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NewsPhDs using Dr. title confuse patients
With more nurses, pharmacists, and physical therapists pursuing doctorate degrees, some physicians are fighting back against their using the "doctor" title, reports The New York Times. For example, Read more...
Robot lightens pharmacists' workload
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Filling individual drug requests at NYU Langone Medical Center's Tisch Hospital just got a lot easier and safer. It used to take as much as 2.5 hours. Now a drug-sorting Read more...
Pharmacists increasingly helping patients to stay on track
Roughly $300 billion is spent each year on emergency and hospital care for patients who don't take their medications as prescribed. To help keep those patients on the right track, more pharmacies Read more...
Schwarzenegger vows tougher regulation of misconduct among health pros
Admitting that the state's system has been prone to long-standing delays, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vowed to reform professional disciplinary systems to keep better watch over medical Read more...
CA to try to increase number of healthcare support workers
In a move to try to increase the number of healthcare support workers in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently revealed details of a $32 million partnership between the state and four Read more...
Compounding of drugs by pharmacists may lack adequate safeguards
If you're a patient that needs drugs in a dose, form or combination not available, your pharmacist may be able to help. Every year, more than 30 million prescription drugs are compounded each year by Read more...
Half of U.S. doctors regularly prescribe placebos
Up to half of all doctors in the U.S. regularly prescribe placebos to their patients, according to a new study in BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal). Since there is no way for a doctor to Read more...
CA low-income medical providers denied payments
Payments from Medi-Cal's insurance program for the poor will stop starting today, rattling healthcare facilities across California. Until a budget is approved, Medi-Cal payments for low-income Read more...
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...
| Press ReleasesPharmMD Applauds Report From The Office Of The Chief Pharmacist, U.S. Public Health ServiceNASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PharmMD, the nation’s leader in quality Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services, applauds the January 9th report, Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes Read more >> BryanLGH Medical Center Implements Pharmacy Xpert from Thomson Reuters to Enhance Medication ManagementANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BryanLGH Medical Center in Lincoln, NE, today announced that it has implemented the Pharmacy Xpert clinical surveillance and intervention solution from Read more >> Talyst Unveils AutoVault™ at ASHP 2011BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Talyst, a leader in pharmacy automation, will unveil AutoVault™ at the 2011 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting Read more >> New McKesson Solutions to Create Better Business Health for Hospital PharmaciesBusiness of Pharmacy to be Showcased at 46th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 15 healthcare-services and information technology company, has Read more >> Medical Center Selects McKesson’s Pharmacy Automation to Advance Safety InitiativesBar-code scanning solutions expected to improve efficiency and patient safety ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sanford USD Medical Center, the largest hospital in South Dakota, has installed McKesson’s Read more >> |
