Educational Webinars

The need for interoperability in healthcare has never been greater.

Register to watch this on demand panel webinar from HIMSS and NCPDP that will highlight collaborative efforts to improve care outcomes through better data exchange to close care gaps, manage chronic conditions, and improve quality measures, while showcasing real-world examples of successful collaboration.

Learning Objectives

• Evaluate the Pharmacist’s role in chronic disease management, medication adherence, Medication Therapy Management (MTM), and beyond.
• Identify strategies for reducing hospital readmissions through integration of pharmacists in the care team, emphasizing the importance of seamless data exchange and coordinated care.
• Discuss the business case for interoperability – highlighting the ROI for health systems and payers.
• Identify the role pharmacists can play given the shortage of Primary Care doctors.
• Analyze building on the trust patients have built with their pharmacist to improve care outcomes.

Speakers

Brigid Groves, Pharm.D., MS, Vice President, Professional Affairs, American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

Panelists

Seth Joseph, Managing Director, Summit Health,

Meg Murphy, Pharm.D., Pharmacy and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Surescripts & Sequoia Project.

Bryce Platt, Pharm.D., Clinical Specialist, Milliman

Pharmacy interoperability is not just a technology upgrade.  The seamless exchange and integration of prescription and healthcare data across systems and platforms within the healthcare ecosystem is a transformative enabler of safer and more effective patient care. It holds the key to revolutionizing healthcare practices through reducing medication errors, fostering collaboration, empowering patients and supporting value-based care models.

Register to watch this on demand webinar from HIMSS and NCPDP to hear from a panel of industry stakeholders unlocking the full potential of interoperability in pharmacy and healthcare and paving the way for a healthier and more connected future.

Learning Objectives

• Where we are today with data interoperability, key challenges, opportunities, and frameworks and standards that will shape the future. (10 mins, 5 mins each if there are two responders)
• What technical barriers and gaps persist, identifying crucial areas for improvement and innovation for community pharmacies. (10 mins, 5 mins each if there are two responders)
• Real-world case studies and examples of successful seamless data exchange and impact on healthcare delivery. (10 mins, 5 mins each if there are two responders)
• FINAL THOUGHTS: The evolving Role of Pharmacists and their critical contributions in streamlining care coordination and enhancing patient outcomes. (8-12 mins; 2-3 mins per speaker including the moderator).

Speakers

Pooja Babbrah, MBA - Moderator, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Industry Alignment, NCPDP

Colin Banas, MD, MHA, Chief Medical Officer, Dr.First

Kim Boyd, Principal, Leavitt Partners

Steven Lane, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Health Gorilla

Register to watch this on demand webinar to hear Pharmacy Association CEOs and executives to talk about national efforts underway supporting pharmacists as a member of a broader healthcare team. This includes integrating pharmacists more deeply into clinical care teams and optimizing medication use across healthcare settings like community pharmacies, tele-pharmacy and remote care, ambulatory care clinics and long-term care settings.

We’ll look at solutions to expand pharmacist-provided clinical and primary care services and the top strategic initiatives underway. We’ll also discuss unified efforts of organized pharmacy to attain provider status, with a deeper look at the states involved, credentialing and how NCPDP supports this effort operationally.

Plus, find out the role pharmacists should play in transitions of care, and how we can standardize their contributions across settings. And the progress that is being made now with more focus on the pharmacist role, while addressing obstacles that may still exist.

Speakers

B. Douglas Hoey, R.Ph., M.B.A., Chief Executive Officer, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)

Michael D. Hogue, Pharm.D., FAPhA, FNAP, FFIP, Chief Executive Officer, American Pharmacy Association (APhA)

Kasey K. Thompson, Pharm.D., M.S., M.B.A., Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Chad Worz, Pharm.D., BCGP, Chief Executive, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)

Stephen C. Mullenix, R.Ph., Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Professional/Industry Relations, NCPDP

As patients move between healthcare settings, there can be increased risk for medication errors and readmissions. The new Standardized Medication Profile (SMP) FHIR® Implementation Guide (IG) is a collaborative project by HL7®and NCPDP to harness FHIR®-based interoperability in support of medication reconciliation and care collaboration to improve patient outcomes and care efficiencies during these Transitions of Care.

Register to watch this on demand webinar that will demonstrate collaborating solutions used during the PACIO (Post Acute Care Interoperability) HL7® Workgroup Connectathons to illustrate tracking a complex patient aging at home who undergoes an acute care admission, discharging to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), followed by discharge to home. Data sharing and medication reconciliation across the continuum of care will leverage structured medication lists, assessments and care plans. This virtual demonstration will help you to understand how FHIR®-based interoperability supports pharmacist and care team collaboration for improving care transition practices.

