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Damien Center automatically manages licenses, accreditations and more

Indianapolis-based Damien Center “is Indiana’s oldest and largest AIDS service organization (ASO).” The center, founded in 1987, provides healthcare and education to more than 8,000 individuals living with and at risk for HIV. Damien Center is also a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantee, so the clinic receives federal funding to treat and care for those living with HIV who have little or no insurance. The HIV/AIDS Bureau, part of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, administers the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.

“We wanted one solution to track not only our pharmacy’s regulatory documents, like our DEA license, but also insurance policies and licenses for providers,” says Brad Plunkett, director of Pharmacy Services for Damien Center. “We were using multiple systems to do it.

“We worked with a consultancy, and they had software that automated some of our needs,” Plunkett adds. “I’d heard of LicenseTrak, explored it, and thought, ‘Ok, we can use this across our platforms.’”

Four tools for taking the anxiety out of accreditation

By Craig Frost When people raise the topic of accreditation, the word often causes anxiety. But why? Accreditation is a way to prove a pharmacy meets a baseline of competencies. To become accredited, a pharmacy will have policies and procedures in place, certain equipment, and capabilities in its facility to meet the standards of the accrediting body. Accreditation can also be a prerequisite for payment. For instance, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services turn to the Joint Commission, a deemed status provider for accreditation, to accredit healthcare provider organizations. If a pharmacy fails accreditation by the Joint Commission or other deemed status provider, then CMS must consider whether to exclude the pharmacy. CMS may send a Medicare surveyor to take a closer look. So, in this case, accreditation, or the lack thereof, can get… Read More »Four tools for taking the anxiety out of accreditation

National Infusion Center Association and Sectyr Ink Deal to Expand NICA Accreditation Program, SectyrHub LicenseTrak

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – November 14, 2023 – Sectyr, a leader in SaaS-based compliance software for healthcare, has partnered with the National Infusion Center Association (NICA) Accreditation Program. SectyrHub LicenseTrak® compliance software provides a solution which infusion centers can rely on for tracking the NICA Standards of Excellence for Ambulatory Infusion Centers by which they earn and maintain NICA Accreditation. “Our customers rely on LicenseTrak to track staff and facility licensing, contracts, training, and incident reports and a wide variety of compliance-related tasks,” says Craig Frost, RPh, MBA, FACHE, president and chief operating officer for Sectyr. “Our relationship with NICA allows us to now offer a one-stop-shop for managing the evidence of compliance documentation required to meet and maintain all NICA accreditation standards.” The NICA Standards of Excellence for Ambulatory Infusion Centers represent the first comprehensive… Read More »National Infusion Center Association and Sectyr Ink Deal to Expand NICA Accreditation Program, SectyrHub LicenseTrak

Powers Law’s Bill von Oehsen, Sectyr’s Craig Frost say Compliance Now Paramount for 340B

For part two of Sectyr’s live webinar series focused on how to improve 340B program accountability, 340B legal expert Bill von Oehsen joined Sectyr President and COO Craig Frost in a wide-ranging discussion about the program’s past, present and future. Von Oehsen’s experience stretches back to the beginning of the 340B program, for which he played a key role in crafting the legislation to establish the program and expand the law in 2010 under the Affordable Care Act. According to von Oehsen, the story of the 340B program has two chapters, divided by the passage of the ACA. Chapter one was educating the public and covered entities about the program. In chapter two, compliance has become paramount. Not only do covered entities now have to worry about their compliance status for audits by the U.S.… Read More »Powers Law’s Bill von Oehsen, Sectyr’s Craig Frost say Compliance Now Paramount for 340B

340B Report’s Ted Slafsky riffs on what Congress, U.S. states have in store for 340B reporting

Changes related to 340B reporting requirements are afoot in Congress and several U.S. states. To explore what that means for 340B program managers, Sectyr recently invited Ted Slafsky, publisher of the 340B Report, to join Sectyr’s Craig Frost for the first in a series of live webinars discussing how to improve 340B program accountability and give policymakers and industry stakeholders greater confidence in its oversight. Slafsky, one of America’s leading experts on health care policy, regularly reports on the forces affecting the 340B program through his independent news coverage and analysis. A catalyst for stricter reporting To kick off the webinar, Slafsky noted that articles from last fall in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are still having an impact on Congress’ view of the 340B program. Slafsky believes these pieces have… Read More »340B Report’s Ted Slafsky riffs on what Congress, U.S. states have in store for 340B reporting

Who’s responsible for 340B compliance?

Last May, we penned a blog series about what it takes to successfully comply with the 340B program. We posited compliance rests on five pillars, which are standardization, accountability, visibility, efficiency, and sustainability. Our aim with the posts was twofold:  Inform readers about each pillar but also clarify the roles people and technology play to ensure continuous compliance. In this post, we sum up our series and touch on the role compliance management software plays vis-à-vis consultants, and TPAs.

Compliance software expert Sectyr makes Inc. 5000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – August 16, 2023 – Inc. magazine has named Sectyr®, a leading provider of SaaS-based compliance software for healthcare, to the 2023 Inc. 5000 list. This is the second time that Sectyr has been recognized by Inc.; in 2022, Sectyr ranked among Inc. magazine’s annual list of Best Workplaces. “I could not be more proud of our team for the hard work and dedication it took for us to be recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in America,” said James Lawson, founder and CEO. “Growing in this challenging environment really shows that our solutions are hitting the mark with our customers and providing a substantial benefit for them in maintaining Continuous Program Compliance.” Sectyr’s Software for Continuous Program Compliance® informs users ranging from hospitals and health clinics to pharmacies and health networks… Read More »Compliance software expert Sectyr makes Inc. 5000

Georgia Primary Care Association taps SectyrHub 330 for continuous compliance

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, July 31, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Sectyr, a leader in SaaS-based compliance software for healthcare, is providing its SectryHub compliance software platform to the Georgia Primary Care Association, so the association’s member health centers can protect grant benefits derived from Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. GPCA includes 35 health centers–34 of which are Federally Qualified Health Centers and one FQHC look-alike–serving 650,000 patients. “SectyrHub saves and tracks what’s needed to stay continually compliant.“ — Jan Wilkerson, RN, CPHQ, a manager for Quality, Risk & Compliance at GPCA SectyrHub provides a health center team with a complete management solution including documentation, tasking, workflow, and visualization tools for executive management. The software informs users around the clock about the state of their compliance with U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration requirements… Read More »Georgia Primary Care Association taps SectyrHub 330 for continuous compliance