Amanda Buie

In a recent American Medical News post, Doctors and Pharmacists unite to improve outcomes, the finding’s of an impressive pilot program were published. The program was focused on examining the impact of patient’s health when physicians and pharmacists collaborate. Results confirmed that individuals with chronic illnesses take their medications only 60-70% of time, but when […]

When the sickest 1-percent of patients are responsible for nearly 30-percent of healthcare costs (over $690 billion annually) everyone loses. Since millions of people will be joining Medicaid under the new healthcare reform, states must either be prepared to pay the price tag associated with high-cost patients or determine a better way to manage the […]