PHARMACIST STEVE

This is a ABC 20/20  segment on medication errors and the major consequences that can happen to patients. This report was done by Brian Ross in 2007..  How many believe that things have not changed?… gotten worse?… gotten better? Who believes the spokesperson for NACDS that the chains don’t keep stats? Of course, back then 2006-2007, […]

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This is from a press release I received from NCPA today This year there will be more plans with preferred pharmacy networks. NCPA has argued vigorously that any willing provider should be allowed to participate on equal terms—especially in a taxpayer-funded program. CMS disagrees and Congress has focused on other issues affecting Medicare and pharmacy […]

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After doing the post on CVS and their failure to properly certify Rx dept staff to perform vaccinations https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=1751 I started to look at the entire disciplinary database… and here is what I found – these are actions against pharmacies and/or Pharmacists ……….                                                     2012 (to date)                         2011 Total no. disciplinary actions          75                                             131 CVS                                                     […]

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http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/assets/090412n.pdf According to this INFORMATIONAL NOTICE from HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES..  Most/all Medicaid pts in Illinois are limited to FOUR PRESCRIPTIONS per running 30 day period. There are a few exceptions to this rule: Birth Control – the state doesn’t want any more mouths to feed Cancer Drugs, HIV drugs, Immunosuppressives, Antibiotics There is a […]

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http://www.ncbop.org/SearchASP/search.asp?zoom_sort=0&zoom_query=cvs+training+program&zoom_per_page=10&zoom_and=1&zoom_cat%5B0%5D=2 This is a list of actions by the NC BOP in regards to the failure of one training secession that Pharmacists and Pharmacy interns were not properly trained to give vaccinations but were “signed off”.. According to these BOP actions… HUNDREDS of vaccinations were given by these CVS staff members, in a total of […]

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http://drugstorenews.com/article/how-patients-choose-preferred-pharmacy?goback=.gmp_1827349.gde_1827349_member_157444184 Here is a survey where ONLY 35% of the respondents picked accuracy as one of their TOP THREE CHOICES… The top three choices was CONVENIENCE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, WAIT TIME… Is accuracy a “given”?? … because generally we are so damn good at being accurate? Are we becoming so focused on trying to meet the […]

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/some-hospital-networks-also-become-insurers/2012/08/25/53e90a72-eb1d-11e1-b811-09036bcb182b_story.html Obamacare has mandated the formation of ACO’s (Accountable Care Organizations). Think of Kaiser model on the west coast. Where the ACO is at financial risk for providing care to the patients they are assigned to provide healthcare to. For those not paying attention, hospitals having been buying up physician practices… one here… one there…doing […]

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I guess if – as a customer – you purchase a out of date product from CVS – because they don’t have enough staffing hours to allow the staff to check for out dated items on the shelves… you are on your own… if you get sick or die… you have been warned ! OR.. […]

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