| 1 | PSOTPCLW ;BIRM/PDW-ROUTINE FOR STORE & PRINT LETTERS
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| 2 |  ;;7.0;OUTPATIENT PHARMACY;**145**;DEC 1997
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| 3 |  Q
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| 4 | LOADTMP ;Load letter text into ^TMP($J,"TPCLW","Px")
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| 5 |  ;This builds the patient letter for TIME NEW ROMAN 12 POINT (NOT 12 PITCH)
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| 6 |  K ^TMP($J,"TPCLW"),INDENT
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| 7 |  S $P(INDENT," ",5)=""
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| 8 |  F LN=1:1 S XX=$T(MMLETTER+LN) Q:XX["*****"  S XX=$P(XX,";;",2),^TMP($J,"TPCLW","P1",LN)=INDENT_XX
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| 9 |  S LN1=LN
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| 10 |  F LN=1:1 S YY=LN1+LN,XX=$T(MMLETTER+YY) Q:XX["*****"  S XX=$P(XX,";;",2),^TMP($J,"TPCLW","P2",LN)=INDENT_XX
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| 11 |  S LN1=LN+LN1
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| 12 |  F LN=1:1 S YY=LN1+LN,XX=$T(MMLETTER+YY) Q:XX["*****"  S XX=$P(XX,";;",2),^TMP($J,"TPCLW","P3",LN)=INDENT_XX
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| 13 |  S LN1=LN+LN1
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| 14 |  Q
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| 15 | TMP ; show TMP contents
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| 16 |  S X=132 X ^%ZOSF("RM")
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| 17 |  F XX="P1","P2","P3" W !!,XX,! S LN=0 F  S LN=$O(^TMP($J,"TPCLW",XX,LN)) Q:LN'>0  S X=^(LN) W !,X
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| 18 |  S X=80 X ^%ZOSF("RM")
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| 19 |  Q
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| 20 | SETUP ;pull text lines from mailman message and store into routine
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| 21 | SETUPB D SELBSK Q:Y'>0
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| 22 |  D SELMSG G:Y'>0 SETUPB
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| 23 |  D MMLOAD
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| 24 |  Q
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| 25 | SELBSK ;SELECT BASKET,DA
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| 26 |  K DIC,DA S BSKDA=0
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| 27 |  S DA(1)=DUZ,DIC="^XMB(3.7,DA(1),2,",DIC(0)="AEQM"
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| 28 |  D ^DIC
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| 29 |  S:+Y>0 BSKDA=+Y
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| 30 |  Q
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| 31 | SELMSG ;SELECT MESSAGE
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| 32 |  K DIC,DA S MSGDA=0,IENS=BSKDA_","_DUZ
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| 33 |  W !!,"Basket: ",$$GET1^DIQ(3.701,IENS,.01)
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| 34 |  S DA(2)=DUZ,DA(1)=BSKDA,DIC="^XMB(3.7,DUZ,2,BSKDA,1,",DIC(0)="AEQM"
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| 35 |  S DIC("W")="W $$GET1^DIQ(3.9,+Y,.01)"
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| 36 |  D ^DIC K DIC,DR,DA
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| 37 |  S:+Y>0 MSGDA=+Y
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| 38 |  Q
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| 39 | MMLOAD ; Load text into routine from a mail message.
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| 40 |  S MMDA=$G(MSGDA) Q:+MMDA'>0
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| 41 |  S X1="S XX=""MMLETTER ;;"" ZI XX"
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| 42 |  S X2="S LN=0 F  S LN=$O(^XMB(3.9,MMDA,2,LN)) Q:LN'>0  S XX="" ;;""_^XMB(3.9,MMDA,2,LN,0) ZI XX"
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| 43 |  X X1,X2,"ZS"
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| 44 |  Q
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| 45 | MMLETTER ;;
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| 46 |  ;;Dear Veteran:
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| 47 |  ;; 
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| 48 |  ;;I am pleased to tell you that you may be eligible for a new, temporary 
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| 49 |  ;;prescription benefit, called the VA Transitional Pharmacy Benefit.  The 
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| 50 |  ;;goal is to reduce the costs of your medication while you are waiting to 
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| 51 |  ;;see a VA primary care doctor.
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| 52 |  ;; 
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| 53 |  ;;1.  AM I ELIGIBLE FOR THIS NEW BENEFIT?
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| 54 |  ;; 
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| 55 |  ;;You are eligible for this benefit if you meet all of the following 
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| 56 |  ;;requirements.
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| 57 |  ;; 
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| 58 |  ;;        a.  You are enrolled in the VA health care system prior to July 
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| 59 |  ;;25, 2003; and
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| 60 |  ;;        b.  You have requested your first primary care appointment with 
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| 61 |  ;;VA prior to July 25, 2003; and
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| 62 |  ;;        c.  You have been waiting more than 30 days for the initial 
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| 63 |  ;;primary care appointment as of September 22, 2003.
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| 64 |  ;; 
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| 65 |  ;;2.  WHAT IS THE NEW BENEFIT?
