PBM- A PBM is a third party that acts as a intermediary between health insurance providers, drug manufactures, and pharmacies.
Ask your Client Representative for a list of applicable PBM vendors & Contact Information
- Billing: If working with one of the applicable vendors, the PBM will automatically dispense the 8358 medication files on an recurring basis , normally this occurs monthly, however the provider can request that the vendor transmit the files on a more frequent basis.
- edocs : the medication forms (comfort kit, single medication, or multiple medication form) should be used to identify the medications , where they are electronically signed by the appliable Medical Director and/or NP. Once the medications forms have been signed in edocs, the Patient details, and medication(s) identified will filter on the backend of the system to the provider's PBM dashboard.
**Providers cannot access the PBM portal through the Hospice Tools dashboard, a separate browser tab should be opened to access the patient details to proceed with filling the medication orders.