- ICD-10: Who’s in the Family of Codes? (healthleadersmedia.com)
CMS has said it will not deny or audit claims just for specificity for one year after implementation of ICD-10—as long as the code is from the appropriate family of ICD-10 codes. But it has not defined what a family of codes is… To get AMA to cease and desist its defiance, CMS gave AMA something it wanted: no penalties for some coding errors...
- Pharmaca partners with Diplomat on specialty meds (drugstorenews.com)
Diplomat Pharmacy…has partnered with Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy to offer… patients access to specialty pharmacy services…strengthening our ability to help those in need, and positioning our pharmacy as a true full-service partner in health…
- Court: Pharmacies can’t use religious objections to deny medicines (drugtopics.modernmedicine.com)
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...has ruled that Washington can require pharmacies to deliver medications such as Plan B even if owners have a religious objection.
- Panel: Despite health industry advances, education remains in ‘Dark Ages’ (fiercehealthit.com)
Healthcare education is still "back in the Dark Ages," and as new advances in information and technology change the industry, the way the workforce learns and is educated also needs a reboot,...
- Eli Lilly Can’t Shake Prozac Heart Birth Defect Suit (law360.com)
Eli Lilly failed…to persuade…federal court to dismiss a suit against it by a woman claiming that taking...Prozac during her pregnancy caused her son to be born with… Tetralogy of Fallot…
- Las Vegas Club’s plan for drugstore selling packaged liquor upsets other casinos (vegasinc.com)
Las Vegas Club’s effort to convert some of its property into a drugstore has encountered stiff opposition from other casinos nearby and refueled debate about the sale of packaged liquor in the...tourist-focused part of Fremont Street...A second large pharmacy adds nothing to the tourist experience, and the packaged liquor...creates...crime and medical emergencies...
- Lupin to acquire Gavis Pharmaceuticals (chaindrugreview.com)
Lupin Ltd. plans to buy Gavis Pharmaceuticals LLC and Novel Laboratories Inc. in an $880 million deal….the acquisition will boost its scale in the U.S. generic drug market and broadens its pipeline in dermatology, controlled-substance products, and other high-value and niche generics… Lupin is the fifth-largest generics player in the United States and the third-largest Indian pharmaceutical company by sales.
- Cardinal Health honors community Rx innovation (chaindrugreview.com)
Best Practices winners recognized at (Cardinal Health) Retail Business Conference...for implementing programs that demonstrate how independent pharmacies can improve patient outcomes, drive business results in their community and better position themselves to succeed going forward… each receive $3,500…to be donated to the pharmacy school or pharmacy association of their choice.
- Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Whiting, New Jersey
- Katterman’s Pharmacy in Seattle, Washington
- El Dorado TrueCare Pharmacy in El Dorado, Kansas
- New Travel Health Center Opens In Reno (kolotv.com)
new travel health center (Boheme Travel) Boheme Travel Clinic in Reno provides vaccinations and even prescriptions for international travel.
- Why insurers should negotiate with manufacturers for better drug prices (fiercehealthpayer.com)
federal government could save anywhere between $15.2 billion and $16 billion annually if it negotiated Medicare Part D prescription prices with drug makers, … the high levels of deductibles and out-of-pocket copayments are the main reason why so many Americans cannot afford to fill their prescriptions…federal government cannot directly negotiate rebates due to the non-interference clause,…but insurers can.