Pharmacy Compliance Guide
R.J. Hedges & Associates is the host of the Pharmacy Compliance Guide. At R.J. Hedges & Associates we treat our clients the same way we treat our employees: with respect, dignity, and honesty. We consider our employees and clients as members of the family. We founded our company on our strong beliefs and moral standards to make federal compliance obtainable, reasonable, and achievable for our clients. We strive to keep our clients informed of the ever changing healthcare regulatory environment by providing newsletters and bulletins to keep them up to date, webinars for clarification, and task lists to help manage requirements while still taking care of patients.
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Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Ransomware is a major threat to any and all computer networks. All companies large, small, healthcare, nonhealthcare can be impacted by it. Ransomware is a cyber-attack where the user cannot obtain access to their system. They are criminal acts that much be treated as one, swift action must be taken to protect your system and your patients PHI.
Join Jeff Hedges from the Pharmacy Compliance Guide and Becky Templeton from R.J. Hedges & Associates, as they discuss Ransomware, how to determine a HIPAA breach, what to do if you are a victim of Ransomware, how to report cyber-attacks, how to report a breach due to ransomware attack, how cyber insurance may help, what kind of fines may be associated with a cyber-attack, and the real steps to prepare for an OCR inspection.
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Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Ransomware; being held hostage from your own information and your own data. It’s in the news every day, generally large businesses, and banks, but it happens to every type and size of business every day. With complex schemes, malicious deception, various access points, complex research, and impersonation- ransomware is a worldwide threat that often funds nefarious dealings like terrorism, oppressive government and even the development of more ransomware.
Today Jeff Hedges, the Pharmacy Compliance Guide and owner of R.J. Hedges & Associates and Nick Dorazio, Present of LVTech and technology expert are going to talk about what ransomware is and how it happens, put some context around the shear cost of this type of event happening to your business, we’ll go over some terminology and solutions for your business and even how you can prevent this from happening to your system.
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Saturday Dec 26, 2020
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
Whether you’ve worked your whole career building your business, inherited or purchased from family, or more recently acquired the business, at some point all owners start to think about the next chapters of their life and selling their business. The world of pharmacy isn’t much different from other businesses in this sense, and it can be hard for an entrepreneur, visionary, and owner to start forecasting life without the business they’ve given so much of their time, energy, focus, and money.
To say there is an emotional attachment may be an understatement. While some owners can’t wait to dump their business, I’d be willing to bet the majority of pharmacy owners truly love their business, employees, and patients. Being so engrained in the community, it’s hard for owners not to worry about their patients. Owners worry about the level of care, or access to care, their patients may, or may not, have should they sell their location. In some instances that worry for their staff and their community leaves owners holding onto the business much longer than maybe they initially wanted.
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Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Today's guest on the Pharmacy Compliance Guide is Greg Wozniak. Greg is the President of Healthcare Group at Excellis Health Solutions from New Hope, PA.
Excellis Health Solutionsprovide end-to-end consulting and project management services for a wide range of organizations — from established Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. In each case, we help them create value at every stage of their supply chain and ensure their business is fully compliant with new and changing legislation.
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Director of Business Development
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Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Feeling overwhelmed by changing rules and regulations? Are audits, attestations and credentialing driving you crazy? Not sure how to keep up?
We realize every facility is unique and has different compliance needs.
If you are struggling in today's healthcare market, we can help with the following compliance programs:
Pharmacy (Part D Compliance)
Compounding (non-Sterile including USP )
HIPAA
Diabetic Shoes
DMEPOS (Medicare)
FWA Prevention (including OIG/SAM verification)
Immunizations (including Travel Vaccines and 30+ Standing Orders)
USP for Retail/LTC locations
DEA and Pseudoephedrine
Custom Solutions- Such as Cultural Awareness to satisfy CVS/Caremark and Humana
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Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Today's Pharmacy Compliance Guide is the second part of our series on preparing for USP Hazardous Drugs (HD). In our last podcast, titled: “How will USP Impact My Retail and LTC Pharmacy?” we addressed what each pharmacy must do to prepare for implementation of these guidelines. We covered these topics:
How to identify hazardous drugs through the NIOSH List
Segregating hazardous drugs from regular stock
Proper handling of hazardous drugs
When pill scanners and robots are permitted to be used
Special handing of hazardous drugs that require alterations
Determining Personal Protective Equipment by using Safety Data Sheets
Which agencies will enforce these guidelines?
