Meeting Presentations

2008 Midyear Technology & Industry Issues Conference

June 19-21, Marriott Seaview Resort & Spa, Galloway, New Jersey

A Look at Data Extraction Requirements for Pharmacy Audits
Mark Jacobs, R.Ph., Senior Audit Analyst, Pharmacy Audit Assistance Service (PAAS National)

Prescription-Monitoring Programs: Past, Present, and Future
Danna Droz, R.Ph., J.D., Prescription-Monitoring Program Administrator, Ohio State Board of Pharmacy

An Update on the Legislative Landscape for Meth Precursors
Joe DeSensi, Product Manager, Appriss

The Role of Government and Technology in the Emerging BTC Class
Melissa Sherer, Pharm.D., Consultant, Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions

An Update on E-Prescribing
Ken Whittemore, R.Ph., M.B.A., Senior Vice President for Clinical Practice Integration, SureScripts

Understanding the Implications of Track-and-Trace Technologies in Healthcare
Perry Fri, Senior Vice President for Industry Relations, Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA)

IRS Rules on Flex-Spending Accounts: Are Pharmacies Ready to Swipe?
Marsha Millonig, R.Ph., M.B.A., President and CEO, Catalyst Enterprises

Medication Therapy Management Programs: Are They Going as Planned?
Don Dietz, Vice President, Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions

The Power of Entrepreneurial Thinking in the 21st Century
Dr. Donald F. Kuratko, Jack M. Gill Chair of Entrepreneurship; Professor; and Executive Director of the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University – Bloomington

How Point-of-Sale Systems Are Taking on New Importance
Panel Moderator: Bill Lockwood, ASAP Executive Director

Are Pharmacy System Workarounds on Your Radar Screen?
Wes Wilkerson, Pharm.D., Informatics Research Associate, Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University

Emerging IT Opportunities and Challenges: Are We Hanging Together or Separately?
Bill Felkey, M.S., Professor, Pharmacy Care Systems, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University

How Pharmacists are Using Technology in Marketing their Pharmacies
Panel Moderator: Bruce Kneeland, Consultant, Pharmacy Connections

2008 Annual Technology & Industry Issues Conference

January 24-26, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida

Felkey: Web 2.0 Strategies: From Support to Social Systems

Merrifield: Getting Everyone on the Best Innovation Path

Clark: Current Issues in Long-Term Care Pharmacy

Bullman: An Update on Medication Guides

Merrifield: Why Software as a Service (SaaS) Will Be a Growing Part of Our Immediate Future

Snead: Implementation of New Technology: The State Pharmacy Association's Perspective

Mange, DeSensi, and Serich: How the New ASAP Standard Stands to Benefit Tracking Pseudoephedrine (PSE) Purchases to Identify Meth Cooks

Sewell: Why Your Business Needs Your Personal Political Action

Felkey: Have You Run Your Security Vulnerability Audit Today?

Additional materials from Bill Felkey are available by downloading this zip file.

Anagnostiadis: Current and Emerging Board of Pharmacy Issues

(available by permission of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®)

Scott: Reform U.S. Healthcare Now -- Or Else! Or Else What? Will It Be Good or Bad? You decide!

2007 Midyear Technology & Industry Issues Conference

June 21-23, The Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky

Erhardt and Steiber: The Emerging Field of Specialty Pharmacy

Peoples: The Latest on Bar Codes

Lapane: Prescriptions for Optimizing Patient Understanding of Medications

Welch: Document Management's Role in Pharmacy Workflow

Schoettmer and Whittemore: The Results of the E-Prescribing Pilot

Popomaronis: The DME Accreditation Process

Bizzaro: The National Drug Code, What's Changing?

Kuhn: Pharmacy CPT Codes: An Update

Dietz: AMP: Amplifying Transparency and Catalyst for a New Business Model

Graeff: What to Expect from D.0

2007 Annual Technology & Industry Issues Conference

January 11-13, The Boulders, Carefree, Arizona

Rupp: Evaluating the Impact of Technology on Pharmacy Practice

Proctor: Pharmacist-Delivered Patient Care Services

Feather: Translating Cutting-Edge Technology into Daily Practice

Kite-Powell: RFID's Rile in the Pharmacy Setting: Are We Ready?

Johnson and Ratto: Keystone/Action Plan Compliance (CMI and MedGuides Update)

Merrifield: Innovate or Evaporate? Monday Morning To Do's

Vilaret: Issues with Part D: Where We've Been and Where We're Going...

Zubeldia: Standard and Non-Standard Identifiers for HIPAA Transactions Interoperability

Shemas: Implementing Interstate Sharing of PMP Data

Graeff: Pharmacy and the NPI: Implementation Issues

Scott: Is it Global Warming or Just the Same Old, Same Old?: U.S. Healthcare in the New 110th Congress, Leading Up to the 2008 Elections!

2006 Midyear Technology & Industry Issues Conference

June 22-23, The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida

Felkey: Pharmacy Connectivity: The Internet on Steroids

Felkey: Pharmacy Connectivity: The Internet on Steroids Checklist

Schoettmer: The E-Prescribing Pilot from the LTC Perspective

Clowers: RFID's Role in the Pharmacy Setting: Are We Ready?

Kite-Powell: HIBCC and RFID

Graeff: Industry Update on the NPI

Walters: How to Gain an Enduring Competitive Advantage in Selling Technology Solutions to the Pharmacy Market: Insights and Strategies

Whittemore: The MMA 2006 E-Prescribing Pilot: An Update

Fox: Moving Toward a National Health Information Network: Where Are We Today?

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Anagnostiadis: Medicare Part D Impact on State Boards of Pharmacy

(available by permission of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®)

Holmes: The APM: Retail Pharmacy Automation Moves out from Behind the Counter

Scott: Healthcare IT: Saving the Private U.S. Health System, or Bringing It to a Crashing End?

2006 Annual Technology & Industry Issues Conference

January 26-28, The Don CeSar, St. Pete Beach, Florida

Felkey: Technology Boot Camp

Merrifield: The Creative Economy

Siegel: Prescription Kiosks

Ealy: Broadband Pharmacies

Kneeland: Community Pharmacy Today

Kuhn: Update on PSTAC

Benedict: Latest on Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

Millonig: Dodging Disaster

Dietz: Emerging Pharmacy Technology

Whittemore: MMA 2006 E-Prescribing Pilots

Eidex: Medicare Part D Eligibility and TrOOP Facilitator

Burger: E-Prescribing: The Physician's Perspective