NCPDP
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What is NCPDP?
NCPDP stands for the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs. It is a standards development organization that creates and maintains standards for the electronic exchange of healthcare information related to prescriptions. These standards are widely used in the pharmacy industry for tasks such as submitting and processing prescription claims, eligibility verification, and medication history.
What other technologies are related to NCPDP?
NCPDP Competitor Technologies
X12
X12 is another EDI standard used for healthcare transactions, making it a competitor to NCPDP, which is more pharmacy focused. While they can coexist, they serve similar purposes in different areas of healthcare.
HL7
HL7 is a standard for exchanging clinical and administrative health information. While it has overlaps, especially in areas like claims processing, it is mainly about patient information, while NCPDP is used for pharmacy transactions. HL7 is therefore a competitor as an alternative standard for some healthcare transactions.
EDI
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is a broad category of standards for exchanging business documents electronically. NCPDP is a specific EDI standard, but there are others that might be used for some of the same types of transactions, thus making EDI a potential competitor.
NCPDP Complementary Technologies
HL7 FHIR
FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is a modern standard for exchanging healthcare information electronically. It is complementary as it could be used in conjunction with NCPDP to transmit information related to pharmacy transactions in a more modern and interoperable way. FHIR could potentially carry NCPDP messages or related data.
FHIR
FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is a modern standard for exchanging healthcare information electronically. It is complementary as it could be used in conjunction with NCPDP to transmit information related to pharmacy transactions in a more modern and interoperable way. FHIR could potentially carry NCPDP messages or related data.
HIPAA
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) sets the standard for sensitive patient data protection. Since NCPDP transactions often contain protected health information (PHI), HIPAA regulations are strongly complementary and must be adhered to.
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Which job functions commonly mention NCPDP?
Data Architect
0.1% of all Data Architect jobs mention NCPDP
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Integration Engineer
12 Integration Engineer jobs mention NCPDP
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Business Systems
23 Business Systems jobs mention NCPDP
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Software Engineer
150 Software Engineer jobs mention NCPDP
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Engineer
151 Engineer jobs mention NCPDP
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