according to their healthcare provider’s recommendations.(1) This is costly for... Read More