Pharmaceutical supplies/delivery. (Buyers Guide).CABINETS, DRUG/NARCOTIC Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc. Warminster, PA Contact: Robert Braverman Ph. (800) 523-8966 Fax (800) 323-8966 E-mail: info@medi-dose.com Web: www.medi-dose.com WRITE 1234 ON READER SERVICE CARD CARTS, EMERGENCY ARTROMICK. Ariromick International, Inc. Columbus, OH Contact: Todd R. Ross Ph. (800) 848-6462 Fax (614) 864-9937 E-mail: tross@artromick.com Web: www.artromick.com WRITE 1384 ON READER SERVICE CARD Lionville Systems Exton, PA Contact: Jane F. Laycock Ph. (800) 523-7114 Fax (610) 524-7934 E-mail: lionville@lionville.com Web: www.lionville.com WRITE 1727 ON READER SERVICE CARD Metro - InterMetro Industries Corp. Wilkes-Barre, PA Contact: Anne Pendolphi Ph. (800) 433-2232 Fax (570) 825-2852 E-mail: moreinfo-hc@intermetro.com Web: www.metro.com WRITE 1659 ON READER SERVICE CARD CARTS, MEDICAL/DRUG ARTROMICK. Artromick International, Inc. Columbus, OH Contact: Todd R. Ross Ph. 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(company) MMI - The company which developed the first Programmable Array Logic devices. MMI was bought by AMD. Med Carts El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , CA Contact: Andrew Sherrill Ph. (800) 437-6633 Fax (310) 322-8617 E-mail: asherrill@mmimedcarts.com Web: www.mmimedcarts.com WRITE 1640 ON READER SERVICE CARD DRUG DISTRIBUTION/MEDICATION SYSTEMS Kindred KINDRED. Relations by blood. 2. Nature has divided the kindred of every one into three principal classes. 1. His children, and their descendants. 2. His father, mother, and other ascendants. 3. Pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. Services Louisville, KY Contact: Brian Echard ec·hard n. Soil water not available for absorption by plants. [From Greek ekhein, to hold back; see segh- in Indo-European roots + ardeia, irrigation (from Ph. (866) 577-9184 Fax (502) 596-7602 Web: www.kps-rx.com WRITE 1694 ON READER SERVICE CARD McKesson Medical-Surgical Richmond, VA Contact: Local Account Manager Ph. (800) 328-8111 Fax (800) 368-7566 E-mail: marketing@redline.mckhboc.com Web: www.mckesson.com WRITE 1827 ON READER SERVICE CARD Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc. Warminster, PA Contact: Robert Braverman Ph. (800) 523-8966 Fax (800) 323-8966 E-mail: info@medi-dose.com Web: www.medi-dose.com WRITE 1235 ON READER SERVICE CARD ENTERAL enteral /en·ter·al/ (en´ter'l) enteric. en·ter·al adj. 1. Within or by way of the intestine, as distinguished from parenteral. 2. Enteric. FEEDING EQUIPMENT Bionix Medical Technologies Toledo, OH Contact: Kerry Thornton Ph. (800) 551-7096 Fax (800) 455-5678 E-mail: kthornton@bionix.com Web: www.bionix.com Bionix innovative medical devices include Enteral Feeding Tube feeding tube n. A flexible tube that is inserted through the pharynx and into the esophagus and stomach and through which liquid food is passed. DeCloggers[R], with a screw-thread design to quickly remove clogs from enteral feeding tubes; Safe Ear Curettes[TM], the number one choice for disposable ear curettes; and OtoClear[R] Safe IrrigationTips that direct water in multiple streams against the ear canal ear canal n. The narrow, tubelike passage through which sound enters the ear. Also called external auditory canal. wall, not directly at the tympanic membrane tympanic membrane n. See eardrum. Tympanic membrane A structure in the middle ear that can rupture if pressure in the ear is not equalized during airplane ascents and descents. . Designed by practicing physicians, Bionix products provide unique, effective, and reliable solutions for everyday medical procedures. WRITE 1806 ON READER SERVICE CARD McKesson Medical-Surgical Richmond, VA Contact: Local Account Manager Ph. (800) 328-8111 Fax (800) 368-7566 E-mail: marketing@redline.mckhboc.com Web: www.mckesson.com WRITE 1831 ON READER SERVICE CARD PharMerica Tampa, FL Ph. (800) 770-9278 Fax (813) 