Australian Healthcare Associates wins 6CPA community pharmacy administration deal.
The Australian Government has awarded a services agreement to Australian Healthcare Associates (AHA), which will administer the 23 Community Pharmacy Programs currently funded under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement.
AHA will take over the programs from the Pharmacy Guild effective from 01 February 2019, with the company just announcing it had been awarded the services agreement following a competitive tender process undertaken by the Department of Health.
Richard Stock, AHA Founding Director, said “our aim is to build on the committed work of the Guild which has administered these programs over many years, to ensure professional and efficient payment for services to pharmacies and other stakeholders”.
AHA also currently administers the Community Service Obligation (CSO) funding pool and the Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme on behalf of the Health Department.
Stock said AHA would engage the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia to advise on and support the administration of the 6CPA programs.
AHA will operate under the name “Pharmacy Programs Administrator” for the administration of the programs, which will also see it establish a new support centre and website in early 2019, as well as provide details to stakeholders of the transition arrangements for each program.
More details in tomorrow’s issue of Pharmacy Daily.
