All My Pharmacy Students Learn to Code

Pharmacy Times-Dec 27, 2017

We all know that health care is changing rapidly. The mobile phone, augmented by health and wellness trackers, apps, and sensors is shifting care into the home. Pharmacists must be leading new practice model initiatives and, at a minimum, be familiar with connected technology. The chief clinical officer of Partners 

For Pharmacist Turned CEO: CVS' Larry Merlo Faces Biggest ...

Hartford Courant-Dec 31, 2017

When Larry J. Merlo took the CEO job at CVS in 2011, some wondered if his experience heading the drugstore chain's retail operations had prepared him enough to tackle CVS's strategic transition into a health care company. But since assuming the helm, Merlo steadied a faltering merger with pharmacy benefits manager ..

New Nevada law aims to tackle opioid epidemic

Las Vegas Review-Journal-9 hours ago

The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Act, passed by the 2017 Legislature, outlines safeguards for doctors before they prescribe controlled substances to treat pain and increases requirements ... At 27, Wells injured his spinal cord while snowboarding, an injury compounded by an unnecessary surgery years later.