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May 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Review this month’s featured cost savings opportunities, educational offerings, 340B Program support tools, and upcoming events.
Read more >May 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >April 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Review this month’s featured cost savings opportunities, educational offerings, 340B Program support tools, and upcoming events.
Read more >April 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >March 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Review this month’s featured cost savings opportunities, educational offerings, 340B Program support tools, and upcoming events.
Read more >March 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >February 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >February 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | 340B Considerations with Secondary Purchases | February 2023
Review non-GPO/WAC and 340B contract load options, discover tips for using the MDRP covered outpatient drug list, and access tools for new pharmacy buyers.
Read more >January 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >January 2023 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >December 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >December 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >November 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >November 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >October 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >October 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | Understanding Purchasing Accounts, Contracts, and Pricing | October 2022
Review non-GPO/WAC and 340B contract load options, discover tips for using the MDRP covered outpatient drug list, and access tools for new pharmacy buyers.
Read more >September 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >September 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >July 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >August 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >August 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >July 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | Demystify WAC Purchases and Optimize Purchasing Strategies | July 2022
Learn about the PVP’s WAC Account Purchasing Strategies tool, understand WAC purchases, and discover new education modules for buyers.
Read more >June 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >June 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >May 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >May 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | 340B Pharmacy Buyer Events, Tools and Compliance Education | May 2022
Using the Split-Billing Software Key Attributes tool, how inventory model operations can unknowingly cause diversion, and new PVP authorized distributor agreement summaries
Read more >April 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >April 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >March 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >March 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | 340B Tools and Resources for Buyers | March 2022
Access new reports and tools on the PVP website to gain insights into your purchasing decisions and learn how to find buyer-specific resources
Read more >February 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | GPO Prohibition Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >February 2022 340B Prime Vendor Update | Community Health Centers, Grantees, and Rural Hospitals
Key PVP contract changes, significant savings opportunities, educational offerings and new resources for covered entities.
Read more >January 2022 ISMP Medication Safety Alert
January 2022 ISMP Medication Safety Alert covering medication-related errors, adverse drug reactions, and implications for community practice sites, as well as recommendations for improving medication safety within communities.
Read more >January 2022 Contract Update
January 2022 contract updates, including new contracts, pricing decreases, product additions or deletions, and other important announcements for Prime Vendor Program Participants.
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | Inventory Reconciliation Following 340B Program Termination | October 2021
Compliance concepts regarding excess 340B inventory after termination, inventory considerations before and after termination, and best practices on inventory usage after termination
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | 340B Compliance Considerations at Eligible Sites with 340B Physical Inventory | August 2021
An explanation of sites that use a 340B physical inventory model, compliance concepts for 340B physical inventory, decision points when setting up a site with 340B physical inventory
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | Identifying Covered and Non-Covered Outpatient Drugs | May 2021
HRSA resources available to help identify a covered outpatient drug, documentation of processes and purchases, and best practices for purchasing covered and non-covered outpatient drugs
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | Borrow/Loan and Buy/Sell Considerations | January 2021
Best practices that covered entities use to manage borrow/loan situations, documentation needed when borrow/loan situations are required, and an example borrow/loan chart used to educate staff on compliant practices
Read more >340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
HRSA has developed a new 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process webpage.
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | Understanding and Optimizing Compliant WAC Purchasing | October 2020
Key 340B Compliance Concepts for Understanding WAC and WAC Management Steps from WeCare Hospital’s SOPs.
Read more >340B Pharmacy Buyer News | Managing Drug Shortages | June 2020
Drug shortages can have implications on 340B program management.
Read more >Apexus Selected to Continue as the HRSA 340B Prime Vendor
Apexus, LLC, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to continue as the 340B Prime Vendor. HRSA chose Apexus as part of a competitive, open bid process.
Read more >340B Regulatory Changes: Impact and Best Practices for Manufacturers
An overview of the CMP Final Rule and the pricing component of the 340B OPAIS. In addition, we share best practices on how to achieve compliance and operational efficiencies.
Read more >Lessons Learned from Apexus Answers III
The final article in a 3-part series to highlight cases in which Apexus Answers, a service provided by the 340B Prime Vendor Program, was a valuable resource for 340B stakeholders.
Read more >Lessons Learned from Top Apexus Answers 340B Interventions—Part II
Second of 3-article series to highlight cases in which Apexus Answers, a service provided by the 340B Prime Vendor Program, was a valuable resource for 340B stakeholders.
Read more >Lessons Learned from Top Apexus Answers 340B Interventions
First in series of 3 articles to highlight cases in which Apexus Answers, a service provided by the 340B Prime Vendor Program, was a valuable resource for 340B stakeholders.
Read more >Yes, You Can Purchase Vaccines on Your 340B Account (Hint: it’s not a 340B price, it’s a PVP value-added price)
PVP has partnered with vaccine manufacturers and distributors to provide discounts on vaccine products—including seasonal flu vaccines—to all 340B covered entities, regardless of size, through the Prime Vendor Program.
Read more >340B Purchasing Tools That You Should Be Using Right Now
Now, more than ever, it is important for 340B covered entities to implement strategies to comply with the 340B Drug Pricing Program and ensure that the entities can stretch their scarce resources to provide more care to more patients.
Read more >Apexus Answers Provides Helpful Tips to Navigate the New 340B OPAIS
The much-anticipated 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) replaced the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 340B Database, September 2017.
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