Medication-related hospitalization rates reduced in Hawaii
HHIC data documented significant reductions in medication-related hospitalization rates through a pharmacist-led service model. Click here for details.
“Nearly 1 in 5 waitlisted patients in Hawaii have infectious diseases, study shows”
By: Star-Advertiser Staff Honolulu Star Advertiser Nearly one in five waitlisted patients who remain hospitalized in Hawaii after the need for acute care ends suffers from an infectious disease, a…
“1 out of 14 isle hospital patients await care home”
By: Kristen Consillio Honolulu Star Advertiser About 7 percent of the patients in Hawaii hospitals at any given time do not need to be there but are waiting for space…
“Outreach to homeless needed to cut ER costs”
The casualty count in Hawaii’s homelessness crisis continues to climb, and so do the costs. Health care costs are among the biggest strains, the fraying social safety net is unable…
“Cost of homeless care increases”
Alexander Akuna was living on Nanakuli beach in 2009 when his heart and kidneys began to fail. The 57-year-old was in and out of the Queen’s Medical Center over the…
College of Pharmacy awarded $14.3 million to develop system to save health care costs
Hawaii Health Information Corporation (HHIC) partners with University of Hawaii-Hilo College of Pharmacy to support the federally funded $14.3 Million healthcare innovation project Pharm2Pharm. Designed to reduce medication related hospitalizations…
“Waitlisted patients cost isle hospitals $62M a year”
By: Kristen Consillio Honolulu Star Advertiser Hawaii’s health care providers are losing $62.7 million a year to care for patients who remain in a hospital even though they no longer…