- Rite Aid hits the road with dermatologist screenings (drugstorenews.com)
Rite Aid will be teaming with The Skin Cancer Foundation….providing…customers free private screenings with a local dermatologist volunteer,…flagship early detection program, …raise skin cancer awareness and educate the public about the importance of prevention…
- The Surprising Future of Independent Pharmacy (pharmacytimes.com)
…22 years of experience in working with independent pharmacists, Lester Nathan, The Pharmacy Sage, discusses the future of independent pharmacy and offers insights on ways to make money as an independent pharmacist.
- Pharmacy-led clinic helps Chicago hospital slash readmission rates (fiercehealthcare.com)
A discharge clinic, staffed with a pharmacist ...who meet with patients after their release from the hospital, has helped…cut its readmission rates, Medication management issues are one of the primary reasons behind preventable readmissions,…they credit the success of the program to the participation of pharmacists, who conduct a comprehensive medication history and hospital course evaluation on patients.
- Walmart donates $15.5 million for food, nutrition children’s programs (drugstorenews.com)
The Walmart Foundation….will give away $15.5 million in grants to seven national nonprofits to support free meal and nutrition education programs this summer and throughout the school year. The programs in more than 7,700 communities across the country will help over 1 million low-income children and their families…
- Pharmacy closed for manufacturing marijuana products (drugtopics.modernmedicine.com)
Oregon Board of Pharmacy has ordered the emergency closure of a pharmacy and the suspension of a pharmacist accused of manufacturing marijuana products and dispensing controlled substances without prescriptions…also accused of filling patient prescriptions at other pharmacies with their knowledge and numerous other violations.
- 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.
- Oregon: HB 2028 Relating to pharmacy services (openstates.org)
- Pennsylvania Governor signs immunization bill (drugstorenews.com)
Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law on Friday House Bill 182, which allows pharmacists to administer the flu vaccine to patients 9 years of age and older,…bill also allows licensed, trained pharmacy interns to immunize under direct supervision of a pharmacist who possesses an immunization license…
- Care coordination is key to cost control (healthcareitnews.com)
'Technology and analytics, connected with care will reduce redundancy and drive down cost. "It’s not just talk about clinical integration ..."..you have to talk about what’s next around value-based contracting,"… If you do a better quality of care with a patient, you will reduce costs."…keeping tabs on patients as they move through different care settings.
- Oregon Pharmacists Obtain Provider Status (pharmacytimes.com)
….Oregon is the latest state to recognize pharmacists as health care providers. HB 2028 permits pharmacists to receive reimbursement for performing clinical pharmacy services, enabling them to more fully use their skills and knowledge to treat patients. The law went into effect immediately upon its passage on June 18, 2015.