I am very excited to announce a release of Gavel & Pestle podcast where I speak on PBM audits, trends, and litigation. With Brooke Kulusich we discuss the most common compliance mistakes that pharmacies make, the implications of Rutledge v. PCMA decision, and how independent pharmacies can think outside-the-box in their approach to PBMs.
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About eight years ago, I represented Pharmacists Planning Services Inc (“PPSI”) (led by the late Fred Mayer) in front of the Board of Pharmacy regarding medication errors and working conditions of the pharmacists.
Fred was advocating for the reduction of errors due to difficult working conditions of the pharmacists employed by chain drug stores.
I am excited to announce a new webinar that I will be presenting with Marina Plotkin, Harrison Beach. The American Society for Pharmacy Law is hosting the webinar on March 10 at 12pm (Central) (10am PST). The presentation will focus on pharmacy operation during the times of natural and man-made disasters, local/state/national emergencies, and
Due to extremely high demand, we created a second webinar on regulatory compliance. So, if you have not registered for our November 24th, 2020 webinar, we encourage you to register for this one, which will take place on December 2, 2020 at 6:30 pm PST. Both seminars have the same agenda. But we want to
We are very excited to announce a launching of a website for pharmacy compliance: RxPolicy. It assists pharmacies with ever-growing compliance requirements. Pharmacies can download the pharmacy operational manual in full with automatic yearly updates or can just pick one policy. Policies will be updated on a yearly basis and new policies and documents to
As always, the American Society for Pharmacy Law (“ASPL”) gathered pharmacy attorneys and pharmacists for an excellent three-day conference focusing on pharmacy legal issues. Some of the highlights of the conference:
Regulatory updates: Despite various state and federal attempts to lower drug prices, they continue to grow mostly due to high deductible plans, cost-sharing, increased
Our hearts go to all affected by wildfires raging through California. Thousands are evacuated and in need of medical care and access to medications. While we acknowledge our first responders, we must also show appreciation to our pharmacists responding to the disaster. They are working tirelessly at the front lines helping vulnerable patients, providing medications,
A survey conducted by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) revealed that almost all independent pharmacies experience significant increase in drug acquisition cost while reimbursements are not simultaneously adjusted to reflect the increase. Often, reimbursements are adjusted but with remarkable delays. When pharmacies appeal these MAC reimbursements and delays in adjusting generic pricing, the appeals
This month, I will be presenting a series of webinars organized by Nova Biomedical aimed to educate healthcare practitioners on what constitutes off-label use of blood-glucose meters (BGM). My part of the presentation will focus on the risks associated with the off-label use of BMGs and the ways to avoid potential liabilities.
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Please join me for a live webinar, “Opioids and Other Controlled Substances: Minimizing the Risks in Prescribing, Dispensing and Administering” scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT.
I will be speaking on new regulations and practices pertaining to TeleHealth and e-prescribing. My co-speakers include: Kerry B. Harvey, Member at Dickinson Wright; Lindsay P. Holmes