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.

Medicare negotiation could result in 94,000 fewer deaths annually, and reduce spending by $475.9 billion by 2030.

Patients will be able to compare medication brands and get prescriptions delivered to their home.

Contactless payment is now being used by nearly 80% of consumers worldwide for health and safety reasons.

Better Medicare Alliance said the rule threatens to raise seniors' health costs amid a global pandemic.

Two vaccines and two therapeutics may be approved before the end of the year.

The agreement leverages existing private sector infrastructure, since the majority of the public lives within five miles of a pharmacy.

This allows for the distribution and emergency use of the antibody treatment, administered via intravenous infusion.

Up to 50 million doses could be available globally by the end of the year, with that number climbing to 1.3 billion in 2021.

Aetna president Karen Lynch has been named to take the helm of CVS Health from CEO and president Larry Merlo.