[NPInfo] Costco

[Rose Moran-Kelly]

Ps...when do we know when our dues are "due again"?  Rose

On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Rose Moran-Kelly <rosemorankelly at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Very nice! Rose
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 9:07 PM, David Mittman <dmittman at advancedprac.com>
> wrote:
>
> > See below letter to COSTCO. Has anyone else encountered any problems?
> > Dave
> > Hello:
> > I am a physician assistant (PA)and a PRESCRIBER for many, many years.
> > I am also a very satisfied COSTCO member. I am involved in an
> > organization made up of nurse practitioners and PAs. As I am sure you
> > know there are 180,000-200,000 of us prescribing in all 50 states.
> > Our association has received reports that the COSTCO pharmacists are
> > quick to not want to work as colleagues with PAs and NPs, quick to
> > report their prescribing of pain medicines (even when totally
> > appropriate) and more. We are asking other members if there is a
> > problem.
> >
> > Who is the Chief Pharmacist(s) of COSTCO? Could we meet with them for
> > some training on NPs and PAs?
> > We do not want this to escalate?
> >
> > Please let us know.
> > Dave Mittman, PA
> > Secretary
> > American College of Clinicians
> > www.amcollege.org
> > dmittman at comcast.net
> > On Mar 8, 2008, at 6:43 PM, mfnp at cox.net wrote:
> >
> > > No Gail, this is not because of a new employee, but Costco seems to
> > > have picked some of the most judgmental and unpersonable
> > > pharmacists out of any other chain that I have heard about. NPs and
> > > PAs need to be careful because their personnel are very quick to
> > > file reports to BONs and the DEA. I am not only a victim from them,
> > > but when my attorney did some checking, she was surprised at how
> > > frequently, and the overt pattern, that seems to be related to
> > > Costco, and Costco alone. They also seem to focus more on PAs and
> > > NPs, more so then Docs.
> > >
> > > So far can not prove whether there is a relationship of Docs and
> > > Costco, or is this just an amazing coincidence, but it is real. I
> > > have talked to many pts and providers that were caught in their
> > > "web", and once caught the legal nightmares, especially under the
> > > speed the legal system moves, is something no one should
> > > experience. It has already ruined slightly over a dozen NPs that I
> > > am aware of, and that is only the ones that have been identified
> > > and willing to talk about it. How many others is a guess, so the
> > > only thing I can say to everyone is to be careful and I have
> > > suggested my patients stay away from Costco's Pharmacies, which I
> > > add to other chains that there is a pattern of shorting pts of
> > > total amount of medication prescribed. This last part is not new
> > > since Walgreens paid the Feds a hefty fine a year or so ago for
> > > this scam, and Fry's seems to be another. Marty
> > >
> > > GIN11153 at aol.com wrote:
> > >> I have never had a problem with my hubby picking up my
> > >> presciptions at  Costco. Must have been a new employee, Rosemarie
> > >>  Gail
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