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Does the prescriber has to mention the particular brand in the rx or we can provide whatever we/patient wants?
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if pt profile shows they always come for test strips, but never lancets. does it mean they doing something suspicious? what good are test strips if they never get lancets?
Does the prescriber has to mention the particular brand in the rx or we can provide whatever we/patient wants?
If it's not specified, we just try every brand until we hit one that's covered.... For non Medicare patients of course....
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Is it ok to bill 100 test strips as 90 days if testing once a day? Or bill 100 strips as 30 days if testing TID on medicaid. Do you guys break olen boxes of lancets and test strips to match day supply? What about pen needles?
We don't open boxes but if we get a script for 100 strips for 90 days, we go down in size and give 50 strips and bill for a 50 day supply with a notation.
I am a type 1 diabetic. It's a pain to change lancets every blood glucose test. I only change lancets occasionally. It's admittedly kind of gross, but it's also only affecting me. I wouldn't recommend it to patients, but I typically only go through a box of lancets every couple years.if pt profile shows they always come for test strips, but never lancets. does it mean they doing something suspicious? what good are test strips if they never get lancets?
I called Medicare to ask about this. I only spoke to someone staffing the help desk, but they said that it is completely fine to fill a box of 100 strips/lancets used once daily and bill for a 90 day supply. I wouldn't sweat it or make patients take extra trips.We don't open boxes but if we get a script for 100 strips for 90 days, we go down in size and give 50 strips and bill for a 50 day supply with a notation.
I called Medicare to ask about this. I only spoke to someone staffing the help desk, but they said that it is completely fine to fill a box of 100 strips/lancets used once daily and bill for a 90 day supply. I wouldn't sweat it or make patients take extra trips.
Edit: it's actually more accurate to say "I called Medicare and asked about this." The original reason for the call was something else.
If it's Medicare Part B, everything has to be spelled out. Exact device, sig, Dx code, Disp #, NPI of provider. Otherwise, use professional discretion.
Why don't you assign a tech to do this? If success then proof the tech is not dumber than a rock
does anyone have a compatibility chart for test strips/meter and lancing device/lancets?
in retail setting, lets say a drug expires in 2 months. However when u fill it for a patient, u remove the pills from original bottle, the expiration (discard after date) is extended to 1 year... the patient can take it far beyond the original 2 month expiration.
Is that what you were taught in school? Or can you own your flaws?
Check out mpr. Its free, make an account, look for their charts. I remember they had one in compatibility.does anyone have a compatibility chart for test strips/meter and lancing device/lancets?
it's not my flaws. it's cvs system's flaws. and someday i'll expose it. i said that many times already. why not quote the part where i say i'll sue this company over it?
I called Medicare to ask about this. I only spoke to someone staffing the help desk, but they said that it is completely fine to fill a box of 100 strips/lancets used once daily and bill for a 90 day supply. I wouldn't sweat it or make patients take extra trips.
Edit: it's actually more accurate to say "I called Medicare and asked about this." The original reason for the call was something else.
You do realize that the posts on this forum have times and dates attached to them, right?it's not my flaws. it's cvs system's flaws. and someday i'll expose it. i said that many times already. why not quote the part where i say i'll sue this company over it?
Because YOU (assuming you are actually the pharmacist) are the one responsible for the final check. Not the "CVS system." If YOU are approving medication this way, then YOU are at fault. Period. I'm not familiar with the CVS system, but every other pharmacy system I've worked with, has the ability to go in and change the expiration date so it prints correctly on the label. I would be highly surprised if the CVS system did not also have this ability. And if you told me it didn't, I would be as disbelieving as if you told me the CVS system can't adjudicate to insurances. I mean, really? If YOU as the pharmacist don't make sure your techs follow proper protocol can change the expiration date in the computer, when a drug is short-dated, then YOU have no legal leg to stand on threatening lawsuits.
Because YOU (assuming you are actually the pharmacist) are the one responsible for the final check. Not the "CVS system." If YOU are approving medication this way, then YOU are at fault. Period. I'm not familiar with the CVS system, but every other pharmacy system I've worked with, has the ability to go in and change the expiration date so it prints correctly on the label. I would be highly surprised if the CVS system did not also have this ability. And if you told me it didn't, I would be as disbelieving as if you told me the CVS system can't adjudicate to insurances. I mean, really? If YOU as the pharmacist don't make sure your techs follow proper protocol can change the expiration date in the computer, when a drug is short-dated, then YOU have no legal leg to stand on threatening lawsuits.
what if i'm off that day. and this is happening at every cvs in the country? somehow you're still blaming me? and not the system? i can only work at one store a time. while this is happening everywhere. and you still don't think its the system?
Well, not really. There is only one billing code for test strips. There is a not separate code for One Touch and separate code for Free Style. As long as they write test strips # 100 test daily and have the appropriate ICD code and signature, you are good to go.
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2) , and probably also the pharmacy manager's fault. How is it CVS's fault......
i'll let the lawyers work it out. there was a story of a photo tech at cvs. he was racist, so the customer brought it to management. management didnt do crap. so after a lawsuit, guess who foots the bill? im sure neither the manager or the tech has millions of dollars in their bank account.
Wow, that's surprising.i'll let the lawyers work it out. there was a story of a photo tech at cvs. he was racist, so the customer brought it to management. management didnt do crap. so after a lawsuit, guess who foots the bill? im sure neither the manager or the tech has millions of dollars in their bank account.
i'll let the lawyers work it out. there was a story of a photo tech at cvs. he was racist, so the customer brought it to management. management didnt do crap. so after a lawsuit, guess who foots the bill? im sure neither the manager or the tech has millions of dollars in their bank account.