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Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
How will USP 800 Impact My Retail and LTC Pharmacy?
USP-800 was designed to address the proper handling of hazardous drugs (HDs) in a pharmacy setting. Its guidelines are plainly aimed at promoting patient and worker safety in and around non- sterile and sterile compounding. The first section clearly covers compounding in its purest form.
However, when you move into section two, you quickly realize the dispensing of pills, capsules, liquids and manufactured packaged items are also covered by USP-800 Different types of terms are being used to describe types of hazardous drugs, such as: antineoplastic, non-antineoplastic, reproductive risk only; dosage form, risk of exposure, packaging and manipulation. This may sound like a whole lot of mumbo jumbo, but it is the new language of hazardous drugs.
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Thursday Oct 25, 2018
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
The R.J. Hedges Team delivers another "heads up" discussion on the Suspension of Competitive Bid and what this means to your pharmacy business. Listen to Becky & Jeff on the latest:
Pharmacy Compliance Guide, part of the Pharmacy Podcast Network.
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Becky Templeton, CDME, ABI
Director of Business Development
R.J. Hedges & Associates
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Thursday Oct 04, 2018
Thursday Oct 04, 2018
Becky Templeton and Jeff Hedges review the sensitve employer's issue and topic about Terminating Employees.
Despite all of your efforts, you still may not see the type or quality of improvement needed, and the only option left is to sever the relationship. However, by now, you should have clearly documented what you did to help the under-performing employee improve.
Performance-based terminations should never come as a surprise to your employees.
Prior to terminating your employee, be sure to review all associated documentation. Also, contact your legal counsel or HR representative to ensure your case is supported, justified and sound. Confirm that you’re following all state-specific wage and hour regulations. And if you use employment contracts or non-compete/non-solicitation agreements, you should ask your legal counsel to provide you with validity and enforcement guidance.
Contact the R.J. Hedges Team today:
Becky Templeton, CDME, ABI
Director of Business Development
R.J. Hedges & Associates
Office: 724-357-8380
www.rjhedges.com
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Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Becky Templeton Director of Business Development at R.J.Hedges & Associates talks with Jeff Hedges about
With the increasing need for businesses to save on costs, many companies are utilizing offshore companies to help with customer service, tech support, billing processes, etc. Is it possible one of your contracted companies whom you have a Business Associate Agreement, is utilizing an offshore workforce? Not only should you be concerned with this because of possible breaches which the US government won’t have any legal recourse, but PBM’s and NCPDP will be asking for attestations in the future. The time to prepare is now. Our latest episode with the Pharmacy Compliance Guide will discuss the impacts of Offshore businesses accessing PHI, why PBM’s are concerned, and what pharmacies should do now.
The covered entity is solely responsible for issuing the Business Associate Agreement, so if you sign someone else’s agreement, you are stuck with it. The Business Associate Agreement is a contract. Remember that!
Develop a document similar to the one the PBMs are asking you to sign and ask Business Associate to check a box with one of the two options and send it back to you. Now you can truthfully answer the questions posed to you by the PBMs and NCPDP.
To ensure we are in compliance with these federal mandates, please check the appropriate box below and return this signed attestation to us. Your failure to provide this attestation, as specified herein, constitutes a material breach of your agreement with us. An inaccurate response may constitute a violation of federal law for which penalties may apply.
Choose the appropriate statement by checking one of the boxes below:
As your HIPAA Business Associate, our organization and our downstream and related entities DO NOT utilize Off-Shore subcontractors to perform activities that involve receiving, processing, transferring, handling, and storing or accessing PHI at an Off-Shore location(s).
As your HIPAA Business Associate, our organization and our downstream and related entities DO utilize Off-Shore subcontractors to perform activities that involve receiving, processing, transferring, handling, and storing or accessing PHI at an Off-Shore location.
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Becky Templeton, CDME, ABI
Director of Business Development
R.J. Hedges & Associates
Office: 724-357-8380 Website: www.rjhedges.com
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