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Niacin best for raising good cholesterol

i'm a pharmacist...and this article is a rubishDO NOT trust this type of cheap propagandaI'm also a pharmacist...agree!The "study" consisted of only 300 or so "patients"...not large enough to be statistically significant. Not only that, it was funded by a competitor to Zetia/Vytorin!Now, I'm not saying niacin...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, cholesterol, Health Care professional, CEC, Costco, pharmacist, Dana, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Pharmacist pushback against insurer drugs-by-mail plan

You've got some good points, but...from where I'm sitting the problem is a whole lot bigger than you make it out to be.Thanks for bringing this topic up.Yes, there is a great deal of truth that "drugs-by-mail" operations supported by health insurance plans do hit the smaller pharmacies. However...

Tags: Insurance, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, pharmacist, pharmacy, MEDCO, Kerr, insurance company, CVS Corp., health care

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Pharmacist pushback against insurer drugs-by-mail plan

The question may be asked whether this will kill small pharmacies, but that train left the station long ago. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Pharmacist, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-09-15

Clinical Pharmacy Pocket Companion (CPPC) 11.0.4 (Mobile)

Clinical Pharmacy Pocket Companionpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press Clinical Pharmacy Pocket Companion aims to provide the user with a range of tools, suggestions and advice to assist in the provision of effective pharmaceutical care.Bringing together disparate information not easily found in other resources, this tool deals with obscure problems...

Tags: Mobile, Pharmaceutical Company, Pharmacist, Tool, Disturbance, Skyscape Inc., Productivity

Software downloads 2008-11-30

Georgia flu scandal

Millions of Georgians will not get the flu shot. Some will get sick. Some will die. And this year's flu will have a rich vein of victims in which to grow strong. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Flu, Dana Blankenhorn, Pharmacist, Georgia, Flu Shot, Corporate Governance, Healthcare, Business Operations, Corporate Law

Blog posts 2008-10-26

Cutting your drug costs safely

Don't take health advice from a blog. Most physicians understand the need to economize. But they don't want to risk your life in the process. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn, Pharmacist, Doctors

Blog posts 2008-10-22

The generic drug war of 2008

The generic drug war of 2008Wal-Mart not first?K-Mart's 90 day generics for $15 plan predates Wal-Mart's entry into into cut-rate medication, at least where I live. Even though the K-Mart selection is smaller, it has more of what I would want.Let's face it though. Insurance co-pay $10 per...

Tags: Insurance, Financial Planning, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., generic drug war, drug war, K Mart

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

The generic drug war of 2008

As the "drug load" on seniors (and pre-seniors like me) continues to rise, with the increasing possibility of cross-drug side effects, dehumanized drug dispensing sounds like an economy I can do without. But a luxury increasing numbers of patients can't afford. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Pharmacist, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-04

The Web can help you take your medicine

"The pharmacist may be busy, or you may be embarrassed because it's out in the open. We offer privacy and anonymity." by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Web, Health Care, Pharmacist, American Economy, Sean Teare, Teare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-15

One pharmacy hub to rule them all

The resulting site, which seems set to use the Surescriptsrxhub.com domain, would deliver a single network for processing nearly all the e-prescriptions in the U.S. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Business Operations, CIGNA Corp., Consolidation, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn, Finance, Insurance, Operational Accounting, Payment, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Industry, SureScripts

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Homeopathic Prescribing Pocket Companion(HomeoPrsc) (Mobile)

Homeopathic Prescribing Pocket Companionpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press Offers all the basic information that a pharmacist will ever need regarding homeopathic remedies. Outlines remedy types, potencies and how they work, information regarding what homeopathy can and cannot be used for, different approaches to prescribing such as first aid, and...

Tags: Mobile, Pharmacist, Skyscape Inc., Data Mining, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-05-13

Homeopathic Prescribing Pocket Companion (HomeoPrsc) (Mobile)

Homeopathic Prescribing Pocket Companionpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press Offers all the basic information that a pharmacist will ever need regarding homeopathic remedies. Outlines remedy types, potencies and how they work, information regarding what homeopathy can and cannot be used for, different approaches to prescribing such as first aid, and...

Tags: Mobile, Pharmacist, Skyscape Inc., Data Mining, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-05-13

Homeopathic Prescribing Pocket Companion (Mobile)

Homeopathic Prescribing Pocket Companionpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press Offers all the basic information that a pharmacist will ever need regarding homeopathic remedies. Outlines remedy types, potencies and how they work, information regarding what homeopathy can and cannot be used for, different approaches to prescribing such as first aid, and...

Tags: Mobile, Pharmacist, Skyscape Inc., Data Mining, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-05-13

Information lag turns deadly in MRSA case

While I was getting my prescriptions renewed this morning my pharmacist made a point of showing me a poster that has been on his door, in front of patients' noses, for over a year now. It was a warning about MRSA, the antibiotic-resistant staph infection now panicking...

Tags: Infection, Health Care, Pharmacist, MRSA Horse, Vertical Industries, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-10-19

Additional Resources

Health n Family 2.0 (Mobile)

Keep track of medical records, appointments and prescriptions, and store important medical documents on your iPhone. Health n Family lets you store a great variety of medical information conveniently and securely. Some of the things you can do with Health n Family are: save vital information such as emergency contact...

Tags: Mobile, Health Care, xCube Labs, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources

Software downloads 2009-08-03

EMC World: Companies that adopt new tools still need to manage the data

How or why is your information important? Information in a business setting might include e-mails that need to be retained and archived for regulatory purposes. Or it might be the collaborative documents that employees have been working on for a product launch. At EMC World in Orlando...

Tags: Mark Lewis, EMC Corp., Tool, Storage, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Is billing consolidation a good thing?

Is billing consolidation a good thing?Billing & Rx systems should meet Fed standardsAsk any doctor about the miseries with the current billing systems and you should be able to quickly see a need to have strong standards where everyone is on the same page.I have no problems with the providers...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, billing, government, billing consolidation, duplication, standards

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

PHRs are operating systems

PHRs are operating systemsNo, it's an applicationYou haven't given a single compelling reason why this is an operating system? It?s just a complex application. Maybe you don?t know what an operating system is. Not surprising: others in the IT press don?t know either.Chrome isn?t an operating system either.Overstating the problem[i]Second...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, PHR, operating system, health care

Discussion threads 2009-02-02

Glucose 0.6.1 (Mobile)

Glucose is meant to be a convenient and simple tool for helping diabetics record blood glucose measurements and insulin usage. It is built on the principle of doing one thing and doing it well, and should have everything needed for day to day use. Insulin is marketed under many brand...

Tags: Mobile, Insulin, Brandon Fosdick, Glucose

Software downloads 2008-12-11

(Gallery: Feeling sick? Take a pill with a chip )

(Gallery: Feeling sick? Take a pill with a chip )Smart pill, but......has Phillips developed a way for the pill itself to be retrieved for re-use, or does all that silicon just get dissolved and "discarded" normally, forcing the user to buy another one or more?RE: (Gallery: Feeling sick? Take...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, pill, Gallery, chip

Discussion threads 2008-11-13