When something goes wrong.. the “system” is never at fault !

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Nurses Outraged by Blame Game http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/Ebola/48067?isalert=1&uun=g578717d2341R5705800u&utm_source=breaking-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-news&xid=NL_breakingnews_2014-10-13 “They threw the nurses under the bus. And when they admitted that it was not the nurses’ fault, there was no apology.” That assessment of the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital’s handling of the Thomas E. Duncan case comes from a nurse who supervises the emergency department at another community […]

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Providing the best care or the best care for the lowest cost ?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Will ‘Son of Sovaldi’ Cause State Medicaid Programs to Erect High Hurdles? http://blogs.wsj.com/pharmalot/2014/10/13/will-son-of-sovaldi-cause-state-medicaid-programs-to-erect-high-hurdles/ What did the report find? Many state Medicaid programs have been moving to restrict access to Sovaldi. Right now, prior authorization, a process in which a payer will first review the prescription before automatically covering the cost, is required by 35 states […]

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Who robs a drug store for MONEY ?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Deputies search for gunman in Orange County CVS robbery http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/deputies-search-gunman-orange-county-cvs-robbery/nhhTx/ Some shoppers said they are not shocked. “It’s pretty much an everyday thing over here,” said shopper Shema Singletary. I don’t do too much shopping up here at night. The area is kind of rough.”

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Modern Day Gold Rush ?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Morrisey had lobbying ties to drug distributor he’s now investigating http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20141013/GZ01/141019896/1419#sthash.NVJRe2xY.dpuf From the article: On Aug. 20, lawyers with the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety asked Morrisey’s permission to sue McKesson – along with 12 other prescription drug distributors previously named in a lawsuit filed in Boone County by former attorney general […]

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The war without any RULES OF ENGAGEMENT !

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

No Charges for Cops Who Disfigured Toddler with Grenade During Negligent Drug Raid http://thefreethoughtproject.com/charges-cops-disfigured-toddler-grenade-negligent-drug-raid/ From the article: During the raid one of the uniformed men, tasked with caging people for possession of substances the state deems illegal, threw a stun grenade into the crib of 19 month old Baby Bou. The raid was then justified […]

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