- Obstacles Hindering Community Pharmacists From Playing a More Active Role in Transitions of Care (pharmacytimes.com)Pharmacist Role in Care Transitions Expanding (pharmacytimes.com)
Eric A Wright, PharmD, MPH, investigator I for Geisinger Health Research and associate professor at Wilkes University, discusses communication obstacles that hinder community pharmacists from playing a more active role in transitions of care.
- QS1 offers myDataMart through FDS partnership (drugstorenews.com)
QS1 announced…that it would be partnering with…FDS to brings(bring) its customers… business intelligence software myDataMart...pharmacy owners can receive detailed analytics into the state of their business operations and potentially increase their Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Star ratings,..aid in monitoring adherence among patients,..
- CVS says its ban on cigarette sales has reduced smoking (reuters.com)
CVS Health Corp said..its decision to stop selling tobacco products last year led to a 1 percent decrease in cigarette sales...The September 2014 decision hurt sales, with general merchandise revenue at CVS pharmacies open at least a year falling 7.8 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier,.., CVS said it benefited in others ways…nicotine patch purchases rose 4 percent…visits to its retail clinics for smoking cessation counseling nearly doubled.
- CVS Health expands its care reach (healthcareitnews.com)
ACA (Affordable Care Act), primary care doc shortage, aging population, chronic disease make this telehealth's moment..CVS is working with three telehealth companies -- American Well, Doctor On Demand and Teladoc -- on how, together with pharmacies, they might expand and improve on...patient care.
- Diabetes Counseling Points for Pharmacists (pharmacytimes.com)
Kristene Diggins, MBA, manager of professional practice at MinuteClinic, gives counseling points that pharmacists should provide to diabetic patients. (video)
- Hy-Vee, North Memorial to open clinics in 2 new Twin Cities stores (drugstorenews.com)
Hy-Vee announced…that it would be placing retail clinics in two new Twin Cities-area stores opening in September…in the New Hope and Oakdale stores, Hy-Vee has teamed with North Memorial Health Care, whose physician assistants and nurses will staff the North Memorial Express Clinics…customers will not only have access to our in-store dietitians and pharmacists, but now they will be able to seek health, wellness and preventive care services all in one stop,..
- eRx of controlled substances now legal in 50 states (healthcareitnews.com)
'Throwing out the prescription pad' is key to preventing fraud and abuse..With e-prescribing of controlled substances now legal nationwide, providers and pharmacies are empowered with a new technological tool in the fight against prescription painkillers… there's some progress yet to be made on this front. NLR(National Law Review) points to statistics that show that while… one-third of pharmacies were equipped to handle eRx of controlled substances as of the end of 2013, just 1 percent of prescribers were able to do so.
- 340B “Mega-Guidance”: Stricter Contract Pharmacy Requirements (pharmacytimes.com)340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance (gpo.gov)
340B Program "mega-guidance" recently released by the Health Resources Services Administration sets stricter standards for contract pharmacy use…This proposed guidance follows a 2011 report from the Government Accountability Office recommending better oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program to ensure that funds are used in a manner consistent with the program’s intent…primarily focuses on entity eligibility and program integrity measures.
- Behavioral Patterns that Contribute to a Patient’s Propensity to Be More or Less Adherent (pharmacytimes.com)
Bruce Berger, PhD, president of Berger Consulting LLC, discusses the behavioral patterns that contribute to a patient’s propensity to be more or less adherent to their medications. (video)
- Pharmacy clinics playing increasingly larger role in health care (reviewjournal.com)
CVS opened its first local Minute Clinic in 2007 in its pharmacy on the Strip near the Monte Carlo. To date, it has 11 Minute Clinics throughout Nevada, eight in Las Vegas and three in the Reno/Sparks area. All clinics are open seven days a week with weekend and early evening hours available...Walgreens has 13 clinics in the Las Vegas area, none in Northern Nevada. And like CVS, its clinics are open seven days a week with similar hours of operation. From 50 clinics in 2007, the pharmacy has grown that number to 400 nationally.