Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) is rooted in the healthcare reforms of the early 1990s. As the traditional fee-for-service system transformed to a managed care system‚ heavy emphasis was placed on cost control (Pg. 4). As a result‚ PBMs immerged to reduce pharmaceutical costs and optimize the use of medications. At first their focus was on claims processing‚ but over the years‚ they leveraged their pharmacy network to negotiate discounted rates on pharmaceuticals. This allowed the PBMs to gain
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Article Summary With the increase in online courses‚ along came an increase in the drop out rates versus the traditional sit-in environment. During this study‚ valuable information was offered to increase student success and minimize drop out rates. There needs to be communication among peers and instructor to have success in online courses. A group of students from the University of Pretoria‚ were enrolled in a Masters program‚ and their online activities were tracked for 8 weeks‚ by a program
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ARTICLE CRITIQUE : RESEARCH A CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ISSUE NURSING ROLE Impact of an Electronic Medication Administration Record on Medication Administration Efficiency and Errors JEFFERY MCCOMAS‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNS MICHELLE RINGEN‚DNP‚ RN‚ CNS-BC SON CHAE KIM‚ PhD‚ RN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CIN: Computers‚ Informatics‚ Nursing & Vol. 32‚ No. 12‚ 589–595 & Copyright B 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott
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BUS580 Article Review Name Instructor Date IMF throws Ukraine $27-billion lifeline as third recession in 6 years looms The article that was published in financial post portrays the money crisis Ukraine is going through‚ where the country is caught up in international debts. Ukraine government owns Washington lenders a loan of US$14 billion‚ 1.6 billion Euros to European Union and US$3 billion to the Russian government. These debts have weakened international business with
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Q1) What is the industry attractiveness like in 1997? Has it changed in recent years? Q2) Does Airborne Express have a competitive advantage? Is it sustainable? Q3) What recommendations will you give Airborne Express? ---------------ESSAY START ------------------ Industry Attractiveness in 1997 The industry is defined as the Domestic US Express Mail industry. This includes overnight and second day delivery. In order to assess the attractiveness of the industry‚ a Porters’ Five Forces analysis
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Feature writing Anything that’s not straight news‚ editorial or sport. Gives a human dimension to the news Responds to the reader’s curiosity while entertaining at the same time Truth and accuracy are still important Can’t editorialize – NOT inverted pyramid style Sub-stories of the news Skills similar to fiction writers Narrates that keeps the readers absorbed Brings out the drama of people’s lives Know which details to highlight Vivid descriptions -Colorful dialogue -Humor Begins with
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy Gear Smartwatch BERLIN‚ Sept. 4 — Samsung Electronics unveiled on Wednesday its highly anticipated digital wristwatch that can snap photos‚ track workouts and use an array of apps — gadgetry that the company hopes will catapult it into a market of smart portable devices that leave cellphones in users’ pockets. Named the Samsung Galaxy Gear‚ the so-called smartwatch will join Google Glass as the latest example of wearable technology. The watch is synced to a cellphone
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The Conspiracy: 9/11 The day of September 11th‚ 2001 the world witnessed with disbelief as the World Trade Center in New York City came crashing down. The shock the attacks generated and the some 3‚000 or more people it killed made it one of the brutal attacks in history. One may only wonder how such a grand scaled attack could be carried through. Although controversial‚ evidence suggests that the September 11th attacks in 2001 were an inside job and the statements of the Bush administration
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zone but I think these companies should provide or give more taxes according to their net income. They should also give some copies of their financial reports to prevent cheating. In conclusion‚ the government should be strict in terms of taxes. Article source: The Philippine STAR (BUSINESS SECTION) Date publication: Wednesday‚ February 25‚ 2015
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African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 8 (8)‚ pp. 1720-1728‚ 20 April‚ 2009 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB ISSN 1684–5315 © 2009 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper 5S activities and its application at a sample company Derya Sevim Korkut1*‚ Nevzat Cakıcıer1‚ E.Seda Erdinler2‚ Göksel Ulay3 and Ahmet Muhlis Do an4 1 Duzce University‚ Faculty of Forestry‚ Department of Forest Industrial Engineering‚ Duzce‚ 81620‚ Turkey. 2 Istanbul University‚ Faculty of Forestry
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