A new report released by US Public Health Service provides a resource to advance beyond discussion of pharmacists in expanded roles and move toward implementation. The report has also earned support for the recognition of pharmacists as healthcare providers and clinicians. The report, “Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes through Advanced Pharmacy Practice – A [...]
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US Public Health Service Report Outlines Mechanisms to Optimize the Role of Pharmacists on the Healthcare Team
January 9th, 2012 
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No Comments »NCPA to Medicare: Proposed Changes to Long-Term Care Pharmacy Consultants Jeopardize Rural Healthcare
December 21st, 2011 JMB Changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could create turmoil for independent community pharmacies providing long-term care (LTC) services and especially for those pharmacies in underserved, rural areas, the National Community Pharmacists Association’s (NCPA) LTC Division said in comments filed with CMS recently. In response to inadequate data and the alleged [...]
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Statement on Institute of Medicine Report on Environmental Links to Breast Cancer
December 7th, 2011 JMB Susan G. Komen for the Cure® President Elizabeth Thompson issued the following statement regarding the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report “Breast Cancer and the Environment, a Life Course Approach,” regarding environmental links to the disease. The report was released at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. “Understanding the role that environmental factors play in the [...]
NAPNAP Revises Position Statement on Access to Care
November 29th, 2011 JMB The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners’ (NAPNAP) Executive Board approved a revised NAPNAP Position Statement on Access to Care. The Institute of Medicine defines Access to Care as having a usual source of care (i.e. a primary healthcare provider of choice) without barriers to services resulting from financial or insurance restrictions, lack of available [...]
Pharmacists Express Concerns Over Restrictive Medicare Drug Plans
November 22nd, 2011 JMB Many of the current “restricted network” Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, which limit patients to a small number of pharmacies, are deceptively marketed to patients and lack adequate pharmacy access for rural Americans, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) said. The 2010 announcement of the Humana Walmart plan introduced restricted network pharmacy plans to [...]
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