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November 8, 2010
Are you concerned about managed care audits?
If you’ve ever been subjected to an audit from a third-party payer, PBM (pharmacy benefit manager), or managed care organization, you know it can be at best a major time consumer, and at worst a very expensive process both in time and in money. I have…
November 2, 2010
On October 14–15, I participated in Dean Lynn Crismon’s Advisory Council meeting at the University of Texas (UT) College of Pharmacy in Austin. This is one of two College of Pharmacy advisory committees on which I serve in order to maintain a close-up perspective of issues and opportunities with…
November 1, 2010
On October 12, APhA hosted a meeting of the iHealth Alliance board, on which I serve. The group includes representatives from medicine, the medical insurance industry, and other stakeholders in the quest for enhanced electronic health records (EHR). My participation with this group represents the…
October 29, 2010
Over the past month, I have told you about our media outreach and our community outreach. But we cannot forget the things we did at APhA to inspire our own staff throughout the month. The American Pharmacists Month (APhM) team and Work-Life Enhancement Committee worked together to prepare…
October 25, 2010
On October 13, I visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in Washington, DC, where I received a briefing on pharmacy operations and visited with soldiers in the Army Wounded Warrior Program during a tour of outpatient and inpatient pharmacy operations at the Warrior Transition Unit. During…
October 22, 2010
On October 12, pharmacy interns from FDA and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) participated in a group meeting and tour of APhA headquarters. During their visit, they learned about APhA’s history, structure, and current projects, programs, and partnerships. Joining the…
October 21, 2010
As noted in APhA’s recent news release, we hosted a stakeholders’ conference on Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS). APhA is all about creating opportunities for pharmacists to improve medication use and advance patient care. This conference was precisely on point with that mission,…
October 19, 2010
Well I don’t know why I came here tonightI got the feeling that something ain’t rightI’m so scared in case I fall off my chairAnd I’m wondering how I’ll get down the stairsClowns to the left of meJokers to the right, here I amStuck in the middle with you.
—Stealers Wheel, “Stuck in the middle with…
October 17, 2010
On Thursday, we learned of the passing of former APhA Trustee Thomas Foster, who served as a leader and faculty member at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy for more than 40 years.
I had the privilege of working with Tom while he was an APhA board member during my first tour of duty as…
October 15, 2010
Do you want to make a difference and help guide the Association as it navigates through the opportunities and challenges resulting from a reformed health care system?
While we look year-round for nominations for elected officers, now is the time that we ask for folks interested in serving in our…