CVS backs provider collaboration initiative
Improved coordination between primary care providers and retail pharmacies and clinics is the aim of a collaboration announced earlier this month between the Health is Primary campaign and CVS Health.
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Telepsychiatry provider is acquired by Genoa
Genoa, a QoL Healthcare company, has launched Genoa Telepsychiatry with its acquisition of 1DocWay, the nation’s largest outpatient telepsychiatry provider that offers an easy-to-use platform to connect mental health providers and patients.
FMI vice president Cathy Polley dies
Cathy Polley, a retail veteran who most recently served as vice president of health and wellness at the Food Marketing Institute and as executive director of the FMI Foundation, died November 2. She was 56. A registered pharmacist, Polley was hailed by many as a leading advocate for the profession.
Health care turmoil creates opportunity for Rx
More than five years after enactment of the Affordable Care Act, a measure designed to extend coverage to the uninsured and control expenditures, the turmoil in the U.S. health care system shows no signs of abating.
It’s time for drug chains to get creative
again. But the current promotion bears little resemblance to the event that, apparently eons ago, ushered in the Christmas selling season by offering shoppers, for a limited time on the day following Thanksgiving, holiday specials that lured customers into all manner of stores.
Walmart names president of health and wellness
Former longtime Walgreens executive George Riedl has been named a senior vice president and president of health and wellness at Walmart. He succeeds Labeed Diab, who left Walmart to join Brookdale Senior Living Inc. as chief operating officer.
McKesson AccessHealth offers Part D support to pharmacies
McKesson AccessHealth has launched a Medicare Part D support program to help independent pharmacies during the 2016 plan year.
CVS boosts digital Rx functionality with new tools
CVS Health has unveiled a suite of digital tools designed to help customers better manage and adhere to their prescriptions.
AmerisourceBergen’s Collis to become chairman
Steven Collis, president and chief executive officer of AmerisourceBergen Corp., has been named to succeed Richard Gozon as chairman. The company said Wednesday that Collis is slated to become chairman upon Gozon’s retirement at AmerisourceBergen’s annual shareholders meeting on March 3, 2016.
Global drug spending to climb steadily
More than half of the world’s population will live in countries where medicine use will exceed one dose per person per day by 2020, up from 31% a decade ago, as the “medicine use gap” between developed and pharmerging markets narrows, the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics projects.
Study: Cost sways some people to forgo care
Cost is weighing heavily on the minds of consumers about not just how and where to get health care, but also whether to get it at all. In a survey of 1,000 U.S.
Walmart’s Q3 earnings beat expectations
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart on Tuesday reported fiscal third quarter net income of $3.30 billion, down from $3.71 billion a year ago but better than what Wall Street analysts were expecting. Comparable-store sales increased 1.5% on a traffic increase of 1.7%.
Walgreens’ Chawla joins Kohl’s as COO
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. – Sona Chawla, president of digital and chief marketing officer at Walgreen Co., has been named chief operating officer at Kohl’s Department Stores.
Wrigley, Mars Chocolate identify store ‘transaction zones’
Leading candy brands Wrigley and Mars Chocolate have provided some merchandising insights that give retailers guidance on in-store placement that better reflects the habits of today’s on-the-go shoppers. The Mars Inc.
CVS partners with campaign to drive primary care
CVS Health is collaborating with the “Health is Primary” campaign of Family Medicine for America’s Health (FMAHealth) to spur coordination of care between primary care providers and retail pharmacies and clinics, including CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic.
Perrigo shareholders nix Mylan bid
Shareholders of Perrigo Co. plc have rejected a hostile bid by Mylan N.V. to acquire the company in a deal valued at about $27 billion. Perrigo said Friday that shareholders holding more than 60% of its outstanding shares declined to tender into Mylan’s offer by the 8 a.m. ET deadline. The offer