- Express Scripts, CVS Rank in Worst Companies for Workers (pharmacytimes.com)
Express Scripts has been named the worst company to work for in the United States, while CVS ranked 12th on the same list. 24/7 Wall St. compiled the rankings using data from career website Glassdoor, which gathers ratings on more than 400,000 companies globally.
- Making the Case for Personalized Medicine (pharmacytimes.com)
In this podcast...Blake Toney, PharmD, MBA, tackles the subject of personalized medicine and pharmacogenomics
- ASHP named program provider for BPS (drugtopics.modernmedicine.com)
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists will provide review courses and recertification resources for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties
- Provider Status Movement in Ohio (youtube.com)
John Moorman, PharmD, BCPS, Pharmacist at Akron General Medical Center in Ohio discusses the Provider Status Movement in Ohio.
- Study: Med sync programs a ‘win-win-win’ (drugstorenews.com)
...adoption of technology-driven medication synchronization by community pharmacies results in improved patient adherence, increased revenue streams, and overall improvement in business optimization for pharmacies. That’s according to an analysis of five pharmacy case studies conducted for the National Community Pharmacists Association.
- No health insurance? Two free medical clinics announced (rgj.com)
University of Nevada School of Medicine will offer two free outreach clinics in July. The clinics are open to people of all ages and are geared to serve Washoe County's medically uninsured population...Patients can be seen for...work physicals, blood pressure monitoring and referrals to specialists. Lab work is available for discounted fees.
- Documenting Indication Improves Antibiotic Prescribing (pharmacytimes.com)
Requiring…a reason for prescribing an antibiotic could curb overuse…researchers...piloted an antimicrobial stewardship program…have been shown to shorten hospitals stays and decrease readmission rates…lower morbidity and mortality…importance of having a pharmacist…in that antimicrobial stewardship...
- How to Counsel Family Members About Hospice Care Medications (pharmacytimes.com)
...most difficult situations practicing community pharmacists face is counseling family members about hospice medications for their loved ones. Such counseling requires not only medication information, but also compassion and empathy.
- Patient safety driving increased RFID use in hospitals (healthcareitnews.com)
...five million medications have been tracked using radio frequency identification technology. system allows a hospital to track reliably from ordering through dispensing through administration at the bedside, patient safety has been greatly enhanced. "It's cutting down on medication errors,..
- Patients Want to Facebook Message Their Providers (pharmacytimes.com)
Facebook messages or e-mails would be convenient ways for…patients to communicate with their health care providers...a recent online survey, 37% retail pharmacy customers…that they had contacted a physician via e-mail…18% had attempted the same via Facebook.