INNOVATIVE PRACTICE FORM

Name: Gretan Panar

Address: 2000 Shore Road, Lynwood, NJ 08221

Phone #: (609) 653-8077

FAX#: (609) 653-2065

Briefly describe innovation:
Mr. Panar is a Triple Board Certified Pharmacist. That is, he has been a registered pharmacist in the state of New Jersey for twenty years, a clinical consultant for nursing home for twelve years, and a certified Diabetic Educator for four years. He practices pharmacy at Lynwood Pharmacy and works approximately seven hours a day. He also owns Life and Health Education Center and sees patients by appointment usually about two to three days a week. The pharmacy is 800 square feet and fills about 100 prescriptions daily. Other than prescriptions, the pharmacy only sells professional products such as vitamins, dermatologic products, and a new line of herbal therapy (Mr. Panar is educated in homeopathic remedies and can offer advice to patients. Mr. Panar started Diabetic Training in 1980 when a physician asked him to monitor his wife that was not controlling her blood glucose. At the Education Center, Mr. Panar has a private office for counseling and a group area that will accommodate twelve patients for group presentations. Mr. Panar offers consultations in diabetes, asthma and hypertension control and does blood glucose screening, cholesterol screening, and will soon offer Coumadin Filtration. Additionally, Mr. Panar does therapeutic intervention and makes recommendations to physicians on drug therapy and untreated disease management.

Method of Reimbursement:
Payor(s): Currently, Mr. Panar bill third parties for approximately 40% of the Diabetic Consulting, and the remainder is cash fee for service from the patient. Mr. Panar also receives cash fee for service for asthma and improving patient outcomes consultations.

Reimbursement rate: Unavailable.

Documentation Required:
Documentation includes basic review charts, patient history, and pharmacist's comments for all intervention and contacts to physicians. At this time, all of this information is kept manually.

Specialized Training:
In order for Mr. Panar to receive third party reimbursement, he is a Certified Diabetic Educator. In addition, he has been a consultant and representative for Squibb, Novo, and several other companies.

Software/instrumentation Required:
The Education Center offers On-line Computer Software and In-house Loading that Mr. Panar uses for group and private diabetic presentations.

Interviewed by: Marquette Hardin