More of our judicial system being “a nanny “?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Legal battle rages over whether to force 17-year-old cancer patient to have chemo http://www.whas11.com/story/news/local/2015/01/05/chemo-battle-17-year-old-legal/21314815/ Cassandra was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in September, but decided she didn’t want to complete the prescribed treatment, according to a court summary. Her mother supported this decision, but the Department of Children and Families stepped in and ordered her mother […]

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Is this the other shoe dropping ?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

As Docs Face Big Cuts In Medicaid Pay, Patients May Pay the Price Millions of poor Americans may find it harder to find doctors. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Medicaid/49367?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-01-05&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=ST&eun=g578717d0r& Andy Pasternak, a family doctor in Reno, Nev., has seen more than 100 new Medicaid patients this year after the state expanded the insurance program under the Affordable Care Act. […]

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Rumor on the street 01/05/2015 -updated

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

            *  Appears Walgreens announced their restructuring plan today in a conference call nationwide to all district managers. Phase 1: 700 to 850 stores closed.  No relocation option. Unemployment uncontested.Phase 2: Cls gets irr and pulled from store.  Oversees 12 stores. Store managers recoded as Store Leader Assistants. Bonuses completely […]

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Without good communications can we get good care ?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Doctor, Shut Up and Listen http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/opinion/doctor-shut-up-and-listen.html A doctor’s ability to explain, listen and empathize has a profound impact on a patient’s care. Yet, as one survey found, two out of every three patients are discharged from the hospital without even knowing their diagnosis. Another study discovered that in over 60 percent of cases, patients misunderstood […]

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Karma for Dr. Ibsen .. more national exposure ?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Montana Becomes Ground Zero in the Opioid Debate http://nationalpainreport.com/montana-becomes-ground-zero-in-the-opioid-debate-8825459.html Little did I know that in my search of relief from a wicked cold, I had wandered into ground zero of the Montana version of the War on Opioids. A couple of minutes later, Dr. Mark Ibsen walked into the room. I mentioned I had read […]

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The very best care available for the lowest cost ?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Gilead fights back: CVS to cover its hepatitis C drugs exclusively http://www.cnbc.com/id/102310444 Gilead Sciences’ hepatitis C drugs, Sovaldi and Harvoni, will get exclusive coverage on several plans from CVS/Caremark, the pharmacy benefits manager said Monday, taking the opposite stance from competitor Express Scripts. “Our goal was to create the lowest net-cost solution for the entire […]

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