NuFACTOR Specialty Pharmacy Awarded Accreditation from The Joint Commission

We are pleased to announce that NuFACTOR, FFF's Specialty
Pharmacy, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for healthcare quality and safety. Accreditation was granted February 22, 2008.

"In becoming accredited, NuFACTOR was evaluated against a set of national standards by a Joint Commission surveyor experienced in the delivery of homecare services," said Debra Zak, Ph.D., RN, L.Ac., executive director, Home Care Accreditation, The Joint Commission. "Achieving accreditation demonstrates NuFACTOR’s commitment to provide high quality and safe care to its patients."

“The Joint Commission accreditation shows that we make a significant investment in quality on a day-to-day basis from the top down,” explained Patrick M. Schmidt, president and CEO of FFF and NuFACTOR. “We sought accreditation for our organization because we want to be
the best and we view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward excellence."

To learn more about NuFACTOR Specialty Pharmacy, including its valuable outsourcing services—inventory management, distribution assistance, reimbursement support and cost management, call
800-323-6832 or visit www.nufactor.com.

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