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Anthem Inc...would buy Cigna Corp for about $54.2 billion, a deal that would create the largest U.S. health insurer by membership and accelerate the consolidation of an industry from five national players to three...the biggest ever in the health insurance industry

man who police say may be responsible for committing five recent armed pharmacy robberies has struck again in Kings Beach, CA (NV-CA Lake Tahoe area)  July 16, 2015 the Rite Aid...robbed for a second time..

health care professionals should play to their personality strengths in order to maximize their productivity and job satisfaction… Student pharmacists..survey…"suggest that student pharmacists are achievement-oriented, enjoy learning, and value relationships, but may avoid confrontation and find it difficult to sell an idea,"…

1. Achiever (40.8%)
2. Harmony (36.4 %)
3. Learner (35.5%)
4. Responsibility (27.3%)
5. Empathy (24.8%)

Biosimilar competition may take a bigger bite out of branded sales than we think. The top 10 biologics facing biosimilar competition will see sales fall to $49 billion by 2020, consensus estimates say. That's down from $62 billion last year. But according to Morningstar analysts, that 2020 sales number is too high.

identify care gaps...a new certification for integrated care, which assesses how well healthcare providers incorporate care transitions, hand-offs and information sharing during patients' transitions between hospital and outpatient care environments… many organizations discover their practices are merely affiliated and not truly integrated..

fundraiser Saturday (8AM-2PM July 25th) for Reno's Veterans' Guest House...at 880 Locust Street in Reno....provides U.S. Military service veterans and their families temporary overnight accommodations while receiving treatment at medical facilities in the Reno/Sparks area...

pharmaceutical industry is a knowledge industry. Knowledge is a function of human capital—the cumulative measure of native intelligence, learned skills, environmental awareness, and pooled effort that lead to improvements in the human condition. It follows that attracting a deep, diverse pool of in-house talent should stand as a top strategic goal for today’s biopharmaceutical enterprise—but is it?

Las Vegas doctor (physician, Dr. Binh Minh Chung) accused of videotaping himself having sex with sedated patients has agreed to the indefinite suspension of his license... 10 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of using or permitting the use of a child for the production of pornography.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services posted its latest patient satisfaction survey results the number of hospitals earning a five-star rating more than doubled. Consistently - highest rated Nevada Hospitals: (interactive)

• Banner Churchill Community Hospital, Fallon
• Sierra Surgery Hospital, Carson City

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants are increasingly being prescribed to prevent and treat venous thromboembolism and avert stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation....a team of experts recently outlined ways for pharmacists to introduce the therapies to patients more effectively and safely.