This Quick Tip is a reminder for pharmacies that they need to be checking all their staff at hire and at least monthly to ensure they are not on any exclusion database. Prescribers are typically screened with your pharmacy switch pre and post editing service, but you’ll need to check your staff yourself.
I wrote a longer post on this previously that goes more in-depth into exclusions. But the point is this: if any of your staff has been excluded from participation in federal programs like Medicaid or Medicare, and they work at your pharmacy, you could face stiff penalties.
VerifyComply offers a free service that allows you to screen all relevant databases for each of your staff. It will document it for you online, or you can use a checklist to mark off to track your exclusion checks.
If you’re ready to take the next step, their Portal Pro service automates everything for you!
It will screen your list of staff monthly, document it automatically, and search both federal and state databases.
PharmCompliance customers can get an exclusive discount off monthly and annual memberships:
- Portal Pro Monthly subscription: PHM10 – $5 off per month for 12 months
- Portal Pro Annual subscription: PHA120 – $60 off an annual subscription
I am a pharmacist, community pharmacy consultant, and medical writer with over 12 years of clinical practice experience in community, outpatient health system, long term care, and academic settings. I am also the founder of PharmCompliance.com, a website dedicated to the success of community pharmacy.
As a pharmacy project manager, I led the implementation of new service lines, assist with ensuring legal and third-party compliance for over 70 retail stores, lead quality improvement and medication safety initiatives, write policies, procedures, and best practices for all our retail sites, and help with optimizing revenue cycle and pharmacy profitability. I have been responsible for DMEPOS and vaccine accreditation through CMS, obtaining new licenses and permits, and implementing a prescription drug kiosk embedded in our physician offices.
As a medical writer, my work has been featured in GoodRx, Pharmacy Times, Drug Topics, Patient Care Online, and in peer-reviewed journals. I have also given presentations on a range of topics, from disease state pharmacotherapy for medical residents to updates on the CDC vaccine storage and handling guidelines for a medical-grade refrigerator and freezer manufacturer. I have written and presented continuing education for CEImpact, FreeCE, AchieveCE, Ascension Health, and the Florida Department of Health.
