CMS: PMD spending continues downward slide | HME News

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"Spending on power mobility devices (PMDs) continues to fall nationwide since the September 2012 launch of a demo requiring prior authorizations in seven states, CMS says.

Monthly expenditures for PMD codes dropped from $12 million in September 2012 to $3 million in December 2013 in demo states, and from $20 million to $6 million in non-demo states across the same time period, according to an update. "

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The Differences Between The DSCSA, FDA Rules and Guidance - RxTrace

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The Differences Between The DSCSA, FDA Rules and Guidance - RxTrace:

"From reading the responses to the FDA docket requesting public feedback on standards for interoperable information exchange, I think it is time to review the difference between laws, FDA Rules and FDA guidance, like those stemming from the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).  It appears that some people might be confusing these a little."

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The 2014 FDA DSCSA Workshop - RxTrace

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Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) - FDA.gov

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The 2014 FDA DSCSA Workshop - RxTrace:

"The U.S. FDA held their first industry workshop focusing on the new Federal Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) last Thursday and Friday at FDA Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD.  The goal of the workshop was to help the FDA collect ideas and preferences from industry stakeholders and technology providers for meeting the January 1, 2015 DSCSA requirement to exchange Transaction Information (TI), Transaction History (TH) and Transaction Statements (TS).  The FDA must publish a draft guidance document on the same topic before November 27, 2014, so this workshop, plus the responses to the recent docket, will help them write that draft."

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     California (earn a training affidavit):

• CA Designated Representative Wholesaler Training - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
• CA Designated Representative 3PL Training
• CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training  
• The Designated Representative Institute

     Florida:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Laws and Rules Examination Prep Course

For HMDR Exemptee license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training completion certificate):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

HMDR Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - California Department of Public Health

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HMDRLawsandFAQ-EM - find this PDF on the California Home Medical Device Retail Program website

". . . the compiled Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) list.  These questions were collected during the establishment of the HMDR Program and represent the most frequently answered questions documented by department staff."

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California Exemptee Training. Online training certification for home medical device retail (HMDR) Exemptee license applications. CDPH Approved. $525 per student. Earns a course completion certificate to include in your license application. 

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For Designated Representative license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training affidavit):

• CA Designated Representative Wholesaler Training - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
• CA Designated Representative 3PL Training
• CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training  
• The Designated Representative Institute

     Florida:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Laws and Rules Examination Prep Course

For HMDR Exemptee license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training completion certificate):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

Implementing Pharmaceutical Serialization and Traceability Perspectives and Investments - The Pew Charitable Trusts

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Implementing Pharmaceutical Serialization and Traceability Perspectives and Investments: - The Pew Charitable Trusts

"The Pew Charitable Trusts’ drug safety project and Booz Allen Hamilton conducted a qualitative assessment in 2013 of stakeholder perspectives on serialization and traceability systems across the U.S. pharmaceutical distribution supply chain. The analysis in the report Implementing a Pharmaceutical Serialization and Traceability System in the United States: Stakeholder Perspectives and Investments offers a high-level snapshot of industry expectations, system preferences, and anticipated investments that can inform implementation of DQSA. "

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The largest selection of Board-approved California Designated Representative online training classes for wholesalers, 3PL, reverse distributors. Earns a training affidavit.

For Designated Representative license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training affidavit):

• CA Designated Representative Wholesaler Training - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
• CA Designated Representative 3PL Training
• CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training  
• The Designated Representative Institute

     Florida:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Laws and Rules Examination Prep Course

For HMDR Exemptee license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training completion certificate):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

California HMDR Licensing Program Home Page - CA Dept of Public Health

California Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Licensing Program

HMDR Licensing Program Home Page - CDPH:

"This program licenses California [Home Medical Device Retailer] HMDR facilities and registers Out-of-State HMDR facilities. In-State HMDR facilities supply prescription medical devices or durable medical equipment for use in the home to treat acute or chronic illnesses or injuries. Out-of-State HMDR facilities must supply prescription medical devices in order to qualify for the registration. The HMDR program also licenses exemptees that are required to be on staff in lieu of a pharmacist at facilities selling prescription medical devices as described under California and Federal medical device laws."

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Cardinal Health Profit Falls 8.7% - Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com

Cardinal Health Profit Falls 8.7% - Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com:

"Cardinal Health Inc. said its fiscal third-quarter earnings fell 8.7% as the drug wholesaler’s results were hurt by the expiration of its contract with Walgreen Co.

Cardinal Health was dealt a blow last year when Walgreen and European drug giant Alliance Boots GmbH agreed to get their branded and generic pharmaceutical products from rival AmerisourceBergen Corp.

Drug wholesalers have been forming ventures and collaborations with other health-care related companies in an effort to increase their bargaining power with pharmaceutical companies and expand internationally."

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