The certification behind the systems your medication program depends on.
DrWell is a LegitScript Enterprise Certification Partner for Healthcare. For practices using Connect, that means the platform behind your cash-pay medication program has completed an independent certification process relevant to regulated healthcare, without your team needing to become certification experts.
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Why this matters to a cash-pay practice
Your practice should not have to build the infrastructure behind pharmacy sourcing, payment classification and regulated advertising from scratch. Connect brings those pieces together on a platform with independent healthcare certification behind it.
Connect evaluates pharmacy partners before orders route, including licensing, state coverage, credentials, testing and regulatory history.
Medication-related transactions can receive additional scrutiny from payment networks. Connect's program-payment structure is built for that category.
Consent, identity verification and key patient actions can be captured inside the Connect workflow.
DrWell offers a separate opt-in advertising program that operates within its certified program, so practices do not start that infrastructure from scratch.
A certified platform still needs a strong pharmacy standard
Connect evaluates pharmacy partners before they receive patient orders. Your staff does not have to independently build a pharmacy-vetting process just to understand who is behind the medication.
Evaluated before a pharmacy receives patient orders, not audited after something goes wrong. The full standard is on the pharmacy vetting page.
Why certification matters to the payment side, too
Connect is the merchant of record, so your practice is not the one applying for a high-risk account or sitting through that underwriting. Medication-related transactions draw additional scrutiny from payment networks and acquiring banks, and pricing in this category follows volume. A practice applying on its own is underwritten and priced on its own volume.
Visa and Mastercard have additional monitoring programs for relevant merchant categories. Your practice does not need to learn those programs to use Connect.
Connect's program-payment category is MCC 5912, the payment-industry category used for pharmacies and drug stores.
LegitScript is recognized in this regulated payment ecosystem, which gives an acquiring bank an independent healthcare credential to evaluate.
Certification is part of the infrastructure behind Connect. It does not guarantee payment approval, and the networks set their own requirements.
Visa and Mastercard do not require LegitScript certification by name. They apply additional oversight to relevant merchant categories, and LegitScript is a recognized healthcare credential within that ecosystem.
What an independent certification review looks at
LegitScript's healthcare certification process reviews evidence about the business rather than relying on a badge or self-attestation.
Relevant licenses for the business and the professionals operating under it.
Evidence related to applicable healthcare rules for what is being provided.
Business practices and disclosures held to a published standard a patient can read.
Standards specific to how the healthcare service operates, which differ by business model.
The value is what sits behind Connect, not the badge itself
DrWell's LegitScript Enterprise certification is part of the infrastructure behind Connect. It gives partners reviewing the platform an independent healthcare credential to evaluate rather than relying only on the practice's own claims.
The certification belongs to DrWell. A practice using Connect does not become independently LegitScript certified.
Certification can matter before your first ad ever runs
Prescription-related advertising is subject to platform-specific rules and certification requirements. DrWell offers a separate opt-in advertising program that operates within its certified program, so practices do not have to start that infrastructure from scratch. Individual platforms retain their own policies and approval processes.
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Against a defined sourcing standard that includes state licensing and coverage, relevant accreditation or certification, applicable manufacturing requirements for 503B facilities, third-party potency and sterility testing, and regulatory and recall history. The full standard is on the pharmacy vetting page.
No. The certification belongs to DrWell. Your practice retains its own legal, clinical and regulatory responsibilities, and a vendor who tells you otherwise is worth a second look.
No. They apply additional oversight to relevant merchant categories, and LegitScript is a recognized healthcare credential within that ecosystem.
It is the payment-industry category used for pharmacies and drug stores. It is technical infrastructure behind the payment model, not something your staff needs to manage.
The dispensing facility, what it was tested for and what the patient consented to are held together on the patient record rather than scattered across systems, so answering takes a lookup rather than a week.
DrWell offers an optional advertising program within its certified program, so a practice does not have to hold its own certification to participate. Individual platforms retain their own policies and approval processes.
LegitScript publishes standard certification pricing on its site. Enterprise certification, which covers more complex business models, is quoted per business rather than listed. Ask them directly for a figure that reflects your model.
No. Connect is the merchant of record for program payments, so your practice is not the entity applying for a high-risk account. That also matters on price: rates in this category follow volume, so a practice applying on its own is underwritten and priced on its own volume rather than on a platform's.
You don't need to become the LegitScript expert.
In one walkthrough, see how DrWell's certification connects to pharmacy sourcing, program payments, patient safeguards and optional advertising, and where Connect's responsibilities end and your practice's begin.