Drugmaker paid doctors with problem records to promote its pill (CNN)One physician had his prescription pad taken away after he repeatedly failed tests assessing his competency. Another was banned from treating mentally ill inmates and accused of endangering nursing home patients by prescribing excessive dosages of medications. At least three others had criminal convictions for illegal prescribing. Read More... December 5, 2017 Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Thanks to CVS, Aetna and Apple, virtual medicine is getting the marketing boost it needs Telemedicine, or virtual medical consults by phone or video, has been the "next big thing" in health care for more than a decade. But year after year, countless studies have found that telemedicine companies are held back by a lack of awareness among consumers. Now, thanks to a marketing boost from behemoths like Apple, Aetna and CVS, telemedicine might finally take off Read More... December 5, 2017 Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
84-year-old doctor who refuses to use computer loses medical license Aside from a fax machine and landline telephone, there isn’t much technology in the office of physician Anna Konopka, 84... Konopka said she felt forced to surrender her medical license in September after New Hampshire Board of Medicine officials challenged her record-keeping, prescribing practices and medical decision-making, according to court documents. She is specifically accused of leaving the dosage levels of a medication up to a young girl’s parent and failing to treat the girl with daily inhaled steroids. Read More... December 4, 2017 EHR, General, Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
CVS to Buy Aetna for $69 Billion in a Deal That May Reshape the Health Industry CVS Health said on Sunday that it had agreed to buy Aetna for about $69 billion in a deal that would combine the drugstore giant with one of the biggest health insurers in the United States and has the potential to reshape the nation’s health care industry. Read More... December 4, 2017 General, Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
Amazon could supercharge its biggest weapon by getting into healthcare People are thinking a lot about what Amazon could do to the healthcare industry if it decided to get involved. Should Amazon get into the business of prescription drugs, analysts at Morgan Stanley say that building pharmacies at Whole Foods could be a good way to get more Amazon Prime members who are over 55. Building pharmacies in Whole Foods could also generate $2.3 billion in sales and help grow Amazon's Prime Now business. Read More... November 21, 2017 General, Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
