Wholesalers are asked to report key details on suspicious orders of controlled substances – The Script

Go to the full article: Wholesalers are asked to report key details on suspicious orders of controlled substances – The Script July 2018 p. 13 (a publication of the California State Board of Pharmacy) “A wholesaler, upon discovery, shall notify the board in writing of any suspicious orders of controlled substances placed by a California-licensed pharmacy or wholesaler by providing the […]

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Amazon in Talks with Xealth, Forays in to Medical Supplies – Nasdaq.com

Read the full article:  Amazon in Talks with Xealth, Forays into Medical Supplies – Nasdaq.com “Amazon is striving to make the patient’s access to medical supplies easier and comfortable with the help of this project. Notably, this project will allow the doctors to prescribe medical products necessary for their patients after a surgery or in […]

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OIG to CMS: Take stronger look at ‘place-of-service’ claims | HME News

“The report found:  For 72% of inappropriate claims, DME suppliers failed to correctly code the SNF as a facility. Instead, they coded the place of service as the beneficiary’s home, thus enabling the claims to bypass the edit that rejects separate payment for most DME provided at facilities. By definition, SNFs provide primarily skilled care […]

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