High Dollar Drug Best Practices

It is important to have an efficient process for your operations and revenue cycle teams when it comes to expensive treatments provided in the home and alternate site. This educational program will have insights from an operations and revenue cycle leader and how they collaborate to ensure successful management of these patients from both the clinical and financial perspective.

Learning Objectives:

Describe key considerations that impact your respective site's ability to obtain high cost or specialty drugs.
Explain formulary and inventory management practices for high cost or specialty drugs.
Outline key process in the intake, billing and collections workflow that are essential to obtaining reimbursement for high cost or specialty drugs.

Michael K Bedenbaugh PharmD MBA MS

Director Pharmacy Services

Intramed Plus Infusion Services

Michael Bedenbaugh completed his professional education at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy in 2012. Subsequently, Michael completed a residency in health-system administration at the University of Virginia Health System. He is currently the Director of Pharmacy at Intramed Plus. Intramed Plus strives to be a leader in patient experience and clinical outcomes, accordingly the team at Intramed Plus is interested in research that can improve patient safety, the patient experience and or clinical outcomes in the infusion care setting.

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Debbie Thiele

Reimbursement Director

Intramed Plus

I am Debbie Thiele, Reimbursement Director with Intramed Plus, Inc. I have an education in Healthcare Management. I began my career in Home Infusion over 31 years ago but have worked with my current employer, Intramed Plus, for the last 13 years. I have 13 years experience in multiple areas of Operations and 18 years in multiple areas of the Revenue Cycle. On a personal level I have 6 children, 2 step-children, and one grandchild.

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