Bill Popomaronis, R.Ph., NCPA vice president, home health and long term care pharmacy services, provides his thoughts and explanations on the latest DME information from CMS.
Hello Friends!
I’m William “Bill” Popomaronis, R.Ph., vice president, long term and home health care services for the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). Welcome to my DME Blog. This is where we will discuss the latest information on CMS’s DME Accreditation and Competitive Bidding programs. My goal is to answer your questions, provide the facts, and clear up the rumors and innuendo related to these topics.
I have special insight because I am the only pharmacist member of Medicare’s Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC), which provides advice on the development and implementation of the DME Competitive Acquisition Program, and in my role at NCPA, it is my job to study these regulations so you don’t have to.
This blog is part of a bigger DME Resource Center located on Pharmacist e-Link ™ (www.pharmacistelink.com/medicaredme). The Resource Center is provided by NCPA with support from Bayer HealthCare, Diabetes Care. It includes fast facts and resources concerning accreditation, competitive bidding, NSC supplier standards, as well as the DMe-Alert service providing you the latest, fact-based information via an email newsletter once each week.
