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NACDS Foundation and LearnSomething offer convenient solution for plans and pharmacies
Alexandria, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation and LearnSomething, Inc. today announced that their fraud and abuse training program, which is currently available, is designed to satisfy requirements for such training that are included in a new Medicare Part D regulation.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule requires Part D Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to ensure that “downstream entities” (including pharmacies and pharmacists) receive training on fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA). CMS states that pharmacists should receive “specialized” training on an annual basis. PDPs and MA plans will be responsible for oversight of the training, and CMS will verify that the training occurs through audits.
In comments to CMS, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores opposed the training mandate because of its costs to pharmacies and the lack of evidence that such training is necessary. Nevertheless, now that CMS has issued a rule that mandates training, the NACDS Foundation is prepared to help pharmacies satisfy the training requirement.
The Foundation is already at the forefront of efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse. Just over a year ago, the NACDS Foundation joined with online training provider LearnSomething to launch a voluntary FWA training program for pharmacies. The NACDS Foundation and LearnSomething are offering this streamlined system designed to meet CMS’ requirements and address the needs of participating plans and providers.
The online training program was created to help educate and train employees on Federal laws and guidelines related to fraud, waste, and abuse. The program helps employees to prevent FWA in government health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Designed to be flexible enough to meet the specific training needs of individual companies, the program can be customized to include each company’s policies and procedures.
“The NACDS Foundation/LearnSomething program is an established training platform on the prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse,” said Don Bell, senior vice president of legal affairs and general counsel. “This is an opportunity for plans and pharmacies to adopt a training program designed to meet federal requirements and maximize efficiency.”
The new requirements from CMS will go into effect on January 1, 2009, giving pharmacies eleven months to train their personnel.
For more information and demonstrations of the program, please visit: www.nacdsf.learnsomething.com
LearnSomething Names Deborah Faucette to New Position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
TALLAHASSEE, FL, January 7, 2008 – Deborah Faucette, R.Ph. has been named by
LearnSomething,Inc. to a newly created position of Senior Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. Deb will lead a new department that, according to LearnSomething President and
Chief Executive Officer Steve Roden, “will greatly enhance the effectiveness and profile of
the LearnSomething About™ Consumer Education Platform”. The web- based program allows
manufacturers to drive product knowledge to consumers using Retailer’s customer websites. The
program will deliver rich non-biased education for consumers in over fifty health, wellness,
beauty and personal care categories. Read more
Are You Ready for the Next Generation in Customer Connections? LearnSomethingAbout™ leads the way!
Tallahassee, FL (December 27, 2007) – LearnSomething, Inc., the leading provider of e-learning solutions for the retail food and drug industries, is poised to launch LearnSomethingAbout™, an exciting new approach to connecting with customers that takes website push technology to the next level and beyond. Read more
LearnSomething Inc Expands Across the Pond -
Launches to UK Pharmacy
LearnSomething, Inc is helping pharmacists in the United Kingdom to
combat the potential threat of methamphetamine (meth) manufacture using over the counter medicines
containing pseudoephedrine and ephedrine. Read more
Online tools facilitate pharmacist education
In order to keep his eye on his stores and the company at large, Sav- Mor formed a “tight alliance” with www.learnsomething.com, a Web site that provides customized, multimedia training and learning solutions... Read More
LearnSomething and NACDS Foundation Collaborate to Help Prevent Fraud, Waste and Abuse with
Release of New Training Program
Tallahassee, FL (January 5, 2007) – LearnSomething, Inc., the
leading provider of e-learning solutions for the retail pharmacy, food and healthcare industries, today
announced the release of a new training program entitled Preventing Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FWA). The
program is designed to help community pharmacies, healthcare and insurance companies, and supermarket
chains with pharmacies, to educate their employees to detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse (FWA)
in government health care programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. FWA can be a significant source of
liability for unwary retail chains and other companies who process plan claims, arising from
unintentional or careless errors.
Meijer Inc. Joins with Wegmans Food Markets as Alpha Partner with LearnSomething Inc. in the Development of Innovative Customer Service Training
Tallahassee, FL (August 18, 2006) – LearnSomething, Inc., the leading provider of e-learning solutions for the retail food and drug industries, today announced the signing of Meijer Inc. to join Wegmans Food Markets as an Alpha Partner with LearnSomething in the development of “Prepare to Sell,” an innovative customer service training program. Meijer is a large retailer with more than 170 supercenters across the midwest, each featuring over 40 departments.