Speakers

Nancy Lush, President, Patient Centric Solutions

Anne Marie Biernacki, M.S., Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, ActualMeds

Jessica Skopac, Co-founder, PACIO, Director, Health Policy & Interoperability, Global Alliant

RxTransfer has been on the radar for many years, and the industry is finally moving. Think of the hours pharmacists spend with a phone at their ear. That arduous process is transforming into electronic transactions that transfer prescriptions. This compelling panel discussion moderated by Andrew Kaul, Surescripts, features industry experts and NCPDP member leaders Adam Souza, CVS Health, and Erin Rose, Walgreens Co., who have led or participated in the development of the enhanced standards to discuss the impact of RxTransfer on pharmacy workflow, patient satisfaction and adherence that is taking shape with this new message type.

Register to watch this important panel discussion to find out how the technological innovation of RxTransfer can positively impact patient safety, and the potential these developments present for workflow and risk mitigation improvements. With electronic transfer, patients and their care teams can be on a better path for their care, removing barriers that present safety issues.

Learning Objectives:

• Define current patient safety trends.
• Evaluate the benefits of implementing SCRIPT 2023011.
• Identify shareable resources on message types to discuss within your organization.
• Analyze the impact of network data on RxTransfer instances.
• Identify action to take that can positively impact patient safety.

Pharmacy consumer experiences are often hindered by disjointed, ineffective communications touchpoints. This dynamic panel, moderated by Melissa Meyerowitz, Engagys, with health plan payer leaders Melinda Nelhuebel, Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts, and Mara Mitchel, Oscar Health, explores strategies and tactics that improved pharmacy communications governance, achieving a 40% boost in consumer engagement.

The panel will dive into data-driven strategies such as touchpoint prioritization, cross-channel coordination, A/B testing, and behavioral science to optimize the pharmacy consumer journey. Plus, pharmacy orchestration and the idea of balancing the objectives of the pharmacy/PBM team with the broader grander communications efforts of the plan.

Register to watch this on demand webinar and gain real-world insights and actionable steps to streamline communications through data analytics, enhancing pharmacy consumer interactions and driving improved health outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze the current state of pharmacy consumer engagement and identify gaps caused by disjointed communication strategies.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of enhanced communications governance in improving pharmacy consumer engagement.
• Apply data-driven tactics such as touchpoint prioritization, cross-channel coordination, and A/B testing to optimize pharmacy communications.
• Synthesize behavioral science principles into pharmacy consumer engagement strategies to enhance the overall pharmacy consumer experience.
• Develop actionable strategies based on real-world case studies to streamline pharmacy communications and improve pharmacy consumer interactions.

Moderator: 
Melissa Meyerowitz
Partner
Engagys

Panelists:
Melinda Nelhuebel
Senior Director Pharmacy Operations
Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts

Mara Mitchel
Vice President, Program Operations
Oscar Health

The Inflation Reduction Act required all Medicare prescription drug plans (Medicare Part D plans) — including both standalone Medicare prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage — to offer enrollees the option to pay out-of-pocket prescription drug costs in the form of capped monthly payments instead of all at once at the pharmacy. In its first 90 days, the program has proven to be full of promise and challenges.

Register to watch this on demand webinar to be part of an enlightening conversation between healthcare and pharmacy industry experts led by NCPDP’s Board of Trustees Chair Christian Tadrus, R.Ph., Pharm.D., FASCP, NSC, to find out how the program works and how organizations are operationalizing the program to streamline payment plan workflows for better business and patient outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify challenges at the pharmacy and in administering the program.
• Streamline patient education and support for efficient and timely opt-in by patients.
• Prepare for real time POS opt-ins in 2026.
• Discuss opportunities for innovation in data and quality metrics.

• Define the concept of whole health and differentiate it from current fee for service models.
• List examples of whole health models and describe how shifts in regulations and payment models are driving the paradigm shift.
• Assess how pharmacists are playing critical roles by identifying SDOH concerns and addressing barriers to healthcare access, including how community healthcare workers are supporting these efforts.
• Discuss the impact technology can have in support of whole health, in addition to how NCPDP standards fit into the equation.
• Examine future projects such as the Total Cost of Care Initiative.

Data Science techniques have transformed decision making in many industries and have the power to do the same for pharmacy. We will demystify the notions of AI and Machine Learning, showing how insights embedded in data can be empirically learned.

Such techniques are already making their presence felt in solutions for stakeholders across the pharmacy supply chain. Specific examples we will describe include fraud detection, price forecasting, and clinical insights.

Speaker

Anu Pathria
Co-founder
Glass Box Analytics

Join us for an update on The Research Literacy and Justice Project (RLJP). This collaborative initiative, involving partners such as Our Healthy Community, Point-of-Care Partners, and Merck, aims to boost the representation of underrepresented in clinical research.

• Explore how RLJP employs the "OHC Engage" platform to facilitate open dialogues among faith- and community-based leaders.
• Learn about the development of a health literacy-focused toolkit to bridge these gaps.
• Discover impactful outcomes, including fostering transparent conversations, and empowering providers and pharmacists with strategies to enhance community engagement and inclusivity.

