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HHS Advisory Opinion on Contract Pharmacies Offers Hope for 340B Programs

A new advisory opinion from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) clarifies that 340B hospitals are entitled to buy covered outpatient drugs at the discounted price, even if they use contract pharmacies to distribute the drugs to patients. In the advisory opinion released on Dec. 30, 2020, HHS states that the requirement to […]

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A Dose of Hope: Hospitals Begin Vaccinating Frontline Workers

Hospitals across the country received their initial allotments of the FDA-approved Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine last week. For weeks, hospitals and healthcare workers have been preparing tirelessly for this moment. Those preparations included acquiring adequate freezer space, devising a prioritization plan for vaccinating employees, and training staff to administer the shots. CompleteRx has supported pharmacy and

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3 in 5 Episode 4: FASB Standard Leases (Topic 842): What Hospital Executives Should Know Part 2

For more information watch part one here. Please note since recording this episode, FASB has issued an update allowing for non-public business entities to elect to defer implementation of this accounting standard – Leases (Topic 842) until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. More information regarding the effective dates can be found here. This

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Be Antibiotics Aware: 6 Steps to Protect Your Patients

November 18-24, 2023 is annual Antibiotics Awareness Week which highlights the steps everyone can take to improve antibiotic prescribing and use.   Antibiotic stewardship is vital for protecting patients from harm, improving treatment for patients who have infections, fighting antibiotic resistance, and reducing hospital costs and lengths of stay. While U.S. hospitals have made some

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3 in 5 Episode 4: FASB Standard Leases (Topic 842): What Hospital Executives Should Know Part 1

Please note since recording this episode, FASB has issued an update allowing for non-public business entities to elect to defer implementation of this accounting standard – Leases (Topic 842) until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. More information regarding the effective dates can be found here. This video is a part of the CompleteRx

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Pharmacy Technician Turned Pharmacy Buyer Finds New Way to Manage Medication Inventory

Pharmacy Technician Turned Pharmacy Buyer Finds New Way to Manage Medication Inventory October 18 – 24 is National Pharmacy Week. Throughout the week, CompleteRx celebrates frontline teams and individuals who go above and beyond in a series of blog posts. In 2011, Laura Aylor, CPhT, began her pharmacy career as a Pharmacy Technician at Olean

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Pharmacy Strong: Pharmacy Team Supports Their Own During her Battle with COVID-19

Pharmacy Strong: Pharmacy Team Supports Their Own During her Battle with COVID-19 October 18 – 24 is National Pharmacy Week. Throughout the week, CompleteRx celebrates frontline teams and individuals who go above and beyond in a series of blog posts. The Pharmacy department at Opelousas General Hospital (OGH) is not just an experienced, efficient team

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Pharmacy Employee Unlocks New 340B Savings Potential Through Referral Prescriptions

October 18 – 24 is National Pharmacy Week. Throughout the week, CompleteRx celebrates frontline teams and individuals who go above and beyond in a series of blog posts. For Victoria Nosowicz, CphT, pharmacy informatics and 340B manager for Upper Allegheny Health System, the pharmacy profession is in her blood. She began her first pharmacy job

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