Session Information
2013 Summer Meeting
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340B Drug Pricing Program - Update
Track: Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 104-L04
Date: Monday, June 3, 2013
Time: 9:10 AM to 11:10 AM EST
Location: 101 J, Level 1
PRESENTER(S):
Patrick Barnes
Mr. Christopher Hatwig, M.S., R.Ph., President, 340B Prime Vendor Program, Apexus
Todd Karpinski, PharmD, MS, Director of Pharmacy, St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Krista Pedley
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Mr. Christopher Hatwig, M.S., R.Ph., President, 340B Prime Vendor Program, Apexus
Description
In the last few years, the 340B program has received unprecedented scrutiny by Congress and the pharmaceutical industry. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a congressionally mandated report that called on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct audits of covered entities. HRSA is not only conducting audits of participating covered entities, it is clarifying program policy, focusing on additional program regulation, and publishing findings of audited entities. Pharmaceutical manufacturers continue to audit participating entities and invest in resources to increase entity audits. Attendees of this session will gain a better understanding of how to operate a compliant 340B pharmacy operation, including how to bring policy into practice in specific areas such as the Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) Prohibition. Participants will receive updates from key leaders regarding the latest integrity initiatives from HRSA’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs, its 340B Prime Vendor, and other 340B stakeholder representatives.

  • Describe leading practices used by a recently-audited 340B compliant program.
  • Describe the roles, priorities, and current activities of HRSA's Office of Pharmacy Affairs and its contractors in supporting new integrity initiatives.
  • Discuss HRSA's, pharmaceutical manufacturers', and entity's perspectives on 340B integrity and the audit process.


No items are available for this session.