TY - JOUR
T1 - Practice models used by pharmacists in rural Minnesota to obtain Medicare reimbursement.
AU - Larson, T. A.
AU - Uden, D. L.
AU - Hadsall, R. S.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - OBJECTIVES: (1) Define "incident-to" rules for Medicare reimbursement; (2) Describe how pharmacists can meet incident-to rules; (3) Provide examples of models of practice in rural areas that could be useful for meeting incident-to rules; and (4) Develop a strategy for creating a pharmacy practice model that could meet Medicare reimbursement rules in rural areas. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: A survey of participants from the Pharmacy Rural Education, Practice and Policy Institute and the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota. SETTING: Community, hospital, and clinic practice sites in rural Minnesota. RESULTS: Four distinct models of practice have evolved that meet the incident-to rules of Medicare for reimbursement. Travel, proximity to physicians, and employment are the major determinants of the models described. CONCLUSION: Pharmacists in rural areas have demonstrated the ability to satisfy the incident-to rules for Medicare reimbursement. Collaborative agreements with physicians must include specific employment, practice, and supervisory relationships in order to satisfy these rules.
AB - OBJECTIVES: (1) Define "incident-to" rules for Medicare reimbursement; (2) Describe how pharmacists can meet incident-to rules; (3) Provide examples of models of practice in rural areas that could be useful for meeting incident-to rules; and (4) Develop a strategy for creating a pharmacy practice model that could meet Medicare reimbursement rules in rural areas. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: A survey of participants from the Pharmacy Rural Education, Practice and Policy Institute and the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota. SETTING: Community, hospital, and clinic practice sites in rural Minnesota. RESULTS: Four distinct models of practice have evolved that meet the incident-to rules of Medicare for reimbursement. Travel, proximity to physicians, and employment are the major determinants of the models described. CONCLUSION: Pharmacists in rural areas have demonstrated the ability to satisfy the incident-to rules for Medicare reimbursement. Collaborative agreements with physicians must include specific employment, practice, and supervisory relationships in order to satisfy these rules.
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U2 - 10.1016/s1086-5802(15)30403-4
DO - 10.1016/s1086-5802(15)30403-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 10932466
AN - SCOPUS:0034221643
SN - 1086-5802
VL - 40
SP - 554
EP - 559
JO - Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Washington,D.C. : 1996)
JF - Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Washington,D.C. : 1996)
IS - 4
ER -