Practice Transformation Some pharmacists to be paid to manage chronic disease UnitedHealthcare plans to pay pharmacists in Ohio to deliver primary care to Medicaid patients—in particular, to help patients better manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.…
Practice Transformation Delivering on the promise of personalized medicine The latest edition of the Personalized Medicine Coalition's Personalized Medicine in Brief includes a reprint of remarks from the GTMRx / Bipartisan Policy Center Feb 6 keynote address by Gregory Downing, D.O., PhD, (page 10-13)…
Practice Transformation Putting the pharmacist in pharmacogenomics By 2030, pharmacists will likely have little to do with dispensing and much more to do with clinical outcomes. One implication of this transformation is that pharmacists will need to take a very…
Practice Transformation AMA offers guidance on supporting the care team The AMA has developed a list of practical strategies for health system leadership to consider as they try to support their care teams during COVID-19. The areas range from child…
Practice Transformation Putting the pharmacist in pharmacogenomics By 2030, pharmacists will likely have little to do with dispensing and much more to do with clinical outcomes. One implication of this transformation is that pharmacists will need to take a very…
Practice Transformation Florida expands pharmacist scope of practice as coronavirus response escalates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that expands roles pharmacists and some nurses, allowing them to perform certain functions without physician supervision. HB 607 allows certain advanced practice nurses…
Practice Transformation Beyond MTM: de-prescribing More needs to be done to optimize medications for older patients, say representatives from the Lown Institute and Kaiser Permanente. They describe a “medication checkup” that focuses on de-prescribing. It has been shown to improve quality…
Practice Transformation Another insurer caps certain drug costs Oscar Health is the latest insurer to cap some plan members’ out-of-pocket costs for life-saving insulin and other medications, a move several insurance companies have made in the last year amid pressure…
Practice Transformation New BCBS policy could change how infusions are delivered Effective Jan. 1, BCBS of Tennessee will no longer reimburse providers for some specialty infusion drugs. Instead, it requires providers to get the drugs through a specialty pharmacy in…
Practice Transformation Clinical pharmacists improve patient satisfaction Patients who received focused attention from pharmacists during hospital stays were more satisfied, according to research presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Meeting. “Our findings add to growing literature demonstrating…
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