Speakers

Silas Buchanan
CEO 
OurHealthyCommunity

Rob Dribbon
Senior Consultant
Point-of-care Partners

• Summarize the Medicare Part D IRA provisions
• Explain the timeline for implementation of Medicare Part D provisions
• Describe the new Medicare Part D benefit/cost share structure under the IRA
• Identify steps to take to implement oversight and monitoring activities that ensure compliance with the IRA provisions
• Describe how non-compliance can affect a Medicare Part D plan

Health equity means helping people live their healthiest lives by ensuring that they receive the care and support they need to achieve optimal health.

In order to achieve health equity, it is necessary to understand the people, living where the disparities are. This also means enabling care that can elevate the health of whole populations by eliminating inequalities in how people access and receive health care.

This session will discuss strategies for improving access to healthcare and reducing disparities in healthcare outcomes by designing and implementing a data driven approach.

Speaker
Corey Coleman, MBA
Vice President, Health Equity and Strategic Partnerships
OptumRx

• Review the history of medical cannabis policy in the U.S.
• Understand the current state level medical cannabis programs including recommendation practices and product availability.
• Explore the medical cannabis patient of today including demographic, health behavior and medical characteristics.
• Review the current research on the top conditions for which people use medical cannabis.
• Learn the potential impacts of rescheduling cannabis including FDA pathways, insurance reimbursement and availability through traditional medical channels.

Get an end-of-year legal update on some of the newest laws and regulations that affect pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), pharmacies, plans, and others involved in the prescription benefit industry.

You don’t want to miss the latest details from the Federal Trade Commission Inquiry into PBMs and key highlights of the PBM Transparency Acts of 2022 and 2023, plus other related legislation at the federal level presented by The Phoenix Law Group, PLC.

The Phoenix Law Group, PLC, will focus on which entities the proposed requirements cover and apply to, as well as key provisions and differences between the various pieces of legislation.

Cami Agena
Partner
Phoenix Law Group, PLC

Suzanne Broderick
Partner 
Phoenix Law Group, PLC

Digital therapeutics (DTx) involves health software generating and delivering a medical intervention with a demonstrable positive therapeutic impact on a patient’s health. As DTx grows to become more integral to healthcare, it is important to align on taxonomy and policy initiatives to support responsible innovation and adoption.

This webinar will highlight key updates to the definition and framework of digital therapeutics in 2023, as well as examine the policy history and landscape shaping the field today. We’ll also explore the outlook and opportunities to collaborate on future policy to enable patient access while ensuring efficacy and safety. Attendees will be well-versed in the latest digital therapeutics terminology, policy context, and path forward as we drive improved outcomes through evidence-based virtual care integration.

• Review the updated 2023 definition and taxonomy for digital therapeutics from DTx industry leaders.
• Understand the evolution of digital therapeutics policy and regulation over the past decade.
• Discuss the current policy environment and initiatives advancing digital therapeutics' integration into healthcare.

Speakers:

Andy Molnar, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA)
Lani Hessen, Vice President Patient Access, Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA)
Sara Elalamy, Director of U.S. Government Affairs, Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA)

• Explain social determinants of health and its role in the U.S. healthcare system.
• Describe the current health equity initiatives within the U.S. healthcare system.
• Discuss community pharmacy services that address health inequity.
• Propose a NCPDP Health Equity Standard for community pharmacy health equity standardization.
• Utilize community health-related data and evidence-based practices to identify opportunities for pharmacy teams to collaborate with community-based organizations to address social determinants of health.

• Rick Sage (Moderator), Executive Vice President, Innovation & Standards Development, NCPDP
• Kelee Petzelt (Moderator), Consultant for Point-of-Care Partners (POCP)
• Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVP, CEO, Avant Pharmacy & Wellness Center, President, Avant Institute
• Anna Dover, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Product Management, FDB (First Databank, Inc.)
• John Hobson Vice President of The American Pharmacy Alliance
• Jon Vecchiet, Director of Clinical Pharmacy Operations, Oscar Health

• Discover the DSCSA dispenser requirements needed to comply.
• Understand the importance of serialized drug product data.
• Learn how to request and receive serialized drug product data from upstream trading partners.
• Navigate technology jargon and providers.
• Prepare for and meet the DSCSA deadline within 90 days.

• Learn how the pandemic impacted the pet industry and why veterinary prescribing needs to become more efficient.
• Learn about current gaps between veterinary prescribing practices and NCPDP prescribing practices.
• Learn what is needed from PIMS and from vet practices for ePrescribing.
• Learn what is needed by pharmacies to accept electronic prescriptions for veterinary patients/customers.
• Learn what networks and systems exist today that veterinary practices can use to bring veterinary ePrescribing to the level of human ePrescribing.

Complimentary Webinar

Join this important webinar to learn about industry feedback and recommendations from NCPDP‘s MC Standards Message Structure Harmonization (SMaSH) Task Group on how best to move into a future with modernized NCPDP standards formats.

