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HPS is a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM). A pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) acts as an intermediary between agencies and pharmacies that provide medications for patients. Some PBMs have a pharmacy division that enables them to dispense medications as well.
Services provided:
Hospice Pharmacy Solutions® (HPS) was founded to provide pharmacy solutions to hospice providers. HPS delivers value through clinical consultation, education and favorably impacting total cost of medications. HPS believe their pharmacists serve as an extension of hospice teams, offering easy-to-use pharmacy benefit management services. Tru360 is the name for their services and solution. The program delivers the right medications, at the right time, in the right place through a network of more than 65,000 pharmacies.
To allow total management of a hospice agency’s pharmacy management including updating patient information, complete medication management and auto-populating medication data to claims.
| Decrease Costs | Provides visibility into medication dispenses to allow clinical managers to better monitor these to ensure nurses are managing patient’s medications effectively and not over ordering medications based on patient’s needs; also saves time for clinicians and administrative staff saving on payroll costs. | ||
| Ensure Compliance | Ensures compliance with medication management regulations. | ||
| Streamline Operations | Prevents redundant documentation, reducing time spent contacting the pharmacy and ensures claims can be submitted faster. | ||
| Improve Care | Improves patient care through timely management and receipt of medications and prevents medication-related errors. |
The HPS pharmacy integration enables agencies to have complete management of their pharmacy needs through three major areas:
Transmitting Patient Information
Once the HPS pharmacy integration is enabled for an agency, patient information will be sent automatically across our secure interface with HPS for the following changes:
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Patient Admission |
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Patient Discharge |
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Patient Death |
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Patient Demographic Updates |
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Diagnosis Updates |
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Allergy Information Updates |
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Patient Location Updates |
Transmitting Medication Information
Once the HPS pharmacy integration is enabled for an agency, medication information will be sent automatically across our secure interface with HPS for the following changes:
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Adding New Medications |
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Discontinuing Medications |
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Updating Medications |
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Refilling Medications |
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Cancelling Medication Deliveries |
Transmitting Claim Information
Once the HPS pharmacy integration is enabled for an agency, CMS claim information will be sent across our secure interface with HPS at the frequency determined by the agency. HPS and Axxess will partner with the agency to set this frequency.
Data transmitted across the interface will auto-populate the following information to the Service Lines section of the claim:
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Revenue Code |
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Description |
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Units |
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Charge Amount |
To activate the HPS integration, contact Axxess at integrations@axxess.com. On receipt of your activation request, a member of the Axxess Integrations team will contact you to review pricing and other details to activate the integration.
To activate the HPS integration, your agency must have:
Yes, the cost is $300/month for each branch you choose to activate. Our Accounting team will contact you to confirm when the additional charges will begin.
