|
|
ARMED FORCES NEWS |
|
According to Tricare officials, many prescription pads used by providers contain embedded watermarks to prevent fraud and forgery. When prescriptions written on watermarked pads are faxed to the Tricare Mail Order Pharmacy (TMOP), the watermarked area of the copy received at TMOP is either black and unreadable or totally blank. Accordingly, Tricare is encouraging providers to fax a cover sheet containing the provider's name and telephone number with each prescription. Then TMOP can contact a provider when an unreadable watermarked prescription is received. Officials noted that TMOP will make every attempt to track down providers so long as they have contact information. |
|