• Describe the National Drug Code's current length and formats, and the issues of use.
• Provide a description of the changes proposed by FDA.
• Explain the timeline and implications of implementation.

Speaker:
Leyla Rahjou-Esfandiary, Pharm. D.
Team Lead, Data Quality and Compliance Team Drug Registration and Listing Branch (eDRLS) Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Members: $50
Non-Members: $150

As the understanding and value of pharmacogenomics (PGx) continue to evolve and be increasingly recognized, solutions must be implemented to enable the long-term utility and mobility of patients’ data. This presentation will introduce PGx and its relevance to personalized healthcare and solutions for effective application, using clinical content and real-world case studies, while describing the needs and solutions for interoperability with pharmacogenomics across the healthcare industry.

The panelists will explore the benefits of evidence-based medication management versus the treatment-as-usual approach and explain why testing is important to putting personalized healthcare into practice. Plus, learn how NCPDP’s Foundation is helping enhance the integration of genetic data into the pharmacy workflow today!

• Describe the basic metabolizer types of pharmacogenomics.
• Describe the strongest therapeutic areas with evidence for the use of pharmacogenomics testing.
• Identify benefits to patients and clinicians.
• Understand Pharmacy-integrated Pharmacogenomics Program.
• Explain models for pharmacogenomic interoperability.

• Brad Tice, PharmD, MBA, FAPhA, Chief Executive Officer, RxGenomix, LLC
• Dr. Robert Dallara, Chief of the Department of Chronic and Interventional Pain, University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
• Cassandra Talafous, Vice President, Information Technology and HIPAA Privacy Officer, Xact Laboratories, LLC

Members: $50
Non-Members: $150

Digital therapeutics (DTx) have evolved over the last decade to enhance the patient experience across many different disease categories. Software can now be used to directly deploy interventions to treat, manage or prevent symptoms of diabetes, anxiety, PTSD, circulatory and respiratory disease among others. This session will provide an overview of digital therapeutics and their position in the healthcare ecosystem. Participants will gain an understanding of digital therapeutics as they differ from mobile health apps. Additionally, our subject matter experts will cover how these products are brought to market, reimbursed and reach the patient populations they will benefit.

• The difference between DTx and mobile health.
• Various DTx use cases.
• General workflow.

Meet the Speakers:
Andy Molnar, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA)
Lani Hessen, Vice President of Patient Access, Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA)

Members: $50
Non-members: $150

Join this live online learning event featuring The Phoenix Law Group with an update on the newest laws and regulations that affect PBMs, pharmacies, plans, and others involved in the prescription benefit industry, including the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA).
This webinar will also cover the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, subsequent guidance issued by the Biden Administration, and the current status of state laws restricting access to medication abortion. The presentation will specifically address application of federal laws and guidance to state restrictions on abortion, including the just-issued conflicting court decisions in Texas and Idaho, and strategies for pharmacies, PBMs, and health plans to stay in compliance with the applicable laws.

• Describe new legal requirements/changes and how they may impact the pharmacy and PBM industry.
• Understand what the legal requirements mean and how they apply to various players in the pharmacy and PBM industry.
• Understand the consequences of failing to meet legal requirements.
• Discuss strategies for compliance with new legal requirements.

Meet the Speakers:
Cami Agena, Partner, Phoenix Law Group
Laurel Wala, Partner, Phoenix Law Group

Join us for the webinar NCPDP Pharmacy Standards – HIPAA Updates to gain a comprehensive overview of important changes made to Telecommunication Version F6 and the Batch and Subrogation Standards. By attending this session, you will learn about critical revisions in Telecommunication Version F6 that include modifications to the DUR/PPS Response Segment, updates to the Request Patient Segment and Response Patient Segment, a new Response Provider Segment, new Response Claim segment field, and more. Plus, benefit from knowing the new Batch Standard updates like the Transaction Reference Number length increase, clarified use of multiple entity types, example modifications, and FAQs. And deepen your understanding of the Subrogation Implementation Guide changes that will help meet compliance requirements, reduce manual processes, support a new uniform approach to claims, achieve payment accuracy and support cost containment.

NCPDP is continuously reviewing and updating the three standards to improve workflows and reduce errors in data collection. Hundreds of requested changes were incorporated into these standards that will be used by payers and processors to support pharmacy claims processing, eligibility verification, predetermination of benefits, prior authorization and information reporting. The goal is to optimize communication between payers, providers, and patients to ensure patient safety, better medication adherence and improved access to care.

Speaker:
Margaret Weiker, Vice President, Standards Development, NCPDP

As part of the NCPDP HIMSS Pharmacy Town Hall series, this webinar presented by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gives an overview of the scientific concepts about biological products and the scientific and regulatory basis for the biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar approval pathway. It explores the science of biological molecules, including size, complexity, and structure, plus reviews practical information regarding the use of these products, such as labeling, terminology, and pharmacy substitution. It also demonstrates the functionality of the Purple Book Database and shares what FDA educational materials are available for healthcare professionals and patients.

