2014-01-11 Zorek – Oppn to CVS MTD 2d Am Compl Apparently CVS attempted to get Joe’s case dismissed The above link is the public filing by Joe’s legal firm to CVS’ attempt
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If 12hr shifts are the “worse” what are 14 hr shifts ?
Posted on January 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Calling twelve-hours shifts “one of the worst things we ever did,” the author of a study on inadequate sleep among nurses is calling for leaders to encourage strategic napping and shorter shifts. http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/print/NRS-299944/Decision-Regret-in-Nurses-Linked-to-Fatigue From the article: That’s why I was especially intrigued when I read last week about a study in the January issue of […]
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Enough said !
Posted on January 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
http://youtu.be/VDFVmJq5rv8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDFVmJq5rv8
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A few days ago !
Posted on January 14, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=4687 Pain Medication Acquisition Problems Growing, NCPA Survey Finds The final results of the survey were posted today by NCPA Pain-Racked Patients: ‘Collateral Damage’ in the War on Rx Drug Abuse More than 1,000 NCPA members responded to our request last month for information about difficulties in accessing controlled substances to fill prescriptions needed to […]
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People don’t like long waits for their Rxs !
Posted on January 14, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Woman jailed for pulling knife on CVS employee, police say http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/woman-jailed-for-pulling-knife-on-cvs-employee-police-say/article_c24fe940-79b5-11e3-aa78-001a4bcf887a.html Didn’t exactly get a “gift card” for being unhappy about her wait time for her prescription and expressing her dissatisfaction !
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I would sure hate !
Posted on January 14, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
If I was a corporation.. I would hate to have this investigative reporter snooping around … some/many of my questionable activities.. News4 I-Team Investigating wrongdoing across D.C. area home > on air > about us Tisha Thompson News4 Investigative Reporter Friday, Aug 3, 2012 | Updated 12:01 PM EST Email | Print NBCWashington.com Tisha Thompson […]
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Maybe the bureaucrats have taken one step too many !
Posted on January 13, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
ACLU Sues over Mandatory Drug Tests http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/aclu-sues-mandatory-drug-tests-8822798.html from article: In one of the first lawsuits of its kind, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana challenging the constitutionality of a new rule requiring some pain patients to submit to mandatory drug testing. “The Fourth Amendment protects all […]
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deja vu all over again
Posted on January 10, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Back when the PBM’s started – 1969 .. entities like PCS .. charged every pharmacy a annual fee.. $25 ( I think – but that was 44 yrs ago ) for the privilege to bill them.. http://pbmauditlawyers.blogspot.com/2014/01/express-scripts-implements-new.html#! Express Scripts Implements New Credentialing Processes for Compounding Pharmacies Requiring Detailed Information and Documentation From the article: Express […]
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Rumor today on the street 01/10/2014
Posted on January 10, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Do not be surprised if you see some national TV coverage around “Whistle blower’s ” lawsuit against CVS/Caremark next week.. Could be on the “Peacock network “.. for starters. Rumors have it that “reporters are circling”.. stay tuned ! What comes out could be very interesting !
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Maybe we need to be reimbursed like this !
Posted on January 9, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
A couple of months ago, my wife had to go into the hospital for a procedure which required her to go under a general .. Today a got a large packet of pages .. the EOMB from Medicare for all the charges submitted. I noticed on the list that there appeared to be a duplicate […]
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