February 5, 2019
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
1. Walgreens buys 63 pharmacies out of bankruptcy

2. HHS seeks to end 'backdoor deals' to lower drug prices

3. Physician tells jury 'beautiful sales reps' influenced his unnecessary prescribing of opioids Full story

What RTBC stakeholders should consider when implementing a solution, why provider adoption is critical to its success and what it takes to gain that adoption. 

5. Join Katie Couric and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton + over 300 hospital and health system executive speakers at Becker's Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting. Register here . | Join Terry Bradshaw and Bobbi Brown + over 140 hospital and health system clinical leaders speaking at Becker's 2nd Annual Health IT + Clinical Leadership + Pharmacy Conference. Register here .  For exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, email Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.

6. New details on Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan health venture emerge: 5 things to know Full story

7. Anxiety drug shortage leaves patients with few alternatives   Full story

8. Learn how Geisinger Health System, Novant Health, UC San Diego Health and Seton Medical Center Hays control pharmacy spend during this upcoming webinar.

9. Fake Walgreens pharmacist allegedly filled 700,000+ prescriptions illegally  Full story

10. Partners posts $463M loss in Q1 Full story

11. Geisinger's efforts to fight opioid crisis with electronic prescribing contribute to cost savings of about $1M per month. Click here to learn more

12. Elevate340B CEO Dr. Jake Thompson on why healthcare M&A has his attention Full story
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