• Describe how biologics differ from small molecules (size, complexity, manufacturing) and explain why some biologics cannot be copied exactly.
• Compare and contrast the development, statutory requirements, and approval process for new biologics and for biosimilars/interchangeables.
• Compare and contrast the requirements for generics and biosimilars/interchangeables.
• Describe the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) educational resources available for healthcare providers to learn more about biosimilar and interchangeable products.
• Explain how to use the Purple Book Database of Licensed Biological Products

Speakers:
Nina Brahme, Ph.D., M.P.H., Scientific Reviewer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Shelley Skibinski, Pharm.D., Project Coordinator, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Sarah Ikenberry, M.A., Senior Communication Advisor, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

$50 Member
$150 Non-Member

In March of 2021, the NCPDP Foundation funded an effort to migrate the NCPDP Telecommunication standard to a syntax consistent with current technology. Working closely with NCPDP staff, the WG1 Telecommunication Agility Next Generation (TANG) Task Group members and members of WG1 Telecommunication, JSON was selected. The outcome of this project is a JSON representation of the Telecommunication Standard Version F6 content in a way that is supported by current tooling and skill sets. Needs identified by NCPDP members, such as extensibility have been added. In addition, for alternative connectivity protocols and enhanced security options are possible.

Watch this on demand video to learn key areas of the project: stakeholder engagement, analysis of options available, the development and testing approach, and finally, information about the model itself.

After this educational session, attendees will be able to:

• State why the project to create a new format for the National Council for Prescription Drug Program's (NCPDP) Telecommunication (Telecom) Standard was undertaken
• Identify the data notation format used in the new Telecom Standard.
• Identify two design goals of the new Telecom Standard.
• Identify two major differences between the existing Telecom Standard and the new Telecom Standard.
• Name a feature of the new Telecom Standard that enables implementers to extend the information that can be conveyed.

Speakers:
Frank McKinney, Senior Consultant, Point of Care Partners
 

• Understand coordination of benefits (COB) processing, including the use of segments, fields and values
• Appropriately use Other Coverage Code Values and associated COB Segment fields
• Recognize the three methods of COB processing including the requirements and standard calculations
• Communicate COB processing information within a Payer Sheet

• Describe the current state of measurement science in community pharmacy practice.
• Identify the opportunities for community pharmacy quality measures specified using pharmacy data.
• List NCPDP standards that are relevant to or could support pharmacy quality measures.
• Discuss how to evaluate patient care optimization through pharmacy quality.
• Evaluate the quality of a pharmacy using standardized measures.

• Understand the journey from delayed information to real-time information.
• Describe the Hospice Election Status Nx Transactions and all they do.
• Learn about becoming an NCPDP/CMS Hospice Election Status pilot participant.

• Maureen Connors, PharmD, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Monique Irmen, MBA, Director, Government Programs, RelayHealth/McKesson
• Mary A. Perez, Principal Product Manager, Elixir Solutions
• Carolyn Dean, Regulations Compliance Manager, MatrixCare
• Judi Lund Person, Vice President, Regulatory and Compliance, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

• Understanding the WI SPAP TrOOP issue these COB-OHI records created and the remediation plan to resolve.
• Review examples and FAQs.

• Jamie C. Rush, Product Management Senior Advisor, Express Scripts, NCPDP WG9 COBC/BCRC Task Group Leader
• Mary A. Perez, Principal Product Manager, Elixir Solutions, NCPDP WG9 COBC/BCRC Task Group Leader
• Antoinette Cillo-Mandel, Senior Manager, Medicare Eligibility Services, Express Scripts
• Maureen Connors, PharmD, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Monique Irmen, MBA, Director, Government Programs, RelayHealth/McKesson
• Rose Klaben, CBAP, Information Systems Business Automation Specialist Lead, Department of Health Services - Division of Medicaid Services

• Stakeholder-specific value models of the F&B Standard;
• Results from an analysis of potential cost savings from API access to the data in the F&B Standard; and
• The additional value and cost savings gained when the F&B Standard is combined with the RTPB Standard.

• Describe recent changes to the SCRIPT Standard to better support the multi-party communication requirements of LTC.
• Summarize the SUPPORT Act’s electronic prescribing of controlled substances mandate and the corresponding compliance deadlines.
• Discuss the SCRIPT Standard’s Recertification message and its impact on long-term care.

• Demonstrate how to implement pharmacogenomics into pharmacy practice.
• Describe model implementations and how to overcome barriers.
• Explain CPIC resources used to implement pharmacogenomics into pharmacy practice.
• Identify a use case for pharmacogenomic resources.
• Discuss the NCPDP PGx task group work and the NCPDP precision medicine strategic initiative.

