Introduction:

CTSRX stands for Comprehensive course for pharmacy Technicians in Specialty Pharmacy. CTSRX will serve as an advanced certificate course for pharmacy technicians who are interested in and passionate about patient care. It’s the first certificate course covering all major aspects of Specialty Pharmacy as listed under CTSRX exam/Course contents in Candidate handbook. With CTSRX, technicians are expected to demonstrate advanced knowledge about medications, billing, prior authorizations, compliance, accreditation, and patient care management.

Through CTSRX, we train and educate pharmacy technicians to develop expertise in the areas of:

1. Administrative: Intake, benefits investigation, billing.

2. Clinical: Specialty disease states like Oncology, Multiple Sclerosis, HIV, Hepatitis C, Hyperlipidemia, Transplant, Diabetes, Cardiology and Chronic Inflammatory diseases.

3. Compliance: URAC and other regulatory standards

4. Customer service: Onboarding and continuation of care

5. Health care services: Monitoring adherence, side effects, medication reconciliation, Prior authorizations, and communication with healthcare team as a patient care advocate

6. Social workers’ services: Financial assistance, support groups.

7. Business: Healthcare model, types of Specialty Pharmacies, 340 B, etc.

Eligibility Requirements/Audience/Fees:          

Eligibility: Candidates must be Licensed Pharmacy Technicians. Their state licenses must be in good standing. Candidates do not need any other certification or credentials from any other company to take CTSRx course.

Candidates do not need any pre-requisite courses or credentials to take CTSRx course. PROSPERX offers all courses to all Pharmacy Technicians without any discrimination regarding race, religion, color, marital status, cultural background, ethnic origin, gender, socioeconomic or employment status.

Audience: Pharmacy technicians

Type of Activity: Knowledge-based and Application-based.

Continuing education credits: 20 .0 hours (CE Credits will be Awarded to MI and FL Participants Only at this time)

Media: Internet

Estimated time to complete activity: 20 hours (It’s a self-paced online course. Participants can log out and log on anytime during the course. The progress of the course will be saved, and no work will be lost. The certificate course needs to be completed within 3 months after which participants will lose access to the course.

Published date: May 7, 2023

Expires: May 6, 2025

 

 

Exam Fee:

$99 for initial Certificate.

$75 for renewal, every 2 years.

Learning Objectives/Process:

Learning Objectives:

1. Introduce Specialty Pharmacy, types, standards, and accreditation.

2. Describe intake process and explore benefit verification process. Classify different types of third-party plans, Medicaid and Medicare and identify the benefits offered by each of them.

3. a) Describe diseases such as chronic inflammatory diseases, HIV, Hepatitis C, Pulmonary Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes, Solid organ transplant, Multiple Sclerosis, Oncology-Solid tumors, and Oncology-blood cancers. b) Classify and describe treatments, dosage forms, dosages, side effects and other educational aspects. c) Get an insight into billing tips and prior authorization aspects. d) Describe the processes of working on prior authorization applications and obtaining financial assistance for patients.

4. Formulate approaches to optimal onboarding and care-coordination processes to produce positive health outcomes and quality of life as vital aspects of patient care.

Process:

1. Register online to create an account and pay for the course.

2. Read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures.

3. Learn one module at a time and take Knowledge check test after each module. You must score 100% in the Knowledge check to go to the next module. Likewise, learn all 11 modules and then take the final exam when you are ready.

4. The final exam consists of 60 questions. You will have 3 attempts to pass the final exam. The passing score is 70%.

5. Complete the final exam and post-activity evaluation right after the final exam within a maximum of 3 months of enrolling in the activity.

To answer the questions, click on your selected choice for each answer, then proceed to the next question. Once completed, click on the Grade Exam button at the bottom of the page. Your exam will automatically be graded. After you pass the exam and complete evaluation, your Certificate of completion will be made available immediately. Click on the Certificate of completion link and print the certificate for your records.

Renew:

For candidates to continue updating their knowledge about Specialty Pharmacy, it’s important that they stay current with the latest developments in treatments, third-parry criteria, accreditation standards and other changes in processes pertaining to operation of a Specialty Pharmacy. Therefore, CTSRx certificate needs to be renewed every 2 years.

PROSPERX will continue to update the course every 2 years from its inception in May 2021. The next update will be available in May 2023. So, all candidates will acquire the same information, whether they are taking it for the first time or renewing it, if they take it within the two-year window.

PROSPERX will remind the candidates via email of their renewal, 3 months before the expiration of their current certificate. Therefore, it’s important that candidates provide an accurate and a working email during registration for the first time. Even though PROSPERX will send you automatic email reminders about your renewal, it’s the candidate’s responsibility to make a note of the renewal dates and renew the certificate on time. PROSPERX cannot be held liable if candidates do not receive renewal reminders due to any reason.

PROSPERX will recognize the renewal candidates through their credentials and thus, will offer them the course for reduced fees, $75 versus new candidates taking it for the first-time for $99.

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