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The 2017
TPC Enhancements are Now Available!
The TPC enhancement development is complete and 31 new features are now available!
Highlights of new functionalities include:
- the ability to multi-process 'Notify Patient of Medication Availability' messages to streamline the process when a patient is due to pick up medications
- ability to search by class when adding medications to patient formulary
- ability to print smaller medication bottle labels to a Dymo printer
- a new option to search by Free or Fee individually on the mobile medication app
To learn about the rest of enhancements, join us at the upcoming
Roundtables
in November to review these new features and more! Questions about the enhancements? Contact us at
tpc@vhcf.org
or (804) 828-5803.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day - October 28th
Ever wonder what to do with unused or expired prescription medications? Safe, convenient and proper disposal is available to the general public on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 28, 2017 from 10:00am - 2:00pm. To locate collection sites near you, check the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) site here any time after October 1st. If no medicine take-back programs or DEA-authorized collectors are available in your area and there are no specific disposal instructions on the medication label, you can follow the FDA's recommended disposal options.
Free & Discount Access to Diabetic Medications & Supplies
Blink Health has extended its
#TreatType2 program enrollment through November 30, 2017. Anyone with a prescription for any or all of the following
type 2 diabetes generic medications: metformin, glipizide and pioglitazone are eligible to receive these medications FREE for one year! Check it out!
Roche Diabetes Care Program recently launched a new blood glucose meter, Accu-Check Guide, and the SimplePay savings program designed to make managing diabetes more affordable to cash paying individuals. A savings card is available to download here. The card can be used to receive a free meter and discounted test strips.
Roche has also partnered with Blink Health to provide Blink users with access to ALL Accu-Chek brand test strips and lancets
(Aviva Plus, Smartview, Softclix, Fastclix)
including a free Accu-Chek Guide meter and savings on Accu-Chek Guide strips. Authorize the order online through Blink Health and pick up right away at your local pharmacy. Check out the available products and how to save
here!
The program is currently available through end of 2017.
Some exclusions apply
.
Americares - Donated Products for the Health Care Safety Net
Americares is the nation's leading provider of donated medication and supplies to the health care safety net. Its 1,000-plus partners represent the spectrum of care for the country's lowest income patients: free and charitable clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and nonprofit behavioral health organizations. With Americares help, safety net clinics can serve more patients and provide medicines at no cost, while improving and expanding clinic services and capacity. Partnership is entirely FREE. Clinics and centers serving a cohort of patients at or below 300% of the federally poverty line, and who are uninsured or underinsured, can create an account and submit an application to the program at usaccess.americares.org. Once approved, partner organizations can place orders of medications and supplies by the case via an online inventory platform. Cases are shipped directly to your center at no cost. For more information about the program, please email uspartnerships@americares.org or call 203-658-9690.
Highlights of Important PAP Updates & Resources
Novartis Patient Assistance Foundation has updated financial documentation requirements where applicants must submit 3 months or 90 days of paycheck stubs, bank statements, unemployment checks or a copy of the household's most recent year's tax returns.
Check out other Program Changes in the Research section of
TPC
for more information on recent changes and updates to the system!
VHCF Welcomes New RxRelief Virginia Program Officer
Michelle Barnett joined VHCF as the new Program Officer for Medication Assistance Programs. Michelle comes to us from Lackey Clinic in Yorktown, VA where she served as the Director of Patient Assistance. Michelle is an expert on TPC & PAPs. She will be attending the Fall Roundtables and we look forward to introducing her at the upcoming sessions. We are thrilled to have her join the team!
Registration is Open for the Fall Medication Assistance Program Roundtables
Looking for the opportunity to network with other Medication Assistance Caseworkers (MACs) to exchange ideas, learn new strategies and find solutions related to your daily work? Save-the-Dates as you don't want to miss one of these sessions! Topics include new key enhancements & reports,
best practices for streamlining your workflow,PAP News and much more! Remember, if your organization is an RxRelief Virginia grantee, you are required to attend. Register Now!
November 2 - Abingdon
November 3 - Roanoke
November 9 - Oakton
November 17 - Richmond
November 30 - Suffolk
Q: Is there a way to add or edit a Prescription
(Rx)
number in TPC?
Q: Can I generate a report to see what new patients were added and when?
Q: Can I generate a report to see what patients have been reactivated and when?
Q: I am having trouble searching an active patient with a common last name in the upper right patient search field. Are there restrictions on searching this field?
Check out the
answers. More FAQs and Training Videos are located under the
TPC Help menu!
Upcoming TPC Trainings
Advanced
Please check out the rest of the schedule and register for a session
here
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