Content about healthcare

August 31, 2010
ASHP: Healthcare teams with pharmacists improve patient care

A new study funded by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists underscored the role healthcare-team...

August 30, 2010
Cutler: 'Saving money while improving quality of care' should be at forefront

Comparing the situation with a hypothetical B-movie about a whale eating New York, Harvard University...

August 29, 2010
Industry poised for ‘historic paradigm change,’ NACDS chief Anderson tells pharmacy leaders

Retail pharmacy is going through a “historic paradigm change” as pharmacists and pharmacy leaders expand...

August 29, 2010
NACDS chairman: Assert pharmacy’s role in seeking solutions for costly health system

If there ever was a time for retail pharmacists to assert their role in a...

August 29, 2010
Novo Nordisk launches NovoDose

Novo Nordisk has launched a mobile dosing app for healthcare professionals that prescribe the drug...

August 26, 2010
Convenient care clinic industry plays integral role in U.S. healthcare system

Take Care Health Systems’ announcement that its Take Care Clinics ranked among the top 10%...

August 26, 2010
More progress needed in health information technology

Since the turn of the 21st century, community pharmacy and its technology allies have waged...

August 26, 2010
Western NY nonprofit gets $16.1M to combat diabetes in the area

A nonprofit group in western New York state will use $16.1 million to fight diabetes...

August 25, 2010
MemorialCare Health System opens new clinics at Albertsons/Sav-On Pharmacy stores

MemorialCare Health System has announced the opening of three new retail health clinics at Albertsons/Sav-On...

August 24, 2010
Medicare bid to simplify Part D program could shift many seniors, study predicts

More than 3 million older Americans may have to switch to a different Medicare drug...

August 24, 2010
White House report on health IT, innovation hailed by e-prescribing pioneer Surescripts

A White House report encouraging the healthcare system’s transformation to health information technology drew a...

August 23, 2010
Gallup: Take Care Clinics top in customer service

The results are in, and Take Care Health Systems has good reason to celebrate. Recent...

August 23, 2010
Greenwood Group, NCL & Associates announce strategic alliance

Greenwood Group and NCL & Associates on Tuesday announced a strategic alliance designed to offer...

August 22, 2010
Drop in visits a bad Rx for pharmacy

Americans staggered by recession, loss of income and job worries have been making fewer trips...

August 22, 2010
Drug Store News debuts new tools for retail health providers

With nearly 500 nurse practitioners showing up for the Retail Clinician Education Congress, hosted by...

August 22, 2010
Q&A: Eyeing innovation

Bausch & Lomb last month launched the latest innovation in lens care solutions—Biotrue—that is formulated...

August 22, 2010
Visits up, reform on deck, clinics ramp up

Healthcare reform, a rise in patient visits and expanded service offerings are paving the way...

August 19, 2010
Nurse practitioners are vital to a healthy U.S. healthcare system

The USA Today article highlighting nurse-managed centers as one “innovative” program that could help fill...

August 19, 2010
NY Times story gives recognition to pharmacists’ role in patient care

For more than a decade, retail pharmacy advocates have worked to convince every stakeholder in...

August 18, 2010
NACDS Rx conference will spotlight health reform’s impact, say officials

With the start of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ 2010 Pharmacy and Technology...

August 17, 2010
CCA to offer members SMARTcare counseling tool

The Convenient Care Association and SMARTcare have teamed up to provide CCA member clinicians with...

August 17, 2010
Study: Auto-refill option before receiving Rx improves adherence

Preliminary findings from ongoing research on how consumers make healthcare choices indicated that if a...

August 16, 2010
Cantrell named Good Neighbor Pharmacy president

Michael Cantrell has been promoted to the new position of president of Good Neighbor Pharmacy...

August 16, 2010
Independent pharmacy lobby weighs in as feds mull ‘grandfather’ status for plans

Federal agencies enforcing new health-reform mandates must act to preserve patients’ access to the pharmacy...

August 16, 2010
Vaccines sector of healthcare market expands, report finds

The global market for vaccines grew to more than $20 billion last year, according to...

© 2013 Drug Store News. All Rights Reserved.