Advanced Diabetes Supply (ADS), a national provider of specialized diabetes supplies, has expanded the services it’s offering to pharmacy partners.
In an Aug. 13 news announcement, ADS, based in Carlsbad, California, said it “has expanded its prescription management offerings to pharmacies, adding the management of Medicare Part B diabetes testing supplies prescriptions as an additional service available to ADS pharmacy partners.”
The expansion, ADS added, “provides a broader range of support for pharmacies, improving operational efficiency and enhancing diabetes program adherence and health outcomes for patients.”
“We are pleased to announce a broadened service portfolio for our pharmacy partners,” said ADS CEO Bill Mixon. “By partnering with ADS, pharmacies can leverage our expertise and experience in the diabetes industry to not only optimize their operations, but to also enhance the experience and health outcomes for their patients living with diabetes.”
ADS, a nationally accredited pharmacy and diabetes durable medical equipment provider, began offering retail continuous glucose monitor (CGM) support for pharmacies in 2019 “to assist providers in navigating challenging CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] for CGMs while maintaining a premium level of patient satisfaction.”
“We are proud to be a trusted diabetes expert and partner for pharmacies and their customers,” said Mike Carmody, ADS vice president of pharmacy services. “These expanded services will allow us to further streamline the management of diabetes prescriptions for pharmacies while empowering their customers with diabetes in managing their health.”
“Our partnership with ADS has allowed our pharmacies to provide better patient care to our patients,” said Zach Winter, vice president, Contracting Thrifty White HEALTH. “Medicare billing rules are extremely complex, and ADS is well equipped to navigate the ever-changing requirements for these products. This allows our pharmacists more time to focus on core pharmacy, medication therapy management, and many other clinical services. Having a partner who shares the same mission of quality patient care is critical, and ADS has been that partner.
“The process is simple, and the positive feedback from our patients has created better buy-in from our store teams. They know their patients will be taken care of, as if it was an extension of the pharmacy itself.”
ADS began the new service as a pilot program with Meijer Pharmacy for six months, then decided to roll out the service “to all interested retail pharmacies” based on the pilot’s success.
