In this episode of NCPDPunscripted, Scott Pope, Chief Pharmacy Officer at GoodRx, shares his journey from pharmacist to healthcare leader, discusses bridging gaps between clinicians and patients, and explores how consumerism, affordability, and access are reshaping the future of pharmacy and patient care.

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Discover why provider status and payment reform for pharmacists is gaining momentum. In this episode, Steve Chen, PharmD, from USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, shares insights on the evolving role of pharmacists in value-based care, overcoming data challenges, and why AI could be a game-changer for clinical pharmacy services.

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In this episode of NCPDPunscripted, Diya Shah, Former Head of Partnerships at Photon Health, and Entela Duka, Lead Product Manager at Photon Health, share how their team is transforming the prescription process to center patient choice, transparency, and digital convenience.

We explore how giving patients the power to choose their pharmacy improves access, affordability, and adherence. From breaking down systemic barriers to enabling prescription portability, Photon Health is building a more equitable and consumer-friendly pharmacy experience.

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Meg Murphy, PharmD, Pharmacy & Regulatory Affairs Manager at Surescripts, discusses how pharmacy interoperability is transforming patient care. As co-chair of The Sequoia Project’s Pharmacy Workgroup, she shares how improved data exchange supports pharmacists, advances regulatory initiatives like TEFCA, and integrates pharmacy into nationwide health information networks.

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Tanvi Patel, VP and GM of Amazon Pharmacy, joins us to talk about pharmacy’s digital future. From retail closures to rising consumer expectations, hear how Amazon is tackling access, affordability, and innovation. She also shares why collaboration and interoperability are key to what’s next in pharmacy.

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In this week’s episode, Dr. Vin Gupta, MD — former Chief Medical Officer of Amazon Pharmacy — sat down with Brian Nowosielski from Drug Topics at NCPDP’s 48th Annual Business & Technology Conference to share bold insights on the evolving role of pharmacists in healthcare. From envisioning the future of a “smart pharmacy” to exploring how pharmacists can enhance patient data and remote care, this episode highlights their growing impact beyond the counter

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This week on NCPDPunscripted, we sit down with Jeff Deitch, CEO of InfoWerks Data Services, and Kelee Petzelt, VP of Sales at Synerio. They discuss NCPDP’s work with HL7 on the CodeX REMS use case, progress on streamlining patient access to REMS drugs, and the new Collabor8 event sponsored by PTI.

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In this episode, Joel White, President & CEO at Horizon Government Affairs, discusses key healthcare policy changes in the first 100 days of the new administration, including the MAHA initiative, HHS restructuring, and their potential impact on pharmacies and NCPDP. He also explores the growing role of pharmacists in chronic care and the significance of the ECAPS Act in expanding access and reimbursement.

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In this episode of NCPDPunscripted, we’re sitting down with Christian Tadrus, RPh, PharmD, FASCP, AE-C, NSC and Mindy Smith, RPh, MHA, to talk about leadership, progress, and what’s next for NCPDP. Christian will share some of his proudest moments as Board Chair, including big steps forward for pharmacists and industry collaboration. Then Mindy will give us a look at her vision as she takes the gavel, with a focus on the new 3-year strategic plan and how NCPDP is keeping innovation, interoperability, and smart governance at the forefront. It’s a relaxed but powerful conversation about where we’ve been and where we’re headed.

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Patient record matching and accurate identification of patients across the healthcare ecosystem is a top-of-mind challenge in healthcare.  Listen as John Hill, NCPDP’s Chief Operating Officer, and Pooja Babbrah, NCPDP Executive Vice President, Strategy and Industry Alignment, discuss the heightened need for accurately matching patient records as healthcare seeks to increase interoperability, care coordination, and the inclusion of pharmacists in the patient care team. 

Get an update from John and Pooja on the Patient Experience Identifier ™ Solution (PEI) that leverages NCPDP Standards and Experian Health’s expansive consumer demographics, best in class matching methodologies, and now also AI and machine learning to accurately match patient records and assign a unique, provider-neutral identifier to each patient. A recent pilot provided proof that this PEI Solution improves the ability to identify a patient across multiple data sets in disparate systems across multiple states. There will likely be additional pilots as NCPDP increases its efforts to advance the PEI solution to improve patient safety and efficient patient management and care. 

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