• Describe the chief pain points of the journey for patients on specialty medication(s).
• Identify three areas of specialty pharmacy that can be improved with automation.
• Name the NCPDP transactions that can be utilized by specialty pharmacy.
• Identify two task groups under NCPDP’s WG18 Specialty Pharmacy.
• Discuss pilot opportunities related to reporting in specialty pharmacy.

• Recognize and understand the current policy landscape at both the federal and state levels.
• Know what actions to expect of Congress and the Administration during the remainder of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.
• Identify the role health care standards and health information technology will play in the coming discussions including those around public health, interoperability, and data sharing.

• Describe the full scope of challenges, including financial and social, that patients must overcome to access and remain adherent to their medications.
• Describe the social determinants of health and public/private solutions that can address its downstream effects on medication use.
• List the financial support options that are emerging for patients to access either to substitute for or partner with insurance.
• Recognize the method that third-party organizations may utilize to close gaps in patient care.
• Explain the role that NCPDP Standards has created to help patients overcome certain medication access challenges.

• Recognize the need for prescription delivery to increase medication adherence and increase medication adherence, decerease prescription abandonment, and reduce cost to the industry.
• Define the reasons consumers seek prescription delivery solutions that meet the needs for varying populations.
• Identify key industry players in prescription delivery along with their capabilities.

• Outline the public policies that have formed the history and the current status of interoperability policy (HITECH, 21st Century Cures Act, etc.).
• Recognize the current state-of-play on both the legislative and regulatory fronts.    
• Analyze the trend toward sharing health information in a secure fashion — and understand where policies may be heading.
• Identify the role of standards in the process — secure, real-time, consistent methods for sharing information.
• Inform your organization on the importance of engagement that helps create a policymaker engagement plan.

• Explain the burdens of gender transition and understand the delays of patients getting on therapy.
• Name the existing override codes available within the claims transaction.
• Identify the new “Sex Assigned at Birth” field within the standards.
• Name 3 of the frequently asked questions about Gender Transition.

There is a growing demand in the market for consumer-directed information and cost transparency. This is one of the few policy agenda items in Congress that has bipartisan support. Efforts are underway to allow patients to download their records and also to use mobile technology to check out-of-pocket costs for their prescription medications. But opening up data to consumers can pose challenges including how to address patient consent issues, security and privacy of patient data, and the potential for consumers to not fully understand the information they are viewing. This session will highlight industry accomplishments, challenges and opportunities for consumer-facing applications.

If you are an NCPDP member, please contact Brian Goerlich for access to this webinar.

• Recognize how market demand for consumer-directed information and cost transparency are impacting policy and industry initiatives.    
• State the technical challenges faced when creating consumer-facing tools and information intended to improve transparency.    
• Outline the scope of the CARIN Blue Button pilot and the NCPDP and HL7 consumer-facing real-time prescription benefit check.
• State the results from CARIN Blue Button pilot.    
• Illustrate key challenges to consumer-comprehension of their health records and cost data and methods used to simplify consumption of complex information.

• Review the current electronic transactions available impacting Specialty to improve patient care
• List key organizations collaborating to create and improve standards
• Identify current activities of the work group and how your participation in its task group calls can improve specialty pharmacy
• Describe the areas highlighted in the NCPDP specialty pharmacy benefit coverage identification white paper
• Discuss pilot opportunities with regards to reporting

This session will provide an update on the newest laws and regulations that affect PBMs, pharmacies, plans, and others involved in the prescription benefit industry. The update will include such laws as pricing transparency, any willing provider and steerage, credentialing, provider mandates and contracting, MAC, pharmacy audits, discount cards, benefit mandates, licensing and utilization management, among others.

If you are an NCPDP member, please contact Brian Goerlich for access to this webinar.

• Describe new regulatory requirements/changes and how they may impact the PBM industry.    
• Discuss legislative trends, what may be coming and how these trends may impact the PBM industry.    
• Outline the legal requirements and how they apply to pharmacy business models.    
• Specify the consequences of failing to meet the legal requirements.    
• Identify strategies for compliance with these legal requirements.

• The industry definition of a digital therapeutic and example use cases for products.
• Prescription digital therapeutics requirements and their similarities to existing pharmacy workflows.
• The workflow that was selected as the Task Group’s first use case.
• The NCPDP standards analyzed to date by the Task Group, as well as the standards next to be analyzed.

• Cathy Graeff, Founder and Managing Partner of Sonora Advisory Group, LLC
• Jeff Abraham, Vice President, Health Advances
• Andy Molnar, VP, Market Access, Cognoa

The latest update to the future format of NDC and the circumstances under which listing data is inactivated by FDA will be discussed in this session.

If you are an NCPDP member, please contact Brian Goerlich for access to this webinar.

• Describe National Drug Code (NDC) and the format for its composition.
• Discuss the coming changes to the future format of the NDC. 
• List the FDA tools in order to identify your NDC drug listing certification status. 
• Describe the NDC status designations for reactivate and inactivated for drug listing certification data.