New Program Trains Pharmacy Staff on Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act
Tallahassee Fl. – June 29, 2006 – Assisting community pharmacies to combat methamphetamine misuse and abuse by the public is the objective of a new training program, called the MethGuard TM Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 training program, developed jointly by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation and LearnSomething Inc., a nationally recognized provider of pharmacy, supermarket, and healthcare training programs.
American College Of Radiology Launches ACR Campus on Isoph Blue
TALLAHASSEE, FL— June 13, 2006 – LearnSomething today announced that the American College of Radiology (ACR), the nation’s leading organization representing radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, and medical physicists, has launched its ACR Campus e-learning initiative on Isoph Blue, LearnSomething’s flagship learning management platform. The Campus, accessible at http://campus.acr.org/acr, firmly establishes ACR as the premier provider of online radiology education in the country.
LearnSomething and N-Ten Release Nonprofit E-Learning Survey Report
TALLAHASSEE, FL— February 9, 2006 – LearnSomething and N-TEN today officially released results from their 2005 survey of e-learning activity in the nonprofit sector. The 2005 survey builds on the research begun in 2004 by N-TEN and Isoph, now part of LearnSomething...
Isoph Combines Forces with LearnSomething
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- LearnSomething, Inc., a Tallahassee-based provider of e-learning solutions for professional industries, and Isoph Corporation, a trusted e-learning partner for nonprofit and membership organizations based in Carrboro, NC, have signed a definitive agreement to unite the two organizations into a single company bearing the LearnSomething name. ... Read More
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FMI Provides the Best Food Safety Training to
Retailers
TALLAHASSEE, FL— Looking for the best food safety training for your store
associates? Look no further than FMI. We offer a complete food safety and sanitation training program
based on retail best practices. It is the only food safety training program designed specifically for
retail and wholesale...
Hamacher Resource Group Teams with LearnSomething for Drugstore Training
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – August 26, 2005 – Hamacher Resource Group, LLC announced today that it has established an alliance with LearnSomething, a leading training company that combines engaging multimedia and expert educational content to create training solutions that are innovative, informative and effective. The relationship unites two top innovators in the retail healthcare market...
Meth Law Targets Florida Retailers
TALLAHASSEE, FL— Last week the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy, along with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Retail Federation, held a press conference to announce new legislation passed this year designed to curb the production of methamphetamine...
LearnSomething, Inc. Selected to Participate in the 2005 Florida Venture Capital Conference TALLAHASSEE, FL. — February 1, 2005 — LearnSomething’s President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Roden recently attended the 2005 Florida Venture Capital Conference sponsored by the Florida Venture Forum...
Employees Can Rely on New Tool for HIPAA Security Training
NACDS Foundation and LearnSomething, Inc. collaborate on new program Alexandria, Va. –A HIPAA Security Basics Training Program will soon be available to educate employees as required by the HIPAA Security Rule...
LearnSomething Selected by SCI Companies For Its Business Critical Training Courses
TALLAHASSEE, FL— A variety of LearnSomething, Inc. online courses are now being offered by SCI Companies — one of the nation’s largest privately held professional employment organizations — through its PlatformOne e-University...
Today's Technician - HIPAA Security and the Pharmacy
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Below is a list of conferences LearnSomething, Inc. will be attending. If you are interested in meeting with LearnSomething at one of these conferences, please email our conference coordinator.
American Pharmacists Association
Annual Meeting & Expo
Atlanta, GA
March 16 - 19, 2008
TMA Resources Annual Group (TAUG) Meeting
Louisville, KY
April 6 - 9, 2008
NACDS Annual Meeting
Palm Beach, FL
April 26 - 30, 2008
FMI Show Plus MARKETECHNICS®
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
May 4 - 7, 2008
FMI's 2008 Supermarket Pharmacy Conference
Co-located with the FMI show
Las Vegas, NV
May 4 - 6, 2008
General Merchandise Distributors Council
GM Marketing Conference
Orlando, FL
May 30 - June 3, 2008
Deli-Dairy-Bakery Seminar & Expo
New Orleans, LA
June 1 - 3, 2008
NACDS Marketplace Conference
San Diego, CA
June 28 - July 1, 2008
ASAE Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
August 16 - 19, 2008