2019 Midyear Conference
June 26-28
The Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC
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Wed., June 26
3:30 – 5:00 Registration
REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
“As always, I enjoy the intimate nature of ASAP conferences. The content is always relevant and the networking opportunity is greatly appreciated.”
“ASAP continues to be the best conference to discuss business opportunities between vendors. Other shows require vendors to focus on customers, which prevents meaningful discussions.”
“Love the concise overview of many relevant topics by great speakers.” “The most valuable conference I’ve attended because the topics were great.”
Thurs., June 27
8:00 – 8:45 Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 Gold Sponsor Podium Time
9:00 – 9:30 DSCSA Regulatory Update
Heather Zenk, R.Ph., Pharm.D., SVP, Manufacturer and Replenishment Operations, AmerisourceBergen
Heather will bring you up to date on the current requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), also known as Track and Trace. She’ll cover the impact to pharmacy systems and automation, and what to be prepared for next so that all trading partners understand their responsibilities and work together to help facilitate efficient distribution and availability of drug products in the United States.
9:30 – 10:00 Prescriber Data Quality: The Secret to Smoother Transactions
A.J. Lipka, Healthcare Reference Data Analyst, IQVIA
How clean is your master database of prescribers and other healthcare professionals? If it’s not squeaky clean, you may have a problem. Did you know critical physician data elements such as practice location, licensure status, credentials, and sanctions activity deteriorate at a rate of 15% a year? A.J. will review the importance of maintaining accurate, updated reference data across your organization and within your pharmacy systems. Learn how to keep your data sets fresh and updated for more reliable prescription validations and faster claims adjudication.
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Provider Status and Healthcare Costs: The Pharmacist’s Role
Tom Menighan, R.Ph., M.B.A., Executive Vice President and CEO, American Pharmacists Association
Tom will bring the latest word on efforts to achieve provider status for pharmacists, the role pharmacists are playing in addressing pressing healthcare needs and cost control, and more.
11:00 – 11:30 Digital Therapeutics and the Role of the Pharmacist
Ann Johnson, Pharm.D., Consultant Pharmacist, Research and Innovation, Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Digital therapeutics are growing in variety and importance in healthcare. Ann will provide attendees with a background on digital therapeutics, specifically those that combine drugs, devices, and technology to improve patient health. The FDA’s proposed framework for “Prescription Drug-Use-Related Software” provides insight into how the FDA may approach digital therapeutics in the future, and the FDA has already received stakeholder perspectives on the proposed framework. A major area for FDA consideration is the impact of digital therapeutics on drug compendia listings, as compendia impact electronic health records, pharmacy management systems, and payer adjudication systems. For pharmacists, digital therapeutics may provide benefits that enhance patient care. Ann will discuss opportunities for adherence initiatives, data available from digital therapeutics, the role that pharmacists can play, and opportunities for pharmacist compensation.
11:30 – 12:00 Healthcare APIs Join the Revolution
Tom Wilson, Chief Technology Innovation Officer, JRS Innovation Center, a Division of Tabula Rasa HealthCare
A revolution in healthcare Interoperability is emerging. In this talk, you will learn about healthcare APIs, HL7 FHIR, and SMART technologies that are converging to enable the sharing of healthcare data like never before. This revolution is starting to produce effective results in health data exchange and will provide patients greater control of their healthcare.
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 5:30 Networking and Business Meetings
5:30 – 6:30 President’s Reception
Fri., June 28
8:00 – 8:45 Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 Midyear Report on ASAP Activities
9:00 – 9:30 Changing the Pharmacy Payment Model
B. Douglas Hoey, R.Ph., M.B.A, CEO, National Community Pharmacists Association
Prescription drug prices are complex, cumbersome, and most of all, covert for pharmacists and patients. Additionally, pharmacist services are increasingly valued but are vying to find a place in this confusing payment scheme. Doug will focus on developments to the pharmacy payment model that will produce higher-quality outcomes and lower costs.
9:30 – 10:00 Data Quality and Prescription Monitoring Programs: An Essential Partnership
Ralph Orr, B.P.A., Director, Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program
Ralph will provide an overview of the purpose of prescription monitoring programs (PMPs), discuss the importance of data quality, and highlight common reporting errors and challenges.
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 10:45 2019 State Legislative Update
Scott Pace, Pharm.D, J.D., Partner, Impact Management Group
Scott will provide a look at the key pharmacy-focused legislation that’s moving through the states in 2019.
10:45 – 11:30 Implementing Digital Health in Pharmacy: Lessons from the AMA
Brent Fox, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
Pharmacists and their technology vendor partners are faced with an expanding menu of IT innovations that promise to bring meaningful change in both the pharmacist’s workflow and the patient’s experience. While the hype accompanying some innovations does come to fruition, many innovations simply do not pan out. Among today’s healthcare innovations, digital health is one of those innovations receiving considerable hype. Defined as “the cultural transformation of how disruptive technologies that provide digital and objective data accessible to both caregivers and patients leads to an equal level doctor-patient relationship with shared decision-making and the democratization of care,” digital health is enabled by the proliferation of consumer electronics and the ongoing transformation of the patient’s role as an active partner in his or her own care. Recognizing the challenges of implementing digital health and other IT innovations in medical practices, the American Medical Association developed a guide for digital health integration. Brent will highlight the AMA guide, focusing on principles and applications for pharmacy.
Special rates available for pharmacy owners, managers, and practicing pharmacists.
First time attendees can register at the member rate.*
* First time attendees are individuals who have never before registered for an ASAP conference and who are attending from companies that have not sent attendees to past ASAP conferences. Companies that are already corporate members can register any employee at the member rate.
ASAP Thanks The Sponsors of the 2019 Midyear Conference
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