Practice Transformation CVS hiding the generics? A recently unsealed whistleblower suit claims that CVS Health subsidiaries coordinated to prevent members from accessing generic drugs, according to Stat News. The whistleblower, Alexandra Miller, says that when she reported the behavior to a…
The ERIC/GTMRx partnership: Translating ideas into policy that gets the medications right By James Gelfand, JD, GTMRx ERIC Strategic Partner Representative June 23, 2022 It didn’t take long for those of us at the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) to recognize…
Practice Transformation Can Oracle create a national EHR database? Just after closing the deal to acquire Cerner, Oracle—or more specifically, board chair and chief technology officer Larry Ellison–said the company would create a national health records database. “We’re building a system…
Practice Transformation JMCP: Sustaining CMM in the pharmacy setting What is needed to sustain CMM in the community pharmacy setting? HealthPartners shared its insights, based on decades of experience. Among other things, the authors stressed the importance of differentiating CMM…
Practice Transformation Telehealth boom opened the door to hybrid models Telehealth is increasingly incorporated in hospitals’ digital roadmaps, according to speakers at the annual HIMSS health care conference. That’s good news for proponents of hybrid care models, who cite the…
Practice Transformation Employers lack transparency into specialty drug outcomes A Pharmaceutical Strategies Group report finds that specialty drugs continue to be a top focus for plan sponsors, at least in part because of costs. And as it stands, sponsors don’t…
Practice Transformation Hospitals harm seniors; medication problems top cause One in four older Americans covered by Medicare experienced some sort of harm during hospital stays in October 2018, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General. About…
Practice Transformation Tailored CMM: Different models, same process Pharmacists are well positioned to collaborate with primary care providers to conduct comprehensive medication management, but different PCP practices require different CMM practice approaches, according to the authors of an Annals of Pharmacotherapy commentary.…
Practice Transformation Tots likely to get COVID vax from docs Most states prohibit pharmacists from vaccinating children under 3. Even where it’s permitted, pharmacies are wrestling with whether to do so. That means physicians — especially pediatricians — will play a large…
Steven Chen, PharmD, FNAP GTMRx distinguished fellow, associate dean for clinical affairs at USC School of Pharmacy May 4, 2022 CMMI-funded pilot shows that CMM embedded within advanced primary care is scalable, sustainable, and successful Comprehensive medication management embedded within…
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