NABP Awards DMEPOS Accreditation to Prescription Solutions

July 13, 2007 12:00 AM

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy^® (NABP^®) announced today that Prescription Solutions received accreditation for both its Carlsbad, CA, and Overland Park, KS, facilities through the Association’s durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) accreditation program. The DMEPOS program ensures that pharmacies supplying DMEPOS products meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quality and accreditation standards. Those pharmacies that are accredited through the program are doing their part to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries receive the appropriate products, services, and patient care associated with DMEPOS.

“Prescription Solutions considered several accreditation programs to satisfy the Medicare requirements,” states John D. Jones, RPh, JD, vice president, Professional Practice and Pharmacy Policy, “but chose the DMEPOS program because of the demonstrated excellence that NABP has continually exhibited through its VIPPS accreditation program. Our experience during the DMEPOS accreditation process revealed a thorough and rigorous review program ensuring Medicare beneficiaries will have access to the items they need for their care. The DMEPOS reviewers were knowledgeable of the industry, asked probing questions, and were very focused on establishing the accrediting applicant as worthy of the DMEPOS seal.”

In November 2006, CMS named NABP an accrediting organization for pharmacies that supply DMEPOS products. NABP has more than 100 years of experience in pharmacy regulation, which provides for a thorough understanding of the complexities of pharmacy practice and regulation. The NABP DMEPOS accreditation program is best suited for pharmacies that provide a limited line of durable medical equipment.

“NABP is the only pharmacy-specific organization approved for DMEPOS accreditation,” states NABP President Oren M. Peacock, Jr, RPh. “Both affordable and straightforward, the Association’s impartial and independent DMEPOS program provides pharmacies with a streamlined accreditation process and an understanding of pharmacy practice.”

Prescription Solutions is an innovative pharmacy benefit management company managing the prescription drug and durable medical equipment benefits of commercial health plans, Medicare and governmental health plans, employers, and unions. A member of Ovations, the UnitedHealth Group business dedicated to the health and well-being of individuals over age 50, the company is focused on evidence-based, prescription and medical management to increase the safe and appropriate use of prescription medications. To support this focus on quality, Prescription Solutions has a long-standing commitment to work with accreditation organizations, such as NABP. In fact, the company has been accredited by the NABP Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites^™ program since April 2005.  

For more information about NABP or its DMEPOS accreditation program, please visit the NABP Web site at www.nabp.net. Or for more information on Prescription Solutions, visit www.rxsolutions.com.

Larissa Doucette