On November 18, 2021 PAAS National® hosted PBM FWA Trends and COVID-19 Vaccine Audit Risks webinar. PAAS Audit Assistance members have access to the recorded webinar, in addition to many other tools and resources on the PAAS Portal.
Join President of PAAS National®, Trenton Thiede, PharmD, MBA for a LIVE webinar “PBM FWA Trends and COVID-19 Vaccine Audit Risks” on November 18, 2021 from 2-2:30pm CT as he discusses …
Oh no! You just received an audit, now what? First step is to get your audit notice to PAAS National® as soon as you receive them.
This fall, visit the PAAS team at the NCPA 2021 Annual Convention in Charlotte, NC on October 9-12, 2021. Trent Thiede will be at the premier event for community pharmacy owners.
Medicare Part D pharmacy audits are on the rise, and pharmacists would be wise to adapt their business practices and know how to respond. Trent Thiede presented the top 11 audit discrepancy areas.
PAAS National® has received an exorbitant number of audits from Humana, the administrator for the LINET program, in the past two weeks.
Trent Thiede, president of PAAS National®, said many of the more than 5,000 pharmacies he works with stepped up to offer covid testing and shots and to become an even bigger resource for customers during this health crisis. “With vaccinations in full swing, priorities should be focused on serving patients and our communities, not responding to audit requests,” Thiede said.
Already marred from COVID-19 burnout and years of financial threats, independent pharmacies’ latest woe is pharmacy benefits managers’ shift to virtual audits during the pandemic.
The average audit in 2020 cost pharmacies $23,978, 35% more than the annual average over the previous five years, the PAAS data shows. And the number of prescriptions reviewed in September and October was fourfold over what PAAS members had seen in previous years.
It can be a very stressful time for a pharmacy when they, or an employee, are being investigated by a regulatory body (e.g., Board of Pharmacy, Office of Inspector General (OIG) or Drug Enforcement Agency).
