Author: rxrevu
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UCHealth and RxREVU Partner to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
September 25, 2016
AURORA, Colo., Sept. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — AURORA, Colo. (September 22, 2016) – UCHealth, a nationally recognized health care system based in Colorado, is partnering with RxREVU, the leader in … Continue reading UCHealth and RxREVU Partner to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
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Banner Health Selects RxREVU for Prescription Decision Support
May 16, 2016
Denver, CO – Banner Health, a leading health system in the country for clinical quality, has selected RxREVU to provide enhanced prescription decision support. Nonprofit Banner Health is headquartered in … Continue reading Banner Health Selects RxREVU for Prescription Decision Support
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Anthem Sues Express Scripts for $3 Billion
March 29, 2016
There could be a big shake up in the Pharmacy Benefits Manager market this year. Anthem Inc., one of the largest insurance providers, is suing Express Scripts, their PBM, for … Continue reading Anthem Sues Express Scripts for $3 Billion
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Medication Errors and Adverse Events Found In Many Surgeries at MassGeneral
March 21, 2016
“Whoops!” is definitely the last thing you would want to hear from a medical professional after having surgery. Mass General is Harvard’s oldest and largest teaching and research hospital. It … Continue reading Medication Errors and Adverse Events Found In Many Surgeries at MassGeneral
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Value Based Plan Design Study: Lower Copays Lower Costs Improve Adherence
March 14, 2016
Value based insurance design is care that is designed to improve outcomes using financial incentives. It promotes preventative care and efforts to avoid waste, seeking better outcomes through equal, but … Continue reading Value Based Plan Design Study: Lower Copays Lower Costs Improve Adherence
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Medicare May Not Be Able to Lower Costs Even if it Could Negotiate Prices
March 7, 2016
A popular piñata in Mexico this year is Donald Trump’s head. In the US one of the other big political targets is Medicare and its inability to negotiate prices with … Continue reading Medicare May Not Be Able to Lower Costs Even if it Could Negotiate Prices
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Diabetes Patients Suffer From Skyrocketing Prices of Insulin
March 3, 2016
Insulin has been used to treat diabetes since the 1920s. The World Health Organization has placed insulin on its list of essential medications that states it should be “available at … Continue reading Diabetes Patients Suffer From Skyrocketing Prices of Insulin
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Drug Lobby Spends 38 Million Fighting California Drug Price Relief Act
February 18, 2016
Rising prescription drug prices are going to have a big presence on the Presidential campaign trail. With prices rising quickly the last few years, it has become a frequent subject … Continue reading Drug Lobby Spends 38 Million Fighting California Drug Price Relief Act
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This Article Contains Explicit Language Because It’s About Martin Shkreli
February 8, 2016
Is there no such thing as bad publicity? Martin Shkreli offers an interesting test case for this theory. He has been described in the media as, “troubled,” “awful,” “putrid,” “reviled,” “infamous,” “smirky,” as well as … Continue reading This Article Contains Explicit Language Because It’s About Martin Shkreli
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Sovaldi Pricing May Constitute Unfair Trade Practice Says Mass Attorney General
February 4, 2016
Last month Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey, sent a letter to the prescription drug company Gilead. The letter opened a new fight in the state’s efforts to keep prescription drug … Continue reading Sovaldi Pricing May Constitute Unfair Trade Practice Says Mass Attorney General
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Generic Drug Backlog Just Another Brick in the Wall
January 29, 2016
Pete Rose is baseball’s all time career hits leader. He retired with 4,256 hits. He has more than Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, and Derek Jeter. The FDA has him beat. … Continue reading Generic Drug Backlog Just Another Brick in the Wall
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2016 Starts With Double Digit Price Increases
January 25, 2016
The double down is a blackjack maneuver where the player is given the chance to double their winnings by agreeing to double their bet and take only one more card … Continue reading 2016 Starts With Double Digit Price Increases
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Next-Generation Medication Therapy Management Saves Money
January 21, 2016
We have recently posted about the difficulty seniors face maintaining their prescription drug adherence. Failure can lead to enormous negative consequences in health outcomes and costs to the system. Hospital … Continue reading Next-Generation Medication Therapy Management Saves Money
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The Dark Art of Outcome Switching
January 20, 2016
Outcome switching is the process of altering the measures of a clinical trial to improve the chances that a drug is approved by the FDA… Specifically, outcome switching is when … Continue reading The Dark Art of Outcome Switching
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The Case for Machine Learning in Prescribing
January 18, 2016
If you ever think your doctor has it easy, consider the following. A patient comes in and is diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Unfortunately a common … Continue reading The Case for Machine Learning in Prescribing
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Big Pharma Uses Coupons to Squeeze Payers
January 14, 2016
In the Harry Potter series “muggles,” ordinary people without magical powers, are unaware of a war happening all around them between two groups of wizards. Bloomberg News recently reported on … Continue reading Big Pharma Uses Coupons to Squeeze Payers