Pharmacy Compliance Services

Credentialing, audits, clinical programs and training for Illinois pharmacies.

Pharmnoura is a pharmacy compliance firm. We specialize in credentialing pharmacies and pharmacists in Illinois. We set up the same programs in your store. Pick the service you need below.

Or email us directly at main@pharmnoura.com.

At a glance

  • Illinois corporation formed in 2017.
  • Pharmacist owned.
  • Focused on Illinois pharmacies.
  • Clinical services from vaccines to HIV PrEP (HIV prevention medicine).

Pick the service you need.

Tell us which service fits your pharmacy. We will scope the work with you.

Pharmacist credentialing

Help your pharmacists get licensed, certified and enrolled with payers.

  • License tracking with IDFPR (the Illinois licensing agency) and NPI numbers (national provider numbers).
  • Certifications for immunization, contraception, test-and-treat and BLS (basic life support).
  • Certifications for HIV PrEP and PEP (prevention medicine taken before or after exposure).
  • Enrollment paperwork for Illinois Medicaid through IMPACT (the state's provider enrollment system).
  • Enrollment with HealthChoice Illinois plans (Medicaid managed care plans), CAQH (the shared credentialing database), commercial plans and Medicare.

Audit readiness

Find gaps in your charts and claims before a payer does.

  • A baseline review of your workflows, documentation and billing.
  • Quarterly chart and claims audits.
  • A written list of fixes and a progress report for the owner.

Clinical program setup

Set up clinical services with the policies and billing in place.

  • Standing orders and collaborative practice agreements with physicians.
  • A policies and procedures manual, plus a step-by-step procedure for each service.
  • Billing setup for medical and pharmacy claims, Medicaid, commercial plans and Medicare.

Services covered: vaccines, hormonal contraception, HIV PrEP and PEP, naloxone.

Test-and-treat covered: flu, COVID-19, strep, RSV (a common lung virus) and head lice.

Pharmacist and staff training

Training for every team member, with a record for each.

  • On-site sessions, shadowing and online modules for pharmacists, technicians, front-end and billing staff.
  • A competency checklist and a training record for each employee.
  • Train-the-trainer handoff so your team runs it after we leave.

Also available: clinical pharmacist placement, diabetes program accreditation support, and technology setup.

Diabetes accreditation covers DSMES (diabetes self-management education and support) and the Diabetes Prevention Program of the CDC (the federal disease control agency).

Four steps. Then your team runs it.

1

Start

We review your workflows, documentation and billing. You get a written baseline.

2

Build

We prepare licensing and credentialing applications, write the policies and set up billing.

3

Run

Services go live. We train your team and audit charts and claims every quarter.

4

Hand off

Your team gets the final manual, the procedure library and train-the-trainer sessions.

Most full programs run about 12 months, with quarterly audits.

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Illinois now lets pharmacists bill for some clinical services.

  • Illinois law now lets pharmacists provide and bill for certain clinical services, such as contraception, HIV PrEP and PEP, vaccines and test-and-treat.
  • Coverage and payment rules differ by payer and change over time.
  • Payment depends on correct credentialing and documentation.
  • Payers make the final enrollment and payment decisions.
  • We help you check which rules apply to your pharmacy before you start.

Who we are.

  • Pharmnoura, Inc. is an Illinois pharmacy compliance firm, formed in 2017.
  • We specialize in credentialing pharmacies and pharmacists in Illinois.
  • Pharmacist owned.
  • Our policies and checklists are based on Illinois law and payer rules.
  • Sources include the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act, the Illinois Insurance Code, HFS (the Illinois Medicaid agency) notices, CMS (the federal Medicare agency) guidance and CDC guidance.

Team

Noura Alahmed, PharmDDoctor of pharmacy. President and owner. Illinois licensed pharmacist.
Mohammed Alahmed, RPhRegistered pharmacist. Program Director. Leads training design, payer credentialing and billing workflows.

Questions owners ask first.

Do you guarantee payer enrollment or payment?

No. We prepare and file complete applications and work the denials. Payers make the final decision.

How long does a program take?

Most full programs run about 12 months, with quarterly audits. Each engagement is scoped in writing before work starts.

Do you place clinical pharmacists in stores?

Yes, as a separate engagement. The terms, including who employs the pharmacist, are set in writing before work starts.

Where do you work?

Illinois pharmacies. Our office is in Orland Park.

Tell us which service you need.

Email main@pharmnoura.com.

Include your pharmacy name, your city and the service you want.

We will reply.

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Pharmnoura. Pharmacy Compliance Services.
Pharmnoura, Inc.
15434 S. 70th Court, Unit E
Orland Park, IL 60462