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CoverMyMeds presents at annual American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Meeting and Exhibition

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

On November 18, CoverMyMeds had the opportunity to present at the 2011 ASCP Annual Meeting and Exhibition held in Phoenix, Arizona. The annual meeting gives in-depth looks at the latest research findings, new pharmaceutical products, and innovative technologies. It also provides the opportunity to interact with more than 100 vendors offering products and services focused on enhancing patient care.

Our Sam Rajan and Ron Fine presented on behalf of CoverMyMeds LLC. The presentation enabled CoverMyMeds to share the great results and feedback of a few of our loyal users.  For example, 82% of prior authorizations started through CoverMyMeds are submitted in less than 10 minutes. A representative from NuScriptRx also commented on how CoverMyMeds helps their pharmacy complete prior authorizations.

“CoverMyMeds has greatly improved the number of approvals for non-formulary drugs– first by being able to provide the facility/physician the appropriate form to complete. Secondly, by providing our facilities an option to complete PA forms that is completely paperless.”

CoverMyMeds would like to give a special thanks to our friends from NuScriptRx and Medicine Chest Institutional Pharmacy. Both pharmacies provide valuable insightful and feedback for the presentation.

Physicians express frustration over a disruptive prior authorization process

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

A recent survey by the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association revealed that a majority of physicians are in favor of simplifying the prior authorization process. An overwhelming 95% of physicians polled believe streamlining the PA process will result in more prior authorization approvals and more patients getting the medication they need. Read article here.

The article reflects the same sentiment we hear from new CoverMyMeds users every day. This past spring, we surveyed new users to find out why they created their CoverMyMeds account. The top reasons included reducing the time on the phone with insurance companies, assistance finding the right forms, managing all PA follow-up in one place and finding all PA forms in one place. These reasons reflect the market’s hunger for a streamlined PA process.

CoverMyMeds continues to add features to make it easier for our users to find, complete and submit PAs to plans.  Our newest addition, PriorAuthPlus, helps to connect pharmacies to prescribers by allowing pharmacies to use their claim system to start the PA form and send it to the prescriber for completion.

For more information, visit covermymeds.com or call the support line at (886) 452-5017.