- Pharmacy College to Construct $40 Million Student Center (pharmacytimes.com)
St. Louis College of Pharmacy is out with the old and in with the new….will begin constructing a $40 million, 7-story student center, residence hall, and recreation facility…. This expansion will nearly double the on-campus housing space for pharmacy students,…
- AHA urges Congress to reject any effort to redirect Veterans Choice funding (news.aha.org)
House Committee on VA Affairs today held a hearing on the Depart. of Veterans Affairs’ current budget, which reportedly faces a $2.6 billion shortfall…AHA urged Congress to reject any requests…to redirect funding for the Veterans Choice program to other VA programs. "Hospitals and health systems providing care for veterans in their communities …have invested resources to execute contracts and ensure veterans have access to care,"..
- Physicians are not ready for ICD-10: Here’s why (medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com)
Primary care physicians are not yet ready for ICD-10, and still are experiencing considerable challenges in preparing for the transition….Only 38% of physician respondents said they were will be ready..greatest roadblocks…combination of training cost and/or time, software vendors readiness, physician and staff buy-in…. post-transition cash flow issues.
- Obamacare’s next 5 hurdles to clear (healthcareitnews.com)
Political maneuvering around ACA isn't going away. 1) Medicaid expansion 2) Anemic enrollment 3) Market stability 4) Affordability 5) Political resistance
- Profits in the 2015 Fortune 500: Manufacturers vs. Wholesalers, PBMs, and Pharmacies (drugchannels.net)
…annual review of the latest Fortune 500 list. Every year, …"follow the dollar" and understand how drug channel intermediaries make money…. I explore the profitability and shareholder returns of the largest drug wholesalers, chain pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
- McKesson Announces 2015 Pharmacy of the Year Winner at McKesson ideaShare (businesswire.com)
Marble City Health Mart Pharmacy, located in Sylacauga, Ala., has been named the 2015 Pharmacy of the Year grand prize winner by McKesson Corporation. McKesson’s Pharmacy of the Year award recognizes independent pharmacies that are best-in-class in a range of areas including innovative approaches to their business and outstanding service to their community.
- Top 5 reasons Harvoni and Sovaldi may be in trouble (formularyjournal.modernmedicine.com)
...sales of Gilead Science’s popular hepatitis C drug, Harvoni had been performing well for several months, the trend has reversed of late. Hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, also from Gilead, has also hit some bumps in the road – in both the United States and China.
- NABP to maintain state access to its PMP program (chaindrugreview.com)
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy will continue to fund access by state prescription monitoring programs to interstate data from its PMP InterConnect program. State PMPs will be able to participate in the program at no cost through June 2018.
- 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)
Police knew in 2006 that a Las Vegas doctor had been accused of sex crimes against a teenager. But that case was sealed; its outcome unknown. The Nevada Board of Medical Examiners…knew about the 2006 charges….now accused of having sex with a sedated girl while in his office and videotaping it….
- CVS Health named a recipient of the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award (drugstorenews.com)
CVS Health was among the recipients of this year’s Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the department gives to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees…."I am truly honored to recognize…their unwavering support of our military men and women and their families. Their accomplishments are a vital piece of our national defense…..