664-0774 E-mail: solutions@pharmerica.com Web: www.pharmerica.com WRITE 1930 ON READER SERVICE CARD INTRAVENOUS intravenous /in·tra·ve·nous/ (-ve´nus) within a vein or veins.intrave´nously in·tra·ve·nous adj. Abbr. IV Within or administered into a vein. EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES McKesson Medical-Surgical Richmond, VA Contact: Local Account Manager Ph. (800) 328-8111 Fax (800) 368-7566 E-mail: marketing@redline.mckhboc.com Web: www.mckesson.com WRITE 1834 ON READER SERVICE CARD Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc. Warminster, PA Contact: Robert Braverman Ph. (800) 523-8966 Fax (800) 323-8966 E-mail: info@medi-dose.com Web: www.medi-dose.com WRITE 1487 ON READER SERVICE CARD MEDICATIONS Neighborcare Baltimore, MD Contact: Gary Johnson Gary Johnson may refer to:
Ph. (888) 872-3030 Fax (410) 385-9649 E-mail: gary.johnson@ghv.com Web: www.neighborcare.com NeighborCare is one of the largest post-acute healthcare service providers in the country, serving long-term care facilities long-term care facility n. See skilled nursing facility. , home care patients, and the general public. NeighborCare provides comprehensive pharmacy and infusion therapy services; clinical, operational, and financial excellence; prospective, concurrent, retrospective LAW, RETROSPECTIVE. A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed. 2. Whenever a law of this kind impairs the obligation of contracts, it is void. 3 Dall. 391. utilization management Utilization management is the evaluation of the appropriateness, medical need and efficiency of health care services procedures and facilities according to established criteria or guidelines and under the provisions of an applicable health benefits plan. ; customer-focused distribution systems; and ongoing customer support, including Medicare Part B, education, and Quick Reference Series. We operate more than 60 long-term pharmacies This article is a list of major pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores) by country. Australia Pharmacies in Australia are mostly independently-owned by pharmacists, often operated as franchises of retail brands offered by the three major , serving more than 250,000 beds in 33 states. WRITE 1250 ON READER SERVICE CARD PharMerica Tampa, FL Ph. (800) 770-9278 Fax (813) 664-0774 E-mail: solutions@pharmerica.com Web: www.pharmerica.com WRITE 1932 ON READER SERVICE CARD MEDICATIONS NeighborCare Baltimore, MD Contact: Gary Johnson Ph. (888) 872-3030 Fax (410) 385-9649 E-mail: gary.johnson@ghv.com Web: www.neighborcare.com NeighborCare is one of the largest post-acute healthcare service providers in the country, serving long-term care facilities, home care patients, and the general public. NeighborCare provides comprehensive pharmacy and infusion therapy services; clinical, operational, and financial excellence; prospective, concurrent, retrospective Utilization management; customer-focused distribution systems; and ongoing customer support, including Medicare Part B, education, and Quick Reference Series. We operate more than 60 long-term pharmacies, serving more than 250,000 beds in 33 states. WRITE 1250 ON READER SERVICE CARD PharMerica Tampa, FL Ph. (800) 770-9278 Fax (813) 664-0774 E-mail: solutions@pharmerica.com Web: www.pharmerica.com PharMerica is your long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. pharmacy specialist. Our neighborhood pharmacies provide medications, pharmacy consulting, compliance monitoring, resident care programs, IV services, Medicare Part B products/billing, medical records, legislative advocacy, in-service training, and related services to 250,000 residents in long-term care facilities nationwide. For more than two decades, PharMerica has been a leading provider of long-term care pharmacy services. Call today and see how PharMerica's cost-effective pharmacy solutions deliver optimal outcomes, documented