Over the last three years, PAAS National®’s President, Trent Thiede, has presented on-demand webinars, ranging from 15 to 45 minutes, to ensure our members gain the knowledge needed to avoid audits, stay abreast on the latest topics in the pharmacy world, and provide information on the more difficult topics in an easy-to-understand manner.
When you think about preventing recoupments, ensuring the correct NDC is billed, the prescription contains calculable directions, and proper DAW or days’ supply are common focuses; and rightfully so. However, there is another element to be aware of when filling prescriptions: documenting when the dispensed quantity is different than the quantity prescribed.
The PAAS Member Portal is a wealth of information and resources, whether you are part of the Audit Assistance and/or Fraud, Waste, & Abuse and HIPAA Compliance Program.
The DEA was established as a federal agency to regulate drug laws and to prevent misuse and/or diversion of both controlled substance and non-controlled medications.
Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, requires all new or renewing DEA registrants to have met at least one of the following requirements when submitting their DEA registration application.
For the first time since 2016, Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report detailing the progress made in improving “meaningful access to language assistance services” for individuals who are considered to have limited English proficiency (LEP).
Seasoned pharmacy staff can often list off the patients who prefer brand drug or whose insurance requires the brand name for certain medications.
The importance of having an internal process to record and monitor medication errors cannot be overstated.
Consider the following situation: after pulling hard copy prescriptions for an audit, a billing error is identified; such as an incorrect days’ supply or billed quantity. The initial thought may be to reverse and rebill the claim.
According to a statement released by the U.S Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York, five individuals were arrested the morning of March 2, 2023 as a result of defrauding government insurance plans, including Medicaid and manipulating low-income individuals out of their HIV medications from July 2020 through February 2023.