When patients or caregivers administer oral liquid medications, they rely on the dosing instructions on the medication container labels to be clear and consistent with an appropriate dosing instrument. Otherwise, administration errors, overdoses and underdoses may result. In 2014, NCPDP released “Recommendations and Guidance for Standardizing Dosing Designations on Prescription Container Labels of Oral Liquid Medications”. These recommendations catalyzed further prescriber recommendations; manufacturing guidelines; and e-prescribing software certification standards. This session will discuss updated NCPDP Recommendations based on new error-prevention research and lessons learned from the 2014 Recommendations in order to continue to improve patient safety and patient outcomes.

If you are an NCPDP member, please contact Brian Goerlich for access to this webinar.

• Describe the safety rationale for why milliliter (mL) should be the standard unit of measure used on prescription container labels for oral liquid medications.
• Describe the safety rationale for why dose amounts should always use leading zeros before the decimal point for amounts less than one on prescription container labels for oral liquid medications.
• Describe the safety rationale for why dose amounts should not use trailing zeros after a decimal point on prescription container labels for oral liquid medications.
• Explain why dosing devices with numeric graduations and units that correspond to the container labeling should be made easily and universally available.
• Explain why dosing devices should be of appropriate volume and accuracy for the amount prescribed.

Blockchain technology can play a large role in the future of pharmacy. What could it look like? Join Milliman experts, Brian Anderson, Greg Callahan, and Michael DiPrima as they discuss the potential of blockchain technology in the pharmacy/PBM/payer space. This session will tackle what blockchain technology is, why it is important in healthcare, and why it could be the future of pharmacy.

If you are an NCPDP member, please contact Brian Goerlich for access to this webinar.

The proliferation of layouts, approaches, standards and a lack of open source implementations is holding back interoperability in healthcare. By embracing open source software, we can improve interoperability and save money. Learn how this approach can clarify thinking and reconcile ambiguities in the standards making process while also helping to drive rapid adoption of updates and new standards.

If you are an NCPDP member, please contact Brian Goerlich for access to this webinar.

• Describe the basic ecosystem of pharmacy software and the data flows it can provide.
• List the artificial hurdles that are created by the multitude of standards, layouts and implementations.
• Evaluate if open source software is more secure and more auditable than the alternatives.
• Analyze open source software is complementary to standards and existing software.

Doug Long, VP Industry Relations for IQVIA, will give his highly anticipated IQVIA™ Market Trends Report. which features trends and forecasts of the U.S. market. Wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers, and multiple trade associations rely on the IQVIA Market Trends Report for guidance, direction and industry expertise.

IQVIA is the world’s largest pharmaceutical information company and provides consulting services and an extensive product portfolio to the pharmaceutical industry in more than 101 countries worldwide. Since joining IQVIA (formerly IMS) in 1989, Doug has been active in the successful implementation of data health databases and has a unique perspective on the changing U.S. and global healthcare marketplace and pharmaceutical distribution. He is a frequent industry speaker and is a permanent member of the Editorial Advisory Board of HealthCare Distributor magazine. He was a recipient of the 2004 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement and IMS’ prestigious Summit Award in 2003.

If you are an NCPDP member, please contact Brian Goerlich for access to this webinar.

While healthcare gets a bad rap for slow change, the fundamental foundations of traditional healthcare are being shaken. Big changes, driven by employee consumers, are happening and the question is whether traditional healthcare will adapt in time. Forty-five percent of people under 40 do not identify with a primary care physician and 50% of people want to proactively manage their health through technology. The working age population is driving their own view of how healthcare should be delivered. Virtual care and healthcare consumerism will be a key part of this initiative. How will employers fit this non-traditional healthcare into their benefit plans?

If you are an NCPDP member, please contact Brian Goerlich for access to this webinar.

• Compare the difference between telehealth and virtual care.
• Identify the trends in the industry with regard to virtual care.
• List three examples of virtual care.
• Evaluate whether virtual care and healthcare consumerism should be considered in today’s healthcare benefit plans.

The implementation of the HITECH Act of 2009 has resulted in a large-scale effort to digitize health data. However, without a Universal Patient Identifier (UPI), data interoperability between all constituents that make up the healthcare marketplace is not feasible. To achieve this interoperability of data, a Universal Patient Identifier that will efficiently and accurately link health data at scale to improve patient safety and reduce mistaken identity involved with medical procedures.

Attend this webinar to learn about the Universal Patient Identifier and current legislative updates, impacts across the industry and how to will improve the healthcare experience for patients and providers.

• Review the role of the HITECH ACT of 2009 to digitize health data.
• Define the term Universal Patient Identifier (UPI) and its role within digitized records.
• Outline how a UPI will efficiently and accurately link health data to support patient safety.
• Report the legislative progress in the pharmacy industry to transmit UPI through the NCPDP standards.

