In recent years, electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) and electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) have become the norm in the healthcare industry. While the...
Reflecting on Healthcare Transformation and the Importance of our Annual Growth Summit in Staying Ahead of What Impacts Health IT
As the Founder and CEO of Point-of-Care Partners (POCP), I have had the privilege of witnessing the remarkable growth and success of our organization over the past two decades....
Pharmacy Interoperability: A Review of POCP's Response to ONC's Proposed Rule on Health Data, Tech, & Interoperability
Point-of-Care Partners (POCP) recently responded to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) proposed rule on "Health Data, Technology, and...
Recap of the HL7 Work Group Meeting + 2023
Recently, Point-of-Care Partners (POCP) had the opportunity to send a contingent of POCPers to the HL7 Working Group Meeting (WGM+) held in New Orleans, LA. This meeting marked a...
Unleashing the Potential: Highlights from the NCPDP Annual Meeting and the Future of Pharmacy - A Glimpse from My Perspective
Hello, readers! Pooja Babbrah here, Lead of our Pharmacy & PBM services at Point-of-Care Partners (POCP) and former Chair of the Board of Trustees for the National Council for...
An NCPCP Stakeholder Action Group Explored The Challenges & Opportunities of Pharmacist Participation in Pharmacogenomic Workflows. Here's Why That Matters.
Pharmacogenomics (PGx) is an emerging field of research that studies how a person's genetic makeup affects their response to medications. Its long-term goal is to help providers...
HIMSS23 Insights & Observations
HIMSS23, the largest healthcare information and technology conference in the world, just wrapped up and it was an incredible event. With over 35,000 attendees and more than 1,000...
What’s Happening with Automating REMS? Probably More Than You Think
Point-of-Care Partners’, Kelee Petzelt and Pooja Babbrah, who also contribute to the HL7 CodeX REMS Use Case, recently attended the REMS Industry Consortium and the 3rd REMS...
HHS Proposed Rule to Standardize Attachments: A Step Back from Automation
On December 21, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule that would regulate standards for health care attachment transactions. These include...
Recap of the Changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Proposed Rule
Our December 20 blog shared highlights from the CMS proposed rule for Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes, intended to improve patient and...
