MSP Member Update Vol. 10 No. 2
Jan. 20th, 2011

Mark Your Calendar
The 2011 Annual Manitoba Pharmacy Conference
April 15th, 16th and 17th
 The Delta Hotel

In This Issue:   

1.New MCHP Report: Pharmaceutical Use in Manitoba - Opportunities to Optimize Use
2. Missing first (given) name or family (sur)name for IFHP clients
3. New Client Information Required for Submission of Claims

1. New MCHP Report: Pharmaceutical Use in Manitoba - Opportunities to Optimize Use
   
   In Manitoba, between 1998 and 2007, the average cost of a person’s annual prescription medication regimen rose from $232 to $525 because of increased costs and prescription rates. What hasn’t been clear until now, however, is whether medications have been prescribed by doctors according to the latest guidelines. A new study by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy reports that Manitoba doctors are adept at following prescription guidelines.
   
   Information can be found at: http://www.msp.mb.ca/files/events/pharmaceutical_use_in_manitoba_-_jan_21'11.pdf
   
   Full Report - http://mchp-appserv.cpe.umanitoba.ca/reference/Rx_Optimize_WEB.pdf
   
   
2. Missing first (given) name or family (sur)name for IFHP clients
   
   When submitting claims electronically via Point of Sale (POS) for IFHP clients, if the first
   (given) name or the family (sur)name is missing from the client’s CIC issued documentation
   (Interim Federal Health Certificate of Eligibility or the Refugee Protection Claim Document),
   you must key the letter “X” in the First / Given Name field or Family Name / Surname
   field; otherwise, the claim will reject.
   
   The attached bulletin is to advise you of missing first (given) name or family (sur)name for IFHP clients.
   
   English - http://www.msp.mb.ca/files/events/cic_pos_bulletin_clients_with_only_one_name_en(1).pdf
   French - http://www.msp.mb.ca/eventsview.php?eventID=105
   
   
3. NEW CLIENT INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS
   
   Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) wishes to advise you that effective February 1, 2011, the
   following information will be required when submitting claims for Veteran clients:
   • Gender
   • Date of Birth
   
   English - http://www.msp.mb.ca/files/events/vac_poc_10_adjudication_edits_bulletin_english_final(1).pdf
   French -  http://www.msp.mb.ca/files/events/vac_poc_10_adjudication_edits_bulletin_french_final(1).pdf