
About Sara Hathaway, PharmD
After graduating from UW-Madison's School of Pharmacy with my PharmD, I spent my first eight years at an independent pharmacy dividing my time between both retail and long-term care. I fell in love with the independent pharmacy world and joined the PAAS team to help independents not only survive, but thrive.
I enjoy assisting pharmacy staff both pre- and post-audit and enjoy providing them with knowledge and tools to decrease audit risk going forward. I write articles for Third-Party Newsline each month and answer member questions daily. I look forward to building professional relationships with each of our members and assisting you with your next audit.
Entries by Sara Hathaway, PharmD
NCPDP Updates DAW Code Definitions to Encompass Interchangeable Biosimilars
September 19, 2022While this chart is useful, you may be asking yourself – What does this all mean?! Let us go through several examples.
Be Prepared for Audits on Pharmacist-Prescribed Paxlovid
August 29, 2022As pharmacies across the country are gaining access to this anti-viral COVID-19 therapeutic agent, it is important to understand the specifications of the EUA…
DMEPOS Targeted Probe and Educate Program – Process Improvement Plan
August 8, 2022There has been a sharp increase in the number of Targeted Probe and Educate Program audits on diabetic testing supplies.
New Tools Available! Biologic and Non-Biologic Injectable Medication Reference Charts
July 19, 2022Ever wonder if you were billing the correct NDC for a Humira® prescription and had to spend precious time investigating? Or how about questioning if you were billing the correct package size for Gvoke® and had to consult multiple references just to try and figure out the answer?
Beyond-Use Date vs. Nursing Home Storage Policy – Avoid this Recoupment Trap!
June 30, 2022Manufacturers go through rigorous testing to bring their products to market and part of the tedious approval process includes stability, sterility, and beyond-use date (BUD) testing.
Best Practice for Entering Transfers with Partial Refills Remaining
June 14, 2022Transfer prescriptions carry a high audit risk due to the additional documentation required based on state regulations.
Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Attestations Plus Resource and Billing Chart on PAAS Member Portal
May 18, 2022On March 29, 2022, the CDC and FDA issued press releases to provide updated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.
Hackers Don’t Sleep, Your PHI is At Risk! What Are Your Safeguards?
April 5, 2022Pharmacies, big and small, may find themselves on the probing end of a hacker’s criminal scheme designed to access and steal protected health information (PHI).
Options for DMEPOS Orders with Quantities Above Policy Limits
March 26, 2022Medicare has strict coverage qualifications and limitations for items covered by Part B.

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