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The World of Pharmacy Edits: Helping The Bottom Line
Smart pharmacies have been working hard to manage their submitted claims and track vreimbursements for some time now, with a wide variety of claims...
Focus on Medicare and Medicaid Claims
The National Community Pharmacists Association’s (NCPA) Vice President of Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs Ronna Hauser, Pharm.D., offers insight into challenges that pharmacies are...
Reducing Claim Rejects with Electronic Prior Authorization
According to CoverMyMeds Analytics, approximately 10% of prescription claims are rejected at the pharmacy. On average, 66% of those prescriptions require prior authorization (PA),...
3 Steps to Buying Smart with Your Prime Vendor Agreement
Pharmacies focus a lot of attention on what they get paid for dispensing a medication, but it can be very important to the bottom...
CMS Part D Rules for Opioid Dispensing Safety Edits
New CMS Part D rules for opioid dispensing safety edits went into effect Jan. 1, which now require hard safety edits for seven-day initial...
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How Provider Validation and Patient Data Powers Pharmacy Success
Clean data is a key driver of pharmacy success. What role can big data play in providing your pharmacy with the cleanest data and...
Be a Key Player
The outpatient pharmacy is a diverse setting with many opportunities for pharmacists to show their expertise in clinical management and patient care. From meds-to-beds...
Chalkboard Tactics
Sometimes it takes a break from the routine to gain a new perspective on something familiar. I happen to be traveling in Portugal with...
Considerations for Opening a Specialty Pharmacy
Specialty pharmacy developed as a segment of pharmacy to meet the needs of patients who didn’t require hospitalization, but their medication, administration, training, and...
Pharmacy HIT Collaborative Updates Roadmap
The Pharmacy Health Information Technology (HIT) Collaborative released its updated integration roadmap in mid−November, entitled, “The Roadmap for Pharmacy Health Information Technology Integration in U.S....
