This was reportedly posted in a physician’s office… Pediatric patients are now covered by OSHA ? Pediatric patients are to be seen without a parent/guardian present because of HIPAA ?
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More “Big Brother” tracking your meds !
Posted on September 4, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
http://www.amcp.org/uploadedFiles/Production_Menu/Policy_Issues_and_Advocacy/Letters,_Statements_and_Analysis_-_docs/2013/CMS_OMS_July2013_Letterhead_Final.pdf From the article… Quarterly reports will include information on beneficiaries at risk for opioid or acetaminophen overutilization based on the following 3 outlier categories: Beneficiaries engaged in doctor and pharmacy shopping for opioids: patients without a cancer diagnosis or receiving hospice care whose daily morphine equivalent dose (MED) exceeds 120 mg for at least […]
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Still on that pedestile
Posted on September 3, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Drug-Test Physicians? Docs Say ‘No Way’ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/830211?nlid=64226_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=174964FT&spon=17 From airline pilots to Walmart greeters, many American workers are required to submit to drug testing as a condition of employment. In a recent discussion on Medscape Physician Connect (MPC), an all-physician discussion group, doctors discussed whether they should be subjected to testing. It did not take long […]
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HIPAA protects “pill mill” doctor !
Posted on September 2, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Killer refuses to wave HIPPA rights, foiling victim’s lawsuit in wrongful-death case involving deadly L.I. pharmacy shooting http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/lawsuit-foiled-killer-refuses-wave-hippa-rights-article-1.1924362 From the article: Patient privacy laws have stymied a lawsuit against a doctor who supplied prescription painkillers to drug addicts David Laffer and Melinda Brady. The widow of a man killed in the 2011 shooting wanted their […]
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The law of probability comes true !
Posted on September 1, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Reno robbery suspect dies in shootout with police http://www.rgj.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/31/report-of-shooting-in-reno/14914055/ From the article: A chain of events, triggered by a CVS Pharmacy robbery off Plumb Lane and a vehicle chase, ended with Reno police fatally shooting a suspect near the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino on Sunday evening, authorities said. The suspect, whose name was not immediately […]
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