Lecture 9

Question 1

What are the advantages of pharmacies?

Answer 1

Accessibility(hours, no appointment, location), trust, identify those with indications based on medications

Question 2

True or false: pharmacist can give and vaccine to people 6 and older, and those 0-5 with a perscription.

Answer 2

true

Question 3

What is a collaborative practice agreement?

Answer 3

Agreement with a healthcare provider to give/administer drugs

Question 4

What are the exceptiions for collaborative practice agreement?

Answer 4

patient 6 and older, ACIP reccomended vaccine, includes emergeny meds

Question 5

Requirments of pharmacist giving vaccines?

Answer 5

education, liability insurance, supervision(if tech or student), collaborative practice agreement

Question 6

What are the requirments for vaccine education?

Answer 6

at least 12 hours, required corse content(storage, administreation, reccord keeping, protocals), maintain proof of completion, no CE maintence requirment ADD MORE

Question 7

Professional liability

Answer 7

liability insurance that covers medication or vaccine administration or the scope of practice. Must carry insurance that covers $1 million per occurance and $2 million year minimum

Question 8

Describe design space for vaccines

Answer 8

semi private, open floor space, chair for patients, table for suppies, vaccine storage accesible, workflow, observation after immunization, space supply storage

Question 9

Policies and procedures for vaccines

Answer 9

screening, ordering and storage, record keeping, reimbursment

Question 10

How do pharmacies get paid for administering vaccines/

Answer 10

beneficiaries must check with their pans to deterine iff immunization must be obtained within the HMO

Question 11

What is medicare part D?

Answer 11

covers vaccines for adults such as Zoster, and RSV vaccine

Question 12

WHat does medicaid cover for vaccines?

Answer 12

influenza and pneumococcal

Question 13

What is vaccines for children?

Answer 13

federal program that provides vaccines at no cost to uninsured, underinsured, or american indian/alaskan natives

Question 14

What does medicare part B cover?

Answer 14

influenxza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, CMS priority to increase immunization rates, covered in any setting, no deductible

Question 15

How does a pharmacist becomae a provider?

Answer 15

Fill out CMS 855, takes 4-6 weeks

Question 16

How are medicare claims submitted?

Answer 16

electronically, many use billing service, centralized billing done for large immunizers, charge for vaccine and vaccine administration

Question 17

What ae billing codes?

Answer 17

Code to submit claim to insurance, CPT for vaccines

Question 18

What is roster billing?

Answer 18

One bill with everyone who has been vaccinated. One bill for each vaccines

Question 19

What are the OSHA requirments for vaccine administration?

Answer 19

must provided blood borne pathogens training, ADD MORE