Highlights Include Keynotes on Future of Pharmacy and Technology
Innovation, Newly Elected Board Members, Award Recipients and
More
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. , May 8, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NCPDP announced today highlights from its
2024 Annual Technology & Business Conference, Innovation Starts
Here. "NCPDP's standards and guidance are inherently innovative,
and the work we continue to do will expand interoperability to
support the evolving role of pharmacists as an integral part of the
patient care team" said Lee Ann
Stember, President & CEO of NCPDP. "The goal is to
relieve pharmacists of administrative burdens so they can operate
at the top of their license and receive payment for their clinical
services." The Annual Conference included riveting keynote
speakers, topical educational sessions, big reveals on member and
industry award recipients, and networking opportunities.
The conference opened with a powerhouse Keynote panel
Pharmacists Today…5 Years from Now…10 Years from Now and Beyond
with six high-profile experts featuring government officials,
pharmacy visionaries, patient advocacy champions, and industry
analysts on key topics including reimbursement, workforce
challenges and opportunities, policy/regulation, and more.
Emmy-winning Keynote speaker, David
Pogue, a best-selling author, journalist and the go-to
expert on disruptive tech and science in a fast-changing world,
gave a highly informative and entertaining address on the future of
healthcare and artificial intelligence. Featured speaker and
conference favorite, Doug Long,
returned to deliver his informative IQVIA™ Market Trends Report,
with co-presenter Scott Biggs.
Rockstar-turned-motivator and closing Keynoter Mark Schulman, gave
a high-energy and thrilling performance while teaching secrets to
"Hacking the Rockstar Attitude".
Other Conference Highlights:
- Board of Trustees: Christian Tadrus, Independent Pharmacist, was
appointed Chair of the NCPDP Board of Trustees. Mindy D. Smith, R.Ph., M.H.A., TabulaRasa
Healthcare/ExactCare Pharmacy, was appointed Vice Chair of the
NCPDP Board of Trustees. NCPDP 2024-2025 Board of Trustees' newly
elected members took office: Jeff
Deitch, CEO, InfoWerks, Timothy
(Tim) Fensky, R.Ph., Chief Operations Officer, Masspack LTC,
and Christopher (Chris) Mendez, MBA,
Vice President, Data Strategy and Operations, Mercalis (Previously
TrialCard).
NCPDP's 2025 Annual Technology & Business Conference will be
held May 5-7, 2025, at the Westin
Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale,
Arizona.
About NCPDP
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) is a
not-for-profit American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Accredited Standards Developer (ASD) consisting of more than 1,500
members representing entities including, but not limited to, claims
processors, data management and analysis vendors, federal and state
government agencies, insurers, intermediaries, pharmaceutical
manufacturers, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, professional
services organizations, software and system vendors and other
parties interested in electronic standardization within the
pharmacy services sector of the healthcare industry. NCPDP provides
a forum wherein our diverse membership can develop business
solutions, including ANSI-accredited standards and guidance for
promoting information exchanges related to medications, supplies
and services within the healthcare system.
NCPDP has been named in federal legislation, including HIPAA,
MMA, and HITECH. NCPDP members have created standards such as the
Telecommunication Standard and Batch Standard, the SCRIPT Standard
for ePrescribing, the Manufacturers Rebate Standard and more to
improve communication within the pharmacy industry. Our data
products include dataQ®, a robust database of information on more
than 80,000 pharmacies, resQ™, an industry pharmacy credentialing
resource, and HCIdea®, an innovative prescriber database that
provides continually updated information on more than 2.5 million
prescribers. NCPDP's RxReconn® is a legislative tracking product
for real-time monitoring of pharmacy-related state and national
legislative and regulatory activity. For more information about
NCPDP Standards, Data Services, Products, Educational Programs and
Work Group meetings, go online at http://www.ncpdp.org or call
480.477.1000.
Media Contact
Janet Cabibbo, NCPDP,
480-477-1000 x104, jcabibbo@ncpdp.org, www.NCPDP.org
Maggie Bruce, NCPDP, 480-477-1000
x144, mbruce@ncpdp.org, www.NCPDP.org
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