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	<title>Healthcare Data Solutions Blog &#187; Federal Health Regulation</title>
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		<title>Stay Current And Compliant – Plan for New CMS Ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Health Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CMS Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS ruling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Data Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Part D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prescriber Validation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prescriber Verification]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its 2012 Final Rule regarding prescriber identification number validation on Medicare Part D drug claims. In it, the CMS raises concerns regarding the large number of invalid prescriber identification numbers and the possibility of prescription fraud and drug abuse.
In response, the CMS is now requiring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Coming to a Pharmacy Near You</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Health Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PDMPs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescriber validation database]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescribers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescription drug monitoring programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunshine Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If your state doesn’t yet have a prescription drug monitoring program in place, it will soon. With most states, as well as Washington D.C., implementing PDMPs, and legal precedents leaning toward expanded liability on the part of the pharmacist, those looking to stay ahead of the regulatory curve are turning to <a href="http://www.healthcaredatasolutions.com/prescriber-validation.html" target="_self">prescription validation databases</a> to build their in-house PDMP system.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal reporting under the “Sunshine Act”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Health Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aggregate spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BioTech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical device]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 2010 is approaching fast.
Best guess is Federal reporting under the “Sunshine Act” will be required in March, 2011… but tracking of aggregate spending on HCP’s must begin January, 2010.  SpendTrackPRO can help Pharma, BioTech and Med Device companies build the database and reporting mechanism they will need to comply.
At a recent conference sponsored by [...]]]></description>
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