Prescription refills disappearing, moving to CVS health mail order facilities

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Prescription refills disappearing, moving to mail order facilities https://www.wandtv.com/news/prescription-refills-disappearing-moving-to-mail-order-facilities/article_61287a4c-0663-11ea-806d-f3e1d04c6bc3.html NOKOMIS, Ill. (WAND) – Independent pharmacists tell WAND News they are seeing patients request prescription drug refills only to find the prescription has been transferred to a mail order facility without their knowledge. David Falk of the Sav-Mor pharmacy in Nokomis and Lauren Young of Dale’s […]

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35,000 deaths/yr from antibiotic resistant pathogens – NO CRISIS HERE

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC: Antibiotic resistance causes 1 death every 15 minutes in US https://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/antimicrobials/news/online/%7Bf30ac0ff-2016-47dc-8fd1-0cd729f0a3e8%7D/cdc-antibiotic-resistance-causes-1-death-every-15-minutes-in-us According to newly updated estimates published by the CDC, more than 2.8 million infections are caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens annually in the United Sates, resulting in at least 35,000 deaths. That is one infection every 11 seconds and one death every 15 minutes. […]

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Is the powers to be treating our healthcare system like a HUGE JENGA GAME

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Let’s admit it federally … we are spending ONE TRILLION more than we are taking in… have been doing it for over a decade..  our total national debt is some 22-23 TRILLION DOLLARS and while most states have some sort of law on the books that requires them to have a balanced budget… most use […]

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CMS to implement new appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging in 2020

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/starting-january-1-cms-will-implement-new-appropriate-use-criteria-for-advanced There’s a change coming for advanced diagnostic imaging services furnished in a physician’s office, hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center. Starting Jan. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement new appropriate use criteria (AUC) that will require ordering professionals to consult a qualified Clinical Decision Support Mechanism (CDSM) prior […]

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