POCP Blog


Navigating Regulatory Compliance and Innovation in Payer Technology

Healthcare technology policy, especially rules impacting payers, are coming at us at a fast and furious pace coupled with new enforcement teeth. Executives and leaders in payer...

Could Gold-Carding be a Transformative Factor for Prior Authorization?

The concept of "Gold-carding” is an emerging policy trend that has the potential to significantly transform prior authorization (and claims) procedures. As an evolving concept, it...

Uniting the Specialty Pharmacy Community: Highlights from NASP's Annual Meeting & Expo

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) recently held its annual meeting and expo in Grapevine, Texas, bringing together over 1,400 stakeholders from across the...

While Electronic Prescribing is Mature, Policy Is Far from Static. What You Need to Know About the Ever-Evolving Patchwork of State ePrescribing and EPCS Policy

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...