Physician dispensing and pharmacy insights

Resources to help you optimize your practice, pharmacy and formulary.

Physician dispensing is an essential component of delivering outstanding community oncology care. However, with pressures from payers and complex reimbursement hurdles, practices are challenged to maintain the health of their dispensing programs.

VitalSource™ GPO offers resources and consultative services to help optimize your practice, pharmacy and formulary. Our team of practice consultants is here to offer expert guidance and support to help you enhance the patient experience, navigate reimbursement and reporting requirements and lower your operational costs.

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Pharmacy audits

The prospect of an audit from a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) is a major concern for many practices, but having a well-planned response strategy in place can help ensure your practice is ready. Joy Gray, PharmD, Pharmacy Manager for Tennessee Cancer Specialists, offers guidance on steps practices can take to prepare and how to respond to negative results.

USP 800 readiness

The countdown to meet USP <800> standards is on. Whether you’re confident or unsure of where you stand, now is the time to ensure you’re making the necessary changes for compliance. Here are six questions to help you assess your readiness.

Converting to a licensed pharmacy

With the rise of oral oncolytics and pressures from PBMs, many oncology practices are considering converting their dispensing program to a licensed pharmacy. Our Site of Care Dispensing team outlines federal and state dispensing regulations, necessary areas of investment for this change and the value of consultative partners.

Dispensing case study

Diminishing reimbursement, DIR fees and budget scrutiny put one longstanding dispensary in jeopardy of closure. Hear how one practice worked with VitalSource™ GPO to develop a roadmap that helped to increase revenue tenfold and triple the number of patients served.

Physician dispensing and pharmacy