October 3rd Tweet-a-Thon for #Pharmacist is tomorrow !

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.facebook.com/events/490468714382945 Please join pharmacists around the world for a day of celebrating their contributions to health care and our communities. Every day, pharmacists quietly and efficiently help patients in many ways and in many diverse practice settings. For one day, the world will hear about it on Twitter. On Thursday, October 3, pharmacists will tweet […]

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Picture of things to come ?

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

ACA Exchanges Open With Heavy Traffic, Site Crashes http://www.medpagetoday.com/Washington-Watch/Reform/42004?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2013-10-02&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=WC&eun=g578717d0r For those of you who were working Jan 1, 2006… another day in infamy  … the first day of Medicare Part D… Pts with Rx cards that didn’t work… help desk phones which were constantly busy… systems that were struggling to process claims… and pts with […]

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California grants RPH’s provider status !

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

Today, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 493, the pharmacist provider status legislation http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131001007251/en/Governor-Brown-Signs-SB-493

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If you are RPH.. information that you need to know ?

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

The Next Phase of the Affordable Care Act: What Nurses Need to Know Now http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/811333?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=75309AG From the article: Next, sweeping changes to how people shop for health insurance are set to take place, and it’s important for nurses to understand these changes. Year in and year out, nurses are voted as the most trusted healthcare […]

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Coming soon to a human website near you ?

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

Online veterinary pharmacy automates drug recommendations http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=29289 From the article: The fax from the Internet pharmacy PetCare Rx requesting authorization to dispense two drugs for a dog named Ginger mystified the people at Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital. Ginger is their patient, but the 13-year-old standard poodle had never been prescribed either of the requested prescription […]

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