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Community pharmacy, also known as retail pharmacy, is the most common type of pharmacy that allows the public access to their medications and advice about their health. Traditionally known as a chemist, it is the healthcare facility that is responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical service to a specific community group or region.

Views on primary source of healthcare reform funding differ between payers and physicians

Responding to President Obama's claim that funding for proposed US healthcare reforms exists within the current system, payers and physicians have different views on where the savings will be found to support the new initiatives.

7 Oct 2009

Deadline for pharmacies to meet Medicare’s DMEPOS accreditation requirements extended, Senate lauded

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) commended the Senate for passing a bill extending from Sept. 30 to Dec. 31, 2009 the deadline for meeting pharmacy accreditation requirements to continue offering Medicare Part B Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS).

7 Oct 2009

Research to explore diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases

The National Institutes of Health announced today a second phase of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) including funds for 19 research consortia.

7 Oct 2009

$16 million federal stimulus funds establish Seattle as national hub for cancer research

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington schools of Public Health and Pharmacy have been selected to lead four projects backed by approximately $16 million in federal stimulus funding for comparative-effectiveness research in cancer.

7 Oct 2009

Over 23 percent of physicians are e-prescribing, Surescripts announces

Surescripts, The Nation's E-Prescription Network, today announced that more than 140,000 (23 percent) of all office-based physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the United States are now e-prescribing. At the current pace, Surescripts projects that its total number of active e-prescribers in 2009 will more than double the 74,000 active e-prescribers at the end of 2008.

6 Oct 2009

Premera Blue Cross supports cancer diagnostics study

Premera Blue Cross applauds today’s announcement by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Group Health Research Institute, and the University of Washington Schools of Public Health and Pharmacy.

6 Oct 2009

AAOS to participate in "Get Connected" electronic prescribing program

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today announced their participation in "Get Connected," a program designed to help more of the nation's physicians and other prescribers use electronic prescribing.

6 Oct 2009

Grifols International chosen as Health Robotics' exclusive CytoCare partner in Latin America

Health Robotics today announced that it has signed an exclusive five-year strategic partnership with Grifols International S.A. for its revolutionary CytoCare Robot.

6 Oct 2009

US Oncology to exhibit its oncology-specific EHR system at the 2009 ASCO symposium

US Oncology, Inc. plans to exhibit its oncology-specific electronic health record (EHR) system, iKnowMed, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) 2009 EHR Symposium: Harnessing the EHR: From Incentives to Sustainability, October 6-7 in San Francisco.

6 Oct 2009

$16 million federal stimulus funds for cancer research projects

6 Oct 2009

Features of Ingenix's CareTracker EMR e-prescribing solution expanded

Ingenix today announced that it has expanded the electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) capabilities of its CareTracker™ EMR solution. The new e-prescribing features are Surescripts® certified and allow physicians to access their patients’ prescription histories and drug benefit information as part of an electronic health record.

6 Oct 2009

Uncontrolled maternal asthma during pregnancy increases the likelihood of the child developing asthma

Expectant mothers who eschew asthma treatment during pregnancy heighten the risk transmitting the condition to their offspring, according to one of the largest studies of its kind published in the European Respiratory Journal.

5 Oct 2009

Levels of vitamin C higher in fruit juices than specified on labels

A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels by the manufacturers. This finding has been possible owing to a new technique developed by the researchers to determine the content of vitamin C in these kinds of drinks.

5 Oct 2009

CIGNA survey shows employees in small business look for ways to save money on medication

A recent CIGNA survey of consumers across the country found that employees at small companies are more likely than those employed by larger companies to look for ways to save money on prescription drugs. The same study found that 60 percent of consumers are willing to spend 30 minutes on a Web site comparing costs and services if it will save them $100.

5 Oct 2009

Workshop to revise and update Pharmacy Benefit Management and Drug Therapy Management

URAC, the nation's leading health care accreditation and education organization, will introduce new performance measures and reporting standards to its Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) and Drug Therapy Management (DTM) Accreditation programs at a workshop focused on the latest revisions and updates to the standards.

5 Oct 2009

$APP Pharmaceutical continues support of FDA's USP standards for unfractionated heparin$

APP Pharmaceutical continues support of FDA's USP standards for unfractionated heparin

APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc., (NASDAQ:APCVZ), and the leading supplier of heparin sodium to the U.S. market, announced today its continued support of the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and medical community for the October 1, 2009 implementation of the new United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph change for unfractionated heparin.

3 Oct 2009

Scripps Health expands its spend management agreement with MedAssets

MedAssets, Inc. today announced that it has renewed and expanded its spend management agreement with Scripps Health, an award-winning integrated healthcare delivery network based in San Diego, California. MedAssets will continue to provide its spend management solutions including group purchasing services, supply chain data and analytics tools and physician preference item consulting services for implantable medical devices.

3 Oct 2009

Publix Pharmacies offers to compound Tamiflu into an oral suspension for no additional charge

In response to the shortage of Tamiflu in liquid form, all 795 Publix Pharmacies will offer to compound Tamiflu into an oral suspension.

3 Oct 2009

SunLink Health Systems' fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 and fourth-quarter results announced

SunLink Health Systems, Inc. today announced earnings from continuing operations for its fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009 of $850,000, or $0.11 per fully diluted share, compared to earnings from continuing operations of $579,000, or $0.07 per fully diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

3 Oct 2009

Nyer Medical Group reports fourth-quarter and fiscal year end 2009 results

Nyer Medical Group, Inc., reported results for the Company's fiscal fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2009. Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 increased $1,635,438 or 9.1% to $19,512,082 from $17,876,644 as reported for the comparable quarter in the prior year. Revenues increased $6,127,830 to $74,722,844 or 8.9% for fiscal year 2009, as compared to $68,595,014 for fiscal year 2008.

3 Oct 2009

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Views on primary source of healthcare reform funding differ between payers and physicians

Deadline for pharmacies to meet Medicare’s DMEPOS accreditation requirements extended, Senate lauded

Research to explore diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases

$16 million federal stimulus funds establish Seattle as national hub for cancer research

Over 23 percent of physicians are e-prescribing, Surescripts announces

Premera Blue Cross supports cancer diagnostics study

AAOS to participate in "Get Connected" electronic prescribing program

Grifols International chosen as Health Robotics' exclusive CytoCare partner in Latin America

US Oncology to exhibit its oncology-specific EHR system at the 2009 ASCO symposium

$16 million federal stimulus funds for cancer research projects

Features of Ingenix's CareTracker EMR e-prescribing solution expanded

Uncontrolled maternal asthma during pregnancy increases the likelihood of the child developing asthma

Levels of vitamin C higher in fruit juices than specified on labels

CIGNA survey shows employees in small business look for ways to save money on medication

Workshop to revise and update Pharmacy Benefit Management and Drug Therapy Management

APP Pharmaceutical continues support of FDA's USP standards for unfractionated heparin

Scripps Health expands its spend management agreement with MedAssets

Publix Pharmacies offers to compound Tamiflu into an oral suspension for no additional charge

SunLink Health Systems' fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 and fourth-quarter results announced

Nyer Medical Group reports fourth-quarter and fiscal year end 2009 results

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