Standards Alignment

Engages in advocacy efforts by advising regulatory agencies, participating in rule-making, educating legislators and policymakers, and publishing recommendations to improve patient safety (e.g., acetaminophen labeling, pediatric dosing) and address public health issues like the opioid epidemic.

Engages in advocacy efforts by advising regulatory agencies, participating in rule-making, educating legislators and policymakers, and publishing recommendations to improve patient safety and combat issues like the opioid epidemic.

Engages in advocacy efforts by advising regulatory agencies, participating in rule-making, educating legislators and policymakers, and publishing recommendations to influence policy, such as improving acetaminophen labeling, establishing milliliters as the standard for pediatric dosing, and enhancing Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.

Engages in advocacy by publishing white papers that lead to improved labeling of acetaminophen-containing drugs and establishing milliliters as the standard unit for pediatric medication dosing, advising regulatory agencies, participating in rule-making, and educating legislators and policymakers on healthcare standards.

Offers educational programs, including an annual conference and webinars, and provides training to support member organizations in implementing standards and best practices. This also includes creating presentations to help users update standards and understand compliance.

Provides educational programs, including an annual conference and webinars, and offers training to support member organizations in implementing standards and best practices, as well as presentations on compliance and credentials.

Creates and maintains national standards for the real-time, electronic exchange of healthcare information, specifically focusing on prescribing, dispensing, monitoring, managing, and paying for medications and pharmacy services. This includes standards for electronic prescribing (SCRIPT Standard), real-time claims adjudication, eligibility and benefit verification, and medication history.

Creates and maintains national standards for the real-time, electronic exchange of healthcare information, specifically focusing on prescribing, dispensing, monitoring, managing, and paying for medications and pharmacy services. These standards are developed through a collaborative consensus-building process and are referenced in federal legislation.

Develops and standardizes administrative processes for the pharmacy sector, including the Manufacturing Rebate Standard to streamline Medicaid rebate processing and the Universal Claim Form to standardize pharmacy reimbursement processes.

Develops and provides various tools and solutions, including the Patient Experience Identifier for improved patient identification, a solution for processing electronic pharmacy claims for non-magnetic stripe cards, access to healthcare claims billing forms, and an API for dataQ and resQ tools, to help members operate more effectively and cost-efficiently.

Creates and maintains national standards for the real-time, electronic exchange of healthcare information, particularly for prescribing, dispensing, monitoring, managing, and paying for medications and pharmacy services, through a collaborative consensus-building process involving 10 active work groups.

Provides solutions and tools to improve patient identification and interoperability (Patient Experience Identifier), process electronic pharmacy claims for non-magnetic stripe cards, access healthcare claims billing forms, and integrate NCPDP Standards Table Data into member applications via APIs.

Operates 10 active work groups that are central to the collaborative development and voting on new standards for the pharmacy industry.

Maintains a prescriber database with cross-referenced identifiers for over 2.5 million healthcare providers and established a national provider identification number system for pharmacies, used by various healthcare entities.

Administers certification exams for individuals to become recognized experts in NCPDP standards, including the SCRIPT Standard (V2023011 and V2017071) and the Telecommunication Standard VF6, to support implementation and compliance.

Administers certification exams for individuals to become recognized experts in NCPDP standards, including the SCRIPT Standard and the Telecommunication Standard VF6, to support implementation and compliance.

Administers certification exams for individuals to demonstrate expertise in NCPDP standards, including the SCRIPT Standard and the Telecommunication Standard VF6, to support implementation and adoption.

Provides educational programs, including an annual conference and webinars, and offers training to support member organizations in implementing standards and best practices, as well as presentations on compliance and data management.