The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) on Wednesday announced a newly formed partnership with the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP). Read More »

IMS Health recently released a report reviewing the use of medicine in the United States in 2014, revealing that medicine spending increased at the highest rate since 2001. Read More »

The board of directors at Prime Therapeutics LLC has named Jim DuCharme president and CEO, with him starting in that capacity Monday. Read More »

The SSI Group Inc., a provider of health care revenue cycle solutions, announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Provider Advantage NW Inc., a provider of patient access management software. Read More »

Wellpartner, Inc., a provider of 340B contract pharmacy programs for a variety of safety net hospitals and clinics, introduced AccessIntegra, a customizable, analytical reporting tool for covered entities operating 340B contract pharmacy networks on Monday. Read More »

Zebra Technologies Corp. on Monday released survey results that found 97 percent of surveyed health care organizations agree that the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the most strategic technological tool their organizations will use this decade. Read More »

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blog posted April 10 highlights the benefits of FDA collaborations in reducing the number of unapproved drugs while working to prevent drug shortages.  Read More »

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently published “How to Implement the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process,” a guidebook that introduces the pharmacists’ care process. The Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners adopted the pharmacists’ care process in May 2014. Read More »

Retail Management Solutions (RMS) last week announced that the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC), a national community pharmacy purchasing organization, has selected it as an approved point-of-sale (POS) vendor. Read More »

Surescripts announced today that it will implement its national record locator service with electronic health record vendors eClinicalWorks, Epic and Greenway Health. Read More »

Nine companies with strong commitments to the future of pharmacy announced a partnership last week to help transform pharmacies into healthcare destinations. Read More »

Children with neurological disorders are slightly more likely to develop complications from influenza, but a new study shows that they are no likelier to be vaccinated than those without such ailments, researchers have concluded. Read More »

Encountering record use of its online pharmacy tool platform, ChainDrugStore.net announced an ongoing expansion of its offerings from its Springfield, Virginia, headquarters on Thursday. Read More »

Catamaran Corp. has completed its acquisition of Healthcare Solutions for a purchase price of $405 million in cash, it was announced Thursday in Schaumburg, Illinois. Read More »

The Pharmacy Workforce Center’s (PWC) 2014 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey indicates that pharmacists are becoming more involved in patient care activities, spending less time in the traditional role of dispensing medications and working in an industry that has become more female-dominated over the past decade. Read More »

In a novel approach to continuing education, pharmacists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants will have a chance to improve their practice at the first Annual Convenient Healthcare & Pharmacy Collaborative Aug. 6 and 7 in Orlando, Florida. Read More »

Aesynt, Inc., a provider of integrated pharmacy automated solutions for hospitals and health systems, said Wednesday it successfully implemented Apttus CPQ. Read More »

Clapp will work with the company's Hospice Pharmacy Benefit Management Solution division Read More »

Armada Health Care on Thursday announced it is launching an integrated, web-based software platform that enhances specialty pharmacy operations, prescription workflow and overall patient management. Read More »

According to a survey of 443 employers conducted by WorldatWork and underwritten by HealthMine, wellness programs aren’t being held accountable for lowering health care costs. Read More »