In June 2018, CMS adopted a three-pronged approach to address prevention and treatment of opioid addiction within the Medicare community, which led to the development of a series of Opioid Overutilization Initiatives designed to stem over prescribing of opioid pain medications. In response to these new rules, which took effect January 1, 2019, NCPDP provided new guidance in its Telecommunication Version D and Above Questions, Answers and Editorial Updates document to illustrate how to use the Telecommunication Standard’s transactions to properly prescribe opioids based on these new rules.

Using the opioid-specific scenarios offered in the Editorial Updates document, this webinar will help plans, payers and providers -- especially state Medicaid and fiscal agents -- understand how morphine milligram equivalent (MME) dosing requirements can be standardized for a more systematic approach for handling rejections and responses throughout the industry, streamlining the customer experience and improving patient safety.

Speakers:
Michele V. Davidson, R.Ph., Senior Manager, Pharmacy Technical Standards, Development & Policy, Government Relations, Walgreen Co.
Kelley Vaughan, Director, Claims Service Operations, MedImpact

Learn more about how NCPDP’s SCRIPT Standard is developed and how Extensible Markup Language, or XML, is used in ePrescribing standards. Join NCPDP Technical Analysts, Teresa Strickland and Paul Wilson, to learn how to view, read and interpret XML in ePrescribing standards.

Attendees will learn:

• what XML is, and how and why it is used for SCRIPT standards;
• key terminology associated with the XML language;
• how to view an XML schema;
• how to identify the components and building blocks of an XML schema in order to read it; and
• where to find additional resources for offline XML research and for SCRIPT version 2017071.

Speakers:
Paul Wilson, NCPDP Technical Analyst, Standards Development
Teresa Strickland, NCPDP Technical Advisor, Model Facilitator, Standards Development

Join NCPDP members Mary Perez, Medicare Part D Senior Systems Analyst, Enrollment with Magellan Rx Management, and Nancy Bridgman, Director of Medical Billing with Remedi SeniorCare, as they explain Medicare Part D’s impact on the hospice patient.

Attendees of the webinar will:

• Learn how the Hospice provider helps the beneficiary start their hospice journey with Medicare Part A;
• Understand the communication processes with CMS and the Medicare Part D plan;
• Understand the financial responsibility for medications in hospice care;
  • Hospice Medication Coverage,
  • Medicare Part D payment for drugs for patients enrolled in hospice,
  • Retroactivity; and
• Review the hospice Information for Medicare Part D Plans form, also known as A3, used to facilitate communication between Medicare Part D plans, hospices, prescribers, and pharmacists who serve beneficiaries enrolled in hospice.

Speakers:
Mary Perez
Nancy Bridgman

This session will provide the current status of e-prescribing including a regulatory update, identify key opportunities to improve electronic prescription accuracy, and share the results of how those opportunities are being addressed through specific initiatives targeting SIG and drug description. Additionally, the session will showcase the NCPDP SCRIPT standard-based RxChange and CancelRx transactions and the role they play in driving improved patient safety.

Continuing Pharmacy Educations (CPE) units will be available for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Sponsored by Surescripts.

Participants will:

• Analyze the current state of ePrescribing adoption and utilization of e-prescribing of controlled substances.
• Review enacted and emerging state legislation intended to drive ePrescribing adoption.
• Highlight key opportunities to improve electronic prescription accuracy.
• Identify best practices using an industry wide collaboration approach to drive improvement in e-prescribing.
• Learn the progress that’s been made in electronic prescription accuracy through initiatives targeting SIG and drug description.
• Learn how the RxChange and CancelRx transactions are working to improve patient safety.

Speakers:
Ken Whittemore Jr., R.Ph., MBA
Stacy Ward-Charlerie, PharmD
Thomas Agresta MD, MBI

After attending the webinar, you will understand:

• why pharmacy practice accreditation in the healthcare system and in pharmacy is valuable;
• the specialty pharmacy accreditation program and process;
• what NCPDP's initiatives are in specialty pharmacy; and
• what capabilities specialty pharmacy has to improve and enhance patient outcomes.

Speakers:
Lynnae Mahaney, B.S., Pharm., MBA, FASHP

The On-Demand Webinar recording will include a recap of the recent Unique Device Identifier (UDI) system history, a summary of the changes device manufacturers are implementing, information from the FDA UDI regulation and its subsequent guidance document. Links to critical resources will be shared.

Upon successful completion of this activity, pharmacists should be able to:

• Have a high level understanding of the FDA UDI regulation.
• Determine which products are subject to the FDA UDI rule.
• Understand the modifications that device manufacturers will be making to their product labels and barcodes to comply with the UDI regulation.
• Understand FDA’s position on the future discontinuation of “NDC” and “NHRIC” from device labels.
• Know how to begin moving forward in adopting UDI.

Speakers:
Melva Chavoya, Clinical Database Manager, Walgreen Co.
Dennis Black, Director, e-Business, Solutions GroupBecton Dickinson
Terrie L. Reed, Senior Advisor Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)