Safety in Medicine: Ensuring the Integrity of Drugs
New laws and policies are being enacted globally to stem the growth of counterfeit and adulterated drugs caused by increases in globalization and the supply chain complexity.
OPPS 2015 Final Rule: Impact from a Pharmaceutical Perspective
On Oct. 31, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year 2015 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory SurgicalCenter Payment System Policy Changes and Payment Rates final rule [CMS-1613-FC].
Immune Globulin: Controlling Supply and Demand
While the healthcare industry is currently experiencing an oversupply of the lifesaving immune globulin therapy, with demand growing at 6 percent to 8 percent a year, is it possible another shortage looms large?
The Age of Telemedicine
Medicine has come into the electronic age with telemedicine, which provides wider reaching care in an era when there is a projected doctor shortage.
Specialty Pharmacies and Delivery Models
Today’s evolving healthcare delivery models increasingly require organized, careful multidisciplinary approach that supports the use of specialty medications.
Billing for Waste and HCPS Code Changes
Understanding how to bill for waste and changing HCPS codes, and how to sign up for MLN Matters newsletters.
Containing an Outbreak: An Epidemiologist at Work
A look at how an epidemiologist conducts an investigation into a measles outbreak shows just how complicated containing an outbreak can be.
Supply Chain Safety: Where Are We Now?
New legislation, increased education, and high-tech tracking aim to curb the proliferation of compromised and counterfeit products in the pipeline.
Reimbursement FAQs: Coding Systems and Other Updates
Complexity is the operational word for reimbursement, and this includes the rules and nuances that govern drugs and biologicals. Here is a summary of important 2014 issues.
Increasing the Role of Pharmacists in Patient Care
Allowing pharmacists to become more involved in patient care will reap benefits for patients and save healthcare dollars.