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DEA wants tough rules for e-prescribing controlled drugs
For a long time, government officials, health plans and IT vendors have been trying to get doctors to write prescriptions electronically. Many doctors have held back, though, because at least 10 Read more...
NH considers database tracking frequently-abused drugs
New Hampshire's attorney general has begun a push for the state to develop a centralized database tracking frequently-abused prescription medications such as painkillers and stimulants. Attorney Read more...
Heparin scare leads to new dosing issue
While efforts to make dosing safer in the wake of recent heparin-related deaths make sense, such efforts have created a fresh set of safety concerns for providers who use it, observers say. For one Read more...
OH pharmacists lobby health plans to expand patient care role
Fresh from the success of a 10-year demonstration in Asheville, North Carolina, Ohio pharmacists are lobbying insurers to convince them to pay for care coordination services. The pharmacists contend Read more...
Case study: WI system creates new care model
When it kicked off its patient care revamp, executives with Wisconsin health system ThedaCare had two broad objects: finding waste and identifying risk. Its new healthcare model, Collaborative Care, Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Pharma can't meet CA tracking deadline
It's a case pitting grand intentions against market realities. California wanted to become the first state to require all prescription drugs to be tracked from factory to patient. The aim: prevent Read more...
CA auditing drug programs for health professionals
Last year, the Medical Board of California shut down its confidential addiction treatment program for doctors after a series of audits concluded that the program wasn't working. The program, which Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Health data sharing groups in trouble; Pharmacists ranked highly for ethics; and much more...
> A new study suggests that regional health information organizations may face a cloudier future than expected. Read more...
Trend: Physicians dispensing drugs in offices
While it's far from an established practice, physicians are increasingly beginning to sell prescription drugs in their offices. Right now, only 10 percent of U.S. physicians do so, but the number Read more...
Trend: States make medical help easier in disasters
When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, many out of state healthcare professionals wanted to help--but they couldn't. Despite the crying need for their services, providers coming in from out Read more...
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