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| 66 |  ;; 
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| 67 |  ;;        The new benefit allows VA to fill your prescriptions written by a 
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| 68 |  ;;non-VA doctor, until you have your first primary care appointment with 
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| 69 |  ;;VA.  VA will only provide your medications by mail.  VA may also bill 
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| 70 |  ;;your health insurance, and you may have to pay a co-payment based on your 
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| 71 |  ;;eligibility and financial status.
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| 72 |  ;; 
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| 73 |  ;;        The medications provided by this benefit include many of the drugs 
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| 74 |  ;;listed on the VA National Formulary List.  We have enclosed a shortened 
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| 75 |  ;;version of that list for your doctor's use.  Under this program, VA will 
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| 76 |  ;;not provide controlled substances (such as narcotics), intravenous
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| 77 |  ;;medications, over-the-counter medications (except insulin and 
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| 78 |  ;;syringes), medical supplies, and one-time medications for acute illnesses 
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| 79 |  ;;(such as antibiotics).  Additionally, VA will not provide medications 
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| 80 |  ;;required to be administered only by a medical professional.
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| 81 |  ;; 
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| 82 |  ;;3.  HOW DO I START?
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| 83 |  ;; 
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| 84 |  ;;        To obtain your medications, please do the following:
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| 85 |  ;; 
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| 86 |  ;;        a.  Fill out the top portion of the attached VA Form 10-0411, 
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| 87 |  ;;VA Transitional Pharmacy Benefit (the Patient Information part).
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| 88 |  ;;        b.  Take the attached letter ("Dear Doctor"), the enclosed 
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| 89 |  ;;Transitional Pharmacy Benefit Drug Formulary Summary brochure, and VA 
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| 90 |  ;;Form 10-0411, VA Transitional Pharmacy Benefit, to your private doctor. 
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| 91 |  ;;        c.  Ask your doctor to:
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| 92 |  ;; 
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| 93 |  ;;        (1)  Complete the Doctor Information section of VA Form 10-0411.
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| 94 |  ;;        (2)  Attach a prescription for each medication and include your 
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| 95 |  ;;name and social security number; and
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| 96 |  ;;        (3)  Mail these documents to the following address using the
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| 97 |  ;;enclosed envelope.
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| 98 |  ;; 
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| 99 |  ;;*****
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| 100 |  ;; 
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| 101 |  ;;4.  HOW WILL I GET MY MEDICATIONS?
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| 102 |  ;; 
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| 103 |  ;;        Prescriptions from your non-VA doctor must be mailed in the 
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| 104 |  ;;enclosed envelope to the address shown above.  Our goal is to mail your 
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| 105 |  ;;medications to you within 7 to 10 days after receiving your 
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| 106 |  ;;prescription.  If you have questions or concerns about your mailed 
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| 107 |  ;;medications, you may contact 
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| 108 |  ;;***** 
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| 109 |  ;;VA will provide sufficient medication to meet your needs until your first 
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| 110 |  ;;primary care appointment.  Please make sure your doctor mails the 
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| 111 |  ;;enclosed form and prescriptions.  VA is not able to process these 
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| 112 |  ;;prescriptions by fax, phone, or email.  If your doctor does not provide 
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| 113 |  ;;all the requested information, VA cannot send your medication.
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| 114 |  ;; 
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| 115 |  ;;5.  WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
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| 116 |  ;; 
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| 117 |  ;;        More information about this benefit can be found on the VA's 
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| 118 |  ;;Internet Web site, at http://www.va.gov/elig/tpb.htm.  If you still have
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| 119 |  ;;questions, please call 1-877-222-8387.
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| 120 |  ;; 
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| 121 |  ;;6.  PLEASE KEEP YOUR FIRST PRIMARY CARE APPOINTMENT!
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| 122 |  ;; 
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| 123 |  ;;        Once VA has scheduled your first primary care appointment, please 
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| 124 |  ;;remember that it is very important to keep that appointment.  If you must 
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| 125 |  ;;cancel your appointment, please advise the appointment clerk that you are 
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| 126 |  ;;a VA Transitional Pharmacy Benefits patient and explain why you are 
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| 127 |  ;;canceling.  VA understands that there are occasions when you must cancel 
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| 128 |  ;;your appointment.  However, if you cancel your appointment simply for 
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| 129 |  ;;your own convenience, or if you fail to show up for your scheduled 
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| 130 |  ;;appointment without an acceptable reason, you may no longer be eligible 
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| 131 |  ;;for this benefit.
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| 132 |  ;; 
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| 133 |  ;;        During your first primary care appointment, your VA doctor will 
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| 134 |  ;;review all treatments, including all your medications, and make changes 
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| 135 |  ;;as appropriate and give you refills.
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| 136 |  ;; 
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| 137 |  ;;        VA is committed to serving you by providing this benefit to 
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| 138 |  ;;reduce your medication costs while you wait for your first primary care 
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| 139 |  ;;appointment.  Thank you for your patience.  We hope to see you soon.
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| 140 |  ;;***** 
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