The traditional method of trafficking in paper prescriptions to supply drugs in worker’s compensation claims is labor-intensive and hazardous, Sponer said. It took time to interpret stacks and stacks of claim papers and shelf after shelf of space to store it. Paper also left room for mischief, he said; the unscrupulous could fashion phony claims or illegally copy legal ones, changing the date to get unauthorized medicines.

Eliminate the paper, he figured, eliminate the problem. To do so, he started ScripNet, a company managing pharmacy benefit claims electronically.
Sponer said his point-of-sale system lets pharmacists verify prescriptions and process orders and billing at once. Because the bills are sent directly to pharmacies, and not carried there by injured workers or others, there’s less chance for forgery, illegal duplication or other fraud, Sponer said. Eliminating paper, he added, eliminates administration. There are no file folders to keep; no documents to file.

Local ScripNet customers say they like that Sponer works and thinks locally. Leslie Bell, president of Nevada Comp first, for example, said ScripNet’s relationship with pharmacies makes filling and processing claims easier. ScripNet, she said, will pay pharmacies for five days of medication on workers’ compensation claims, covering the lag time between when claims are filed and processed. Even if a claim later gets denied, ScripNet, and not the pharmacy or the insurer are out any money.

Bell said Sponer worked with her to create a program to suit her company.

“A national company could do some of the same things as ScripNet does, but wouldn’t be willing to create a custom program for small groups,” she said. “Dennis can offer me a locally owned company to work with and the ability to customize a program.”

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