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As PBMs continue to face an onslaught of regulatory scrutiny, their main trade group — the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) — has been arguing that attempts to alter the industry’s do

Easing physicians into PDA technology In a crowded field of companies marketing web-based handheld devices that allow physicians to perform a myriad of functions—from prescribing to ordering lab tests

Real time ambulatory cardiac monitoring In a world where real-time communication is increasingly common, it seems incongruous that a high-risk cardiac patient wait more than a week for the ECG data re

Despite managed care's pressures, physician influence is on the rise. For physician groups, that means a broader mission, for PBMs, a new, more conciliatory relationship with doctors. By David Cassak