NCPDP News Flash: Information on Preparing for Hurricane Harvey

Author: Kailee Burnett/Friday, August 25, 2017/Categories: APCI News, APCI Choice

August 24, 2017
 

Healthcare Ready plans to activate the RxOpen map tonight for Hurricane Harvey (which is expected to be a Category 3 hurricane at landfall at 8am tomorrow). They will be actively tracking the storm and standing by ready to assist with requests for information or assistance, and information sharing. If you have partners or colleagues in Texas and/or Louisiana that might want to connect with them, or need assistance, feel free to contact Healthcare Ready for assistance at alerts@healthcareready.org or 1-866-247-2694.
 
Rx Open
Healthcare Ready’s 
Rx Open is an interactive map that helps patients and providers find nearby open pharmacies in areas impacted by disaster. The map will be updated daily throughout the federally declared disaster. If pharmacies find their status is not consistent with what is shown on Rx Open, please notify Healthcare Ready at ContactUs@HealthcareReady.org.

Emergency Preparedness Refill Too Soon Edit Override 
Reminder: NCPDP members approved the most effective method for overriding refill too soon type reject during a disaster: using the Submission Clarification Code 13 -   Payer-Recognized Emergency/Disaster Assistance Request. The pharmacist is indicating that an override is needed based on an emergency/disaster situation recognized by the payer. Access more information on Emergency Preparedness at: 
http://ncpdp.org/Resources/Emergency-Preparedness.
 


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