Work Group 10 Professional Pharmacy Services assists in the development and maintenance of standards to support electronic documentation and transmission of data for professional pharmacy services.

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Goals:

1. Promote NCPDP membership attendance and active participation in work group meetings.
2. Recommend and participate in marketing and educational programs, including those related to the implementation guides, Frequently Asked Questions, and the Clinical and DUR/PPS segments of Telecommunication Standard Version 5 and above, the Structured and Codified Sig Format, the SCRIPT Standard and other pharmacy-related standards.
3. Monitor initiatives relating to patient care and safety, billing, and related electronic communications and, where necessary enhance current standards for these used in on-line Drug Utilization Review (DUR), Professional Pharmacy Services (PPS), Medication Therapy Management Programs (MTM), Medication Reconciliation as well as other pharmacy professional activities.
4. Maintain the Structured and Codified Sig Format and promote its use in applicable standards.
5. Promote and provide support for the use of NCPDP Standards for Professional Pharmacy Services claim and documentation submission whether regulated, mandated (i.e. HIPAA, MMA), or through voluntary industry adoption.
6. Work to include NCPDP standards as named Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or mandated standards for the submission of professional pharmacy service claims.
7. Enhance current NCPDP standards to incorporate additional clinical parameters captured from evolving technology and where possible work to influence evolving technology within the framework of existing NCPDP standards.
8. Develop materials to support educational efforts related to Work Group 10 activities.
9. Collaborate with other work groups and organizations to explore the need for standards to support the exchange of clinical data.
10. Monitor the task groups to ensure they are on track to complete their work. If appropriate, close task groups that have completed their work.
11. Support the MC Education-Legislation and Regulation Task Group when new legislation is being introduced regarding issues relevant to the work group.
12. Review Data Element Request Forms (DERFs) and ballots pertaining to standards for which this work group is responsible.