Tests used on biopsy and cytology specimens to diagnose cancer. The type and grade of a cancer is usually clear when the cells are seen under a microscope after routine processing and staining, but this is not always the case. Sometimes the pathologist needs to use other procedures to make a diagnosis. Histochemical stains.
2 3 What is a PBM? A Pharmacy Benefit Manager, or PBM, is an organization that provides programs and services designed to help maximize drug effectiveness and contain drug expenditures by appropriately influencing the behaviors of prescribing physicians, pharmacistsand members.
Strein explained that PBMs are part of a larger audit chain. As such, they are required by their clients to conduct audits as a means of ensuring that patients are receiving the medications ordered by the physician and paid for by the employer, insurer, or government payer.