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What begins as filling prescriptions for residents at a few local long-term care (LTC) facilities can ultimately become a much bigger closed-door LTC operation. Investing in good software and forming the right partnerships gives pharmacy owners the tools to build an LTC business that is on a growth path.

LTC Pharmacy Trends: How to Grow Your Business

David Sellars, C.Eng., serves as principal, product innovations, at DrFirst. He has over 20 years of healthcare experience, with a deep emphasis in big data, AI, healthcare interoperability, programming, and systems optimization. The author can be reached at dsellars@drfirst.com. Before AI was an everyday buzzword, some of us working on this technology in healthcare realized there had to be a distinction between AI intended for general use and clinical-grade AI, which has the precision and accuracy necessary for consistent, clinically validated results. AI and Pharmacies: Cutting Through the Hype

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Cover Story | LTC Trends: How to Grow Your Business

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Feature | AI and Pharmacies: Cutting Through the Hype

by David Sellars, C.Eng.
Before artificial intelligence (AI) was an everyday buzzword, those working on the technology for healthcare applications realized there needed to be a distinction between AI intended for general use and clinicalgrade AI. Here’s why it matters.