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Food and Drug Administration (US) AUDIENCE: Pharmacy, Risk Manager, Nursing, Anesthesia staff ISSUE: Baxter International Inc. announced a voluntary recall of one lot of Potassium Chloride Injection 10mEq per 100mL, product code 2B0826 (Lot # P318220, NDC # 0338-0709-48) to the hospital/pharmacy/nurse level. The recall is being initiated due to a labeling error on the […]
Read MoreThe deadline for ICD-10 is a little more than a year out, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working to make sure that myths about the process are squashed. In a fact sheet published this month, CMS takes a look at some of the biggest myths surrounding ICD-10 and supplements them with […]
Read MoreReduced costs for medical services and labor have trimmed the 10-year projected cost of Medicare and Medicaid by $89 billion, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. Medicare spending is projected to drop by $49 billion — or less than 1 percent — from 2015 and 2024, while Medicaid spending is expected to drop by $40 […]
Read MoreWorking around supplier allocations has become a regular part of the job for pharmacists in hospitals and there’s no end in sight to the fluids shortage As flu season looms, materials management and pharmacy teams are anxiously watching their IV fluid supplies. Despite hopes that the months-long saline solution shortage would clear up over the […]
Read MoreManaging denials and taking corrective action as soon as possible saves time and may keep you in business The way your healthcare organization handles denials has a major impact on its bottom line. Most organizations have worklists or queues to work denials. Fewer have comprehensive denial management programs. It’s the difference between “working” denials and […]
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