PipelineRx receives investment to foster improved patient care via telepharmacy

SAN FRANCISCO — PipelineRx, a clinical telepharmacy platform company supporting medication management, has announced continuing support from the California HealthCare Foundation to help improve quality of care by expanding ways pharmacists can be accessible to more patients in the acute setting.



In addition to the funding, PipelineRx has formed an alliance with the Rural Healthcare Center of the California Hospital Association to extend the availability of telepharmacy services and technologies to rural and critical access networks. CHCF made an initial investment in PipelineRx in 2012.



Research has shown that rural hospitals have higher rates of medication errors due to a shortage of pharmacists during night and weekend hours. The solutions offered by PipelineRx aim to provide an opportunity to improve medication safety in Critical Access Hospitals by increasing the number of medication orders that are reviewed by a pharmacist before being dispensed.



Since first offering telepharmacy services more than five years ago, PipelineRx has viewed critical access networks and associations across the United States as key partners in improving access to healthcare services for rural and remote communities. With all three organizations based in California, this alliance has an opportunity to impact pharmacy care and reduce medication errors in California, the company stated. California has 34 Critical Access Hospitals that currently don't have access to 24/7 pharmacist care and quality review for administration of medications in the hospital setting.