[NPInfo] pharmacist and injections

[Dena]

Sorry, still don't understand your argument. How is a pharmacist
administering an injection guilty of the Stark law? A medical practice will
bill for an injection after the provider orders it and has the medication on
site, so they are also profiting. If a patient is ordered an injectable
medication, SOMEONE has to administer the injection or the medication does
the patient no good. In your argument ONLY a medical practice should do this
and profit from it? 

Many medical practices do their own labs on site for speed and patient
convenience-- one-stop shopping with immediate results in most cases-- but
patients ALWAYS have the option of saying, "No thanks-- I'd rather drive 10
miles away to get my labs done elsewhere" and shop around for a better rate.
And patients can shop around for the best prices for their flu shots and go
to where it is most convenient and fastest for them... and, in many cases
the pharmacy is faster and cheaper. 
Dena Galler

-----Original Message-----
From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
Of Margienp at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:43 AM
To: npinfo at nurse.net
Subject: Re: [NPInfo] pharmacist and injections

 
 
I will attempt to explain the stark law, if one has a vested, financial  
interest in a product such as medications, labs etc one can not refer pt to
have  
the service, and would be a violation . This would be considered a kickback
as 
 you are receiving profit from you referral. The government is mainly 
concerned  about medicare/medicaid fraud. Florida is one of the highest
states for 
the  level of fraud, concerning referrals for DME's. If I refer to myself or
my  
entity, I can bill how ever I want. 
As we say in the south "This is like the rooster guarding the  henhouse".
This is a great concern , as many drs own labs, and radiology centers. If  
the drs refer a pt to their MRI, and the cost is 4000 the pt in actuality
may be 
 able to go to another center for 3000 dollars.
There are several wonderful sites on the net to explain updates as , they  
are added all the time.
 
In a message dated 8/22/2008 10:35:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
stephanie2u at optonline.net writes:

Can you  restate that in a complete thought? I am interested in  
understanding  your point of view. In particular, I'd like to hear  
about the  Stark/anti-kickback law.

Thanks,

Stephanie

On Aug 22,  2008, at 5:24 PM, margienp at aol.com wrote:

> Why you not read the  Stark/antikickback law. I think if the  
> pharmacy is referring. I  do not have to lighten up , this is  
> america the last time I  checked!
> You go right ahead and get them in the  phamacy.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jane  <npjane at bayspringstel.net>
> To: NP Info  <npinfo at nurse.net>
> Sent: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:07 am
>  Subject: Re: [NPInfo] pharmacist and injections
>
>
>  Lighten up, it's their libility and the more people that get the   
> flu shots the better. It is much easier and cheaper for some  people  
> to get them from the pharmacy as they are already  getting their  
> meds there. Some pharmacies here do it and I am  all for it. Since,  
> I am retiring, soon, I may get mine from  them in the future, who  
> knows.?
> Jane Johnson FNP  ?
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