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DALLAS, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Loopback Analytics, a leading provider of data analytics and market access services for health systems' specialty pharmacy programs, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Loma Linda University Health, a comprehensive academic healthcare system, to enhance their specialty pharmacy services. In today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, specialty pharmacies are integral in utilizing resources that improve patient access and overall patient care. By taking a data-driven approach, pharmacy leaders are uniquely equipped to navigate the complexities of modern healthcare access, enhancing the positive impact on patients. "Loopback is thrilled to be providing cutting-edge technology to a nationally regarded academic health system like Loma Linda University Health," said Neil Smiley, Loopback Analytics CEO. "This collaboration represents a significant step in advancing our commitment to supporting and empowering health system specialty pharmacies to deliver exceptional patient outcomes and access to life-saving medications." SOURCE Loopback Analytics

LOUISVILLE, Colo., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) today announced the inaugural class of its Supply Chains of Distinction Award for 2023, which recognizes top performing hospitals and health systems in North America. Industry-leading supply chains have evolved to become more automated, data-driven and resilient, giving rise to a set of best practice "perfect order" metrics that measure an organization's supply chain performance. The Supply Chains of Distinction Award honors GHX Exchange-connected provider organizations that excelled in driving best-in-class supply chain operations. This is achieved through the successful execution of perfect order metrics during a calendar year. This year's recipients will be honored at the 2024 GHX Summit taking place May 13-16, 2024 in Austin, TX. "Each of these outstanding organizations demonstrates a deep commitment to innovation in service to a more reliable, responsive and resilient healthcare supply chain," said Tina Vatanka Murphy, president and CEO, GHX. "Together, they're driving the industry forward and making positive, lasting contributions to the patients and families we serve together. I look forward to honoring them at this year's Summit." Winners represent the top 25 performers across three segments: Small, Medium and Large. The following organizations represent the class of 2023 Supply Chains of Distinction Award recipients. Small Bozeman Health (Bozeman, Mont.) Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Carteret Health Care (Morehead City, N.C.) CentraState Medical Center (Freehold, N.J.) Cheyenne Regional Medical Group (Cheyenne, Wyo.) Children's Hospital of Orange County (Orange, Calif.) Connecticut Children's (Hartford, Conn.) Contra Costa Health (Martinez, Calif.) Door County Memorial Hospital (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) Erie County Medical Center (Buffalo, N.Y.) Fort HealthCare, Inc. (Fort Atkinson, Wis.) Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Baltimore, Md.) Holyoke Medical Center (Holyoke, Mass.) Lincoln Surgery Center (Lincoln, Neb.) Middlesex Health (Middletown, Conn.) Milford Regional Medical Center (Milford, Mass.) Parrish Medical Center (Titusville, Fla.) Southwest General Health Center (Middleburg Heights, Ohio) St. Claire Regional Medical Center (Morehead, Ky.) T.J. Samson Community Hospital (Glasgow, Ky.) The Polyclinic (Seattle, Wash.) UAB Medical West (Bessemer, Ala.) United Regional Healthcare System (Wichita Falls, Texas.) University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (Birmingham, Ala.) University of Toledo Medical Center (Toledo, Ohio) Medium Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Chicago, Ili.) Cape Cod Healthcare (Hyannis, Mass.) Children's of Alabama (Birmingham, Ala.) Eisenhower Health (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) El Camino Health (Mountain View, Calif.) Harris Health System (Houston, Texas) Marshall Health Network (Huntington, W.V.) MetroHealth System (Cleveland, Ohio) Northern Light Health (Brewer, Maine) Parkland Health (Dallas, Texas) Presbyterian Healthcare Services (Albuquerque, N.M.) Riverside Health System (Newport News, Va.) San Antonio Regional Hospital (Upland, Calif.) Seattle Children's (Seattle, Wash.) The Queen's Health System (Honolulu, Hawaii) TMC Health (Tucson, Ariz.) TriHealth (Cincinnati, Ohio) UC Health Parkview Medical Center (Pueblo, Colo.) UC Irvine Health (Irvine, Calif.) UK King's Daughters Medical Center (Ashland, Ky.) United Health Services (Binghamton, N.Y.) University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville, Tenn.) UW Health - Northern Illinois Region (Rockford, Ili.) Valley Medical Center (Renton, Wash.) Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center (San Francisco, Calif.) Large Allina Health (Minneapolis, Minn.) Aspirus, Inc. (Wausau, Wisc.) Catholic Health System (Buffalo, N.Y.) Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles, Calif.) ECU Health (Greenville, N.C.) Hackensack Meridian Health (Hackensack, N.J.) Jackson Health System (Miami, Fla.) Loma Linda University Health (Loma Linda, Calif.) M Health Fairview (Minneapolis, Minn.) Memorial Hermann Healthcare (Houston, Texas) MemorialCare (Fountain Valley, Calif.) Mount Sinai Health System (New York, N.Y.) MultiCare Health System (Tacoma, Wash.) New York-Presbyterian (New York, N.Y.) NYC Health + Hospitals (New York, N.Y.) Providence Health & Services (Renton, Wash.) Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, Ill.) St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc. (Edgewood, Ky.) Scripps Health (San Diego, Calif.) St. Luke's Health System (Boise, Idaho) Tufts Medicine (Burlington, Mass.) UAB Medicine Enterprise (Birmingham, Ala.) UC San Diego Health (San Diego, Calif.) UCLA Health (Los Angeles, Calif.) UF Health Shands (Gainesville, Fla.) The award is based upon a set of "perfect order" metrics, rated as a percentage of PO lines sent across the GHX Exchange (integrated) that are touchless and completely automated, from purchase through payment. The line must satisfy all the requirements below to be rated as "perfect": PO Line has a corresponding POA Line PO Line has a corresponding INV Line PO Line without Item Number Exception PO Line without Unit of Measure Exception PO Line without Unit Price Exception PO Line without a Rejection Exception PO Line without a Quantity Exception GHX has also launched a Perfect Order Dashboard featuring monthly performance metrics and rankings, helping to empower hospitals and health systems to commit to best-in-class practices around order performance throughout the year. About GHX Building on decades of collaboration among providers, manufacturers, distributors and other industry stakeholders, Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) is leading the charge in helping organizations run the new business of healthcare. By automating key business processes and translating evidence-based analytics and data into meaningful action, GHX is helping the healthcare ecosystem to move faster, operate more intelligently and achieve greater outcomes. With the support of GHX, healthcare organizations have removed billions of dollars of wasteful healthcare spend. For more information on GHX's suite of cloud-based supply chain solutions, visit and The Healthcare Hub. CONTACT: Eileen Flynn eflynn@wearetierone.com SOURCE Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX)

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 -- Heart disease deaths linked with alcohol or drug use have been steadily increasing in the United States, a new study has found. Deaths from heart disease in which substance use was cited as contributor rose an average of 4% per year between 1999 and 2019, researchers report. Further, the death rate accelerated in recent years, rising more than 6% from 2012 to 2019, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association . This occurred even though overall deaths from heart disease declined during the same period. “The study results were generally consistent with what we see in our clinic while caring for patients with cardiovascular disease,” senior author Dr. Dmitry Abramov , a cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at Loma Linda University Health in Loma Linda, Calif., said in a news release. For the study, researchers reviewed publicly available death certificate data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They analyzed more than 636,000 heart disease deaths associated with substance use that occurred between 1999 and 2019. Overall, that rate rose from 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 to 21.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2019. Alcohol was most often implicated, playing a role in 65% of the deaths from heart disease, researchers found. Heavy drinking is associated with high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke and obesity, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Other substances involved in fatal heart disease included opioids (13.7%); cocaine (9.8%); stimulants (6.5%); sedatives (4.1%); and cannabis (0.5%). “Although alcohol and opioids were the substances most associated with cardiovascular deaths, the increases in cardiovascular deaths related to stimulants (predominantly amphetamines) during the study period were particularly prominent,” Abramov said. “This highlights both the ongoing risk of common substances, including alcohol and opioids, and also demonstrates the need to tackle amphetamines as a substance whose contribution to CVD deaths is growing more rapidly,” he added. The largest increase in deaths occurred among 25- to 39-year-olds (5.3%), followed by adults age 55 to 69 (4.9%), results show. In addition, increases in deaths were most prominent among women (4.8%), American Indian or Alaskan individuals (5.4%), and people living in rural areas (5%). “We were surprised to see significant increases among individuals ages 25 to 39, compared to other age groups and among people in certain racial and ethnic groups, including white adults and American Indian/Alaska Native adults,” Abramov said. While men had higher rates of deaths related to substance use, women showed larger increases during the study period, he pointed out. Identifying high-risk groups will be key to prioritizing preventive measures, Abramov said. Sources American Heart Association, news release, Jan. 10, 2024 Disclaimer: Statistical data in medical articles provide general trends and do not pertain to individuals. Individual factors can vary greatly. Always seek personalized medical advice for individual healthcare decisions. Posted January 2024 More news resources FDA Medwatch Drug Alerts Daily MedNews News for Health Professionals New Drug Approvals New Drug Applications Drug Shortages Clinical Trial Results Generic Drug Approvals Subscribe to our newsletter Whatever your topic of interest, subscribe to our newsletters to get the best of Drugs.com in your inbox.