May 2014 Issue

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A Matter of Perspective
Eighteen years on the payer side and another five in Cardinal Health’s Nuclear Pharmacy Services has given John Rademacher a different perspective on ambulatory care

Publisher’s Letter

Physician Payments Sunshine Act

HIDA’s Health Reform Update

A Good Fit
From PAR Excellence automated inventory to low-unit-of-delivery and an integrated service center, supply chain expert Patrick Moore won’t stop until the job gets done.

Quality over Quantity

Efforts to transform physician reimbursement from fee-for-service to fee-for value fail, but change may be imminent
Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014
Thumbs-up from primary care group

Warfarin: Still the gold standard
Despite the new oral anticoagulants, warfarin remains the drug of choice,keeping the door open for point-of-care PT testing

Averting the long-term care crisis
Experts offer solutions for improving the long-term care system

Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention HHS has named May melanoma/skin cancer detection and prevention month

Medline Acquisition Bolsters Custom Procedure Tray Business

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