The 154th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is sponsored by DrFirst, and this time we are talking about optimizing the medication journey from prescribing to adherence to improved outcomes with special guest host Colin Banas, MD, MHA, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst! We kick this episode off by discussing what it takes now to do medication management well. Then we debate the pros and cons of build vs buy for regulatory compliance. Next, we take a look at how specialty medications and prior authorizations are impacting medication management. Dr. Banas and I then share what we’re seeing with patient engagement and population health gaps. We conclude this episode discussing what EHR and Health IT vendors should be doing for medication management.

Thank you to our sponsor, DrFirst! They improve healthcare workflows and help patients start and stay on therapy with end-to-end solutions that enhance prescription access, affordability, and adherence.  Helping over 100 million patients a year, DrFirst solutions are integrated with more than 270 EHR and HIT vendors and over 2,000 hospitals.  Visit drfirst.com.

Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode:

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• What does it take to really do medication management well now?
  
• When it comes to regulatory compliance, what are the pros and cons of build vs buy?
  
• How are specialty medications and prior authorizations impacting medication management?
  
• What are you seeing as far as patient engagement and population health gaps? What should EHR and Health IT vendors be doing?
  

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