- Outcome Metrics in Care Transitions to Pay Attention To (youtube.com)
John Moorman, PharmD, BCPS, Pharmacist at Akron General Medical Center in Ohio talks about the outcome metrics of care transitions that pharmacists should pay attention to.
- Judge Strikes Calif. Nursing Home Law Affecting Mentally Incompetent Patients (medpagetoday.com)
..California law allowing nursing homes to make medical decisions on behalf of certain mentally incompetent residents is unconstitutional,… nursing homes are making end-of-life decisions without patient input is a big concern,…..
- Indian pharma’s struggle to tighten standards paves way for M&A deals (reuters.com)
India's smaller generic drugmakers, struggling to cope with…tougher regulation in the United States, are under pressure to consider branching out to new, less-profitable markets or sell out to larger rivals…Ranbaxy's $500 million U.S. fine for drug safety violations…
- Pfizer (PFE) Stock Falling on Study Possibly Linking Viagra to Melanoma (thestreet.com)
Shares of Pfizer are falling… as a new study finds that taking several erectile dysfunction drugs may pose an increased risk of developing melanoma,.. The study,.. involved men who filled one prescription for the drugs 'Viagra,' 'Cialis,' and 'Levitra.'…found …a 21% higher chance of developing melanoma compared with men who did not take these drugs
- Western Nevada College Jump Start program fast tracks Carson City student’s plans to become a nurse (nevadaappeal.com)
Discipline, ambition, dedication and hard work made it possible for Morgan Tingle to…became the first student directly out of high school to earn acceptance into WNC’s nursing program. The college’s Jump Start College program…. allowing students the opportunity to earn up to an associate degree before graduating from high school.
- Four healthcare consequences of King v. Burwell (managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com)
..consequences that likely will follow from the Court’s decision.---bureaucrats can now proceed with their regulatory activities ---health insurers now gain the certainty that is required for proper rate setting--- smaller businesses, likely…to comply with their ACA mandate--- there is little incentive for new state exchanges.
- Obamacare ruling ends threat to U.S. hospitals, insurers (reuters.com)
..hospital and health insurance industries…sigh of relief…Supreme Court upheld subsidies for individuals under…healthcare law. Shares in hospitals surged, with several hitting all-time highs,...analysts called the ruling positive for an industry on the edge of consolidation…economists have estimated $15 billion to $22 billion in healthcare spending was at risk...
- Las Vegas Review-Journal asks to unseal doctor’s sex crime records (reviewjournal.com)Sealed sex crimes case against doctor leaves unanswered questions (reviewjournal.com)Las Vegas doctor taped himself having sex with sedated girl, woman, police say (reviewjournal.com)
….to determine why the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners allowed a doctor accused of a sex crime to continue practicing, the Las Vegas Review-Journal filed court papers Friday, asking a judge to unseal records from a 2006 criminal case.
- 5 drug categories having the biggest impact on pharma spending (formularyjournal.modernmedicine.com)
These are some of the conditions in which biopharma can make a substantial impact on outcomes and costs…here are 5 drug categories that may command the most impact on pharma spending in the near future…Hepatitis C, Oncology, PCSK9 inhibitors, Cystic Fibrosis, and Heart failure..
- Lilly Facing First Trials Over Cymbalta Withdrawal Symptoms (bloomberg.com)
Eli Lill was ordered to face claims it misled consumers about "brain zaps" and other withdrawal side effects tied to Cymbalta in the first cases slated to be heard by juries…bid to have…lawsuits thrown out was rebuffed…found they raised legitimate questions about the drugmaker’s warnings about withdrawal risks.