The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has joined eight advocacy groups in a lawsuit against Michael Leavitt, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The groups accuse the...
Pharmacy organization expresses concerns about Part D program enrollment
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Haymarket Media
Nov 28, 2005
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists is concerned that nursing home residents will face a challenge in enrolling in the Medicare Part D benefit because they cannot receive any advisement about...
McKnight’s wins Gold, five awards overall in ASHPE competition
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Haymarket Media
May 03, 2005
McKnight’s long-term care publications have been honored with five awards — including two first-place finishes — in the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors’ 2005 Awards Competition.
LTC pharmacy groups want inclusion of more drugs under Medicare law
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Haymarket Media
Feb 25, 2005
Long-term care pharmacy organizations are urging Congress to take legislative action to include four classes of drugs that are currently excluded from the new Medicare outpatient drug benefit.
Medicare drug benefit guidance needs resident safeguards, ASCP says
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Haymarket Media
Feb 17, 2005
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should specify additional safeguards and patient protections in the Medicare drug benefit operational guidance to ensure that long-term care residents have...
LTC Pharmacy: Medi-chaos?
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James M. Berklan
Feb 09, 2005
Nursing home operators and pharmacies worry about how they
are going to implement the new Medicare drug benefit in time
ASCP offers changes on drug guidance in State Manual
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Haymarket Media
Feb 01, 2005
Spurred by concerns about the distribution of certain medicines in nursing homes, the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) has called for changes to a manual that provides guidance to Medicare...
Residents need flu vaccine to avoid potential deadly outbreaks, ASCP warns
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Haymarket Media
Oct 14, 2004
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists is calling on all long-term care residents to have access to flu vaccines during the current shortage to avoid deadly epidemics within facilities.
CMS seeks comment on Alzheimer’s diagnosis procedure
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Haymarket Media
Mar 18, 2004
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking the public for comment on whether to cover flurodexyglucose positron emission tomography, an imaging procedure, for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
ASPE creating reports to develop policy for assisted living
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Haymarket Media
Jan 15, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is funding research projects on assisted living to help mold federal policy for the...