June 6, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
Anyone who bristles at the effects of predatory lawsuits on businesses and consumers, and anyone who cheers when a victory is scored against abuses of the legal system, will love this. (Additional background) It's a perfect example of how consumers...
June 4, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
The 1,624 New York pharmacies that could close as a result of reductions in the Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement rate generate more than 37,000 jobs and over $3.9 million throughout the state's economy. In terms of percentage of pharmacies that could...
May 7, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
NACDS has released its Principles of Healthcare Reform. Our formal announcement was made in a statement submitted for the record of a Senate Finance Committee hearing on this topic yesterday....
May 2, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
Today's "tip of the NACDS hat" goes to Ben Worthen, blogging for The Wall Street Journal on e-prescribing. Ben notes the significance of a new campaign to inform patients about the technology. Signs are appearing in pharmacies nationwide, heralding "E-prescriptions...
April 7, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
Georgetown, my alma mater, is out of the NCAA Tournament. So, I needed an alternative strategy for choosing an allegiance in tonight's men's basketball championship and the women's matchup on Tuesday. Serendipity: today, I laid eyes on a study published...
March 28, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
The discussion of health information technology continues to be encouraging. A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Healthcare Poll shows increasing consumer interest in the power of electronic health records to improve healthcare. Among the poll participants, a majority believed...
March 18, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
If your focus is health policy, and your concerns including improving patient outcomes in a cost-effective way, then new "required reading" has hit the street. At the American Pharmacists Association meeting (APhA 2008) this weekend, the National Association of Chain...
March 10, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
If you are wondering about some of the strategies that can help improve healthcare quality, access and affordability in the nation, an editorial in Sunday's edition of The New York Times is worth a read. The truth is that dispensing...
March 5, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
I've posted about the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' Washington, D.C. ad campaign with the theme: "Pharmacies. The face of neighborhood healthcare." Today, we're releasing even more substance that backs up the messages of the campaign, and calls for...
March 4, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
Remember that Super Bowl ad with James Carville and Bill Frist? Some might say Sen. John Kerry and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich could have been cast in the roles, given their visible roles within their respective parties. Those...