savings, and reduced risk. WRITE 1933 ON READER SERVICE CARD NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS Nutritional Supplements Definition Nutritional supplements include vitamins, minerals, herbs, meal supplements, sports nutrition products, natural food supplements, and other related products used to boost the nutritional content of the diet. McKesson Medical-Surgical Richmond, VA Contact: Local Account Manager Ph. (800) 328-8111 Fax (800) 368-7566 E-mail: marketing@redline.mckhboc.com Web: www.mckesson.com WRITE 1840 ON READER SERVICE CARD NeighborCare Baltimore, MD Contact: Gary Johnson Ph. (888) 872-3030 Fax (410) 385-9649 E-mail: gary.johnson@ghv.com Web: www.neighborcare.com NeighborCare is one of the largest post-acute healthcare service providers in the country, serving long-term care facilities, home care patients, and the general public. NeighborCare provides comprehensive pharmacy and infusion therapy services; clinical, operational, and financial excellence; prospective, concurrent, retrospective utilization management; customer-focused distribution systems; and ongoing customer support, including Medicare Part B, education, and Quick Reference Series. We operate more than 60 long-term pharmacies, serving more than 250,000 beds in 33 states. WRITE 1251 ON READER SERVICE CARD Sysco Corporation Houston, TX Contact: Karen Horsley Ph. (281) 584-1390 Fax (281) 584-2640 E-mail: horsley.karen@corp.sysco.com Web: www.sysco.com WRITE 1754 ON READER SERVICE CARD PUMPS, INFUSION McKesson Medical-Surgical Richmond, VA Contact: Local Account Manager Ph. (800) 328-8111 Fax (800) 368-7566 E-mail: marketing@redline.mckhboc.com Web: www.mckesson.com WRITE 1842 ON READER SERVICE CARD TOPICAL topical /top·i·cal/ (top´i-k'l) pertaining to a particular area, as a topical antiinfective applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied. top·i·cal adj. SKIN REFRIGERANT re·frig·er·ant adj. 1. Cooling or freezing; refrigerating. 2. Reducing fever. n. 1. A substance, such as air, ammonia, water, or carbon dioxide, used to provide cooling either as the working substance of Gebauer Company Cleveland, OH Contact: Ralph Stilphen Ph. (800) 321-9348 Fax (216) 271-5335 E-mail: sales@gebauerco.com Web: www.gebauerco.com WRITE 2026 ON READER SERVICE CARD UNIT-DOSE SYSTEMS Medi-Dose, Inc.,/EPS, Inc. Warminster, PA Contact: Robert Braverman Ph. (800) 523-8966 Fax (800) 323-8966 E-mail: info@medi-dose.com Web: www.medi-dose.com WRITE 1236 ON READER SERVICE CARD RELATED ARTICLE: DID YOU KNOW? In 2000, older consumers averaged $3,493 in out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures, an increase of more than half since 1990. In contrast, the total population spent considerably less, averaging $2,182 in out-of-pocket costs out-of-pocket costs Managed care Health care costs that a covered person must pay out of pocket–eg, coinsurance, deductibles, etc. See Copayment. . Older Americans spent 12.6% of their total expenditures on health, more than twice the proportion spent by all consumers (5.5%). Health costs incurred on average by older consumers in 2000 consisted of $1,775 (51%) for insurance, $884 (25%) for drugs, $693 (20%) for medical services, and $142 (4%) for medical supplies. Sources: Health United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. : 2002; Current Population Reports, "Americans with Disabilities Americans with disabilities comprise one of the largest minority groups in the United States. According to the Disability Status: 2000 - Census 2000 Brief [1], approximately 20% of Americans have one or more diagnosed psycho-physical disability. , 1997" P70-73, February 2001 and related Internet data; Internet releases of the Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census , the National Center on Health Statistics, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables. . |
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