NABP ® PMP InterConnect Josh Bolin Government Affairs Director National Association of Boards of Pharmacy May 4, 2012.

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PMP InterConnect

Josh Bolin

Government Affairs Director

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

May 4, 2012

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Background on NABP

• Formed in 1904• 501(c)(3) Charitable and Educational Organization• 50 State Boards of Pharmacy, District of Columbia,

Guam Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands• Mission: Assisting member Boards and regulators in

Protection of the Public Health

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PMP 101

• 48 states and 1 territory have enacted PMP legislation• 41 states are operational• Majority housed in Board of Pharmacy or Department

of Health;

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Patchwork of PMPs

• Different standards from state to state• Systems do not talk to each other• Users on border states have to become users with

each program in surrounding states• Difficulty entering into multiple agreements with each

sharing partner• Utilization?

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PMP InterConnect

• At the request of our member Boards, NABP was asked to build a system to facilitate interstate data sharing, that: – Easy to use and maintain– Could be implemented quickly

• Technical• Legal

– Low cost

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Function of PMP InterConnect

• NOT a database—does not house or store any PHI or PII

• PMP InterConnect has zero visibility into the “payload”.

• PMP InterConnect is a National Network that acts like the postal service, in that is sends messages to and from users

• Each PMP had complete control over how they share with other states via functionality of the InterConnect and a single MOU

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Steering Committee

• Governed exclusively by a Steering Committee of the 14 states that have executed MOUs

• Steering Committee provide administrative guidance and governance for PMP InterConnect operations

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Funding

• Using programmatic resources, NABP has covered all costs associated with the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of PMP InterConnect

• NABP is covering at least 5 years of annual participation fees for PMP InterConnect for each state

• NABP Foundation has also made available additional technical funds available via a separate grant process

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How did we do?

• Easy to use and maintain– Single MOU– Administrative Console

• Implemented Quickly– 7 Months Development Launch

• Low Cost– Free!

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Timeline

• January 2011 – Initial Development• March 2011 – Steering Committee Formed• July 2011 – PMP InterConnect Launches• August 2011 – First ever inter-state data exchanges

between Indiana and Ohio• Today…since launch, PMPi has processed over

230,000 requests in an average of 7.5 seconds.

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What can YOU do?

• Legal Support/Interpretations– MOU Review

• Support legislation/regulations• Collaborate

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What’s next?

• Enhancing Access to PDMPs Project• Increase utilization and access to PMPs in the

healthcare realm• Streamlined access within the workflow• Analytical tools

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Questions?