Pharmacist group proposes compromise to CMS on conflict-of-interest concerns
Dec 19, 2011
A consultant pharmacists’ group has proposed a compromise on a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid recommendation that could have put independent pharmacists in nursing homes.
Grosso named CEO of ASCP
Jul 24, 2014
Frank Grosso, RPh, has been named the executive director and CEO of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. He will start on September 8.
McKnight’s snags three ASBPE awards
Aug 12, 2011
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has won three 2011 American Society of Business Publication Editors awards, including two Gold Awards.
2016 ASCP Forum fast approaching
Mar 31, 2016
Final preparations are underway for the 2016 ASCP Forum, an annual meeting of long-term care stakeholders. The American Society of Consultant Pharmacies event takes place April 11 and 12 at the Hilton...
McKnight’s fields finalists in ASBPE awards
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2015
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a finalist for two national awards in the annual American Society of Business Publication Editors (Azbee) competition.
ASBPE honors McKnight’s online, in print
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2019
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News was named one of the nation’s best business publications in May. The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) honored McKnight’s as one of the top 10...
McKnight’s scores in regional ASBPE awards
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Jul 01, 2016
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News scooped up three awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ Upper Midwest Region on Wednesday.
Redilearning reaches agreement with MED-PASS
Jun 11, 2014
Redilearning has reached an agreement with MED-PASS that will offer online education courses to healthcare professionals.
In big move, DEA allows nurses to relay pain medication prescriptions to pharmacies
Oct 07, 2010
The Drug Enforcement Agency has eased off of restrictions that have prevented nurses in long-term care from communicating prescription orders for controlled pain medications to pharmacies.
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.