July 15, 2015

"Prescribing and e-Prior Authorization in Minnesota"

Laura Topor from Granada Health, will discuss the current status of ePrescribing in Minnesota, review applicable legislative and regulatory activities, describe the data exchange flows and introduce electronic Prior Authorization (ePA). By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Appraise Minnesota’s ePrescribing landscape,
• Discuss the related legislative requirements, and
• Identify opportunities to use ePrescribing to improve their workflow.

The program is part of the “3-3” Virtual Coffee Break series MPhA has launched on the third day of the week during the third week of the month to keep pharmacists, student pharmacists and pharmacy technicians current on cutting-edge topics presented by expert colleagues.

Speaker: Laura Topor

Laura Topor has over 20 years of experience in pharmacy benefits management, payer and provider operations, sales and marketing, regulatory compliance, patient safety, product development, process improvement, strategic planning and program management. Ms. Topor is President of Granada Health, a Minnesota-based consulting firm. She has worked with RxEOB, Argus Health Systems, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Allina Hospitals and Clinics, Medica, HealthPartners, and Diversified Pharmaceutical Services (now Express Scripts). She has been an active member of NCPDP for over 18 years. At NCPDP, Ms. Topor has served as a member of the Board of Trustees, Standardization Co-Chair, WG3 and WG 11 Co-Chair, Structured and Codified Sig Task Group Leader and on numerous committees and task groups. She is a member of the AMCP (Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy) and served on its HIT Advisory Council. Ms. Topor has participated in many of Minnesota’s e-health workgroups, formed to support Minnesota’s health reform initiatives.

Accrediting Information

Board of Pharmacy Approval Number: 2-104-225-006
This webinar is approved for live webinar and archived viewing credits.

Fees:

$10 for MPhA members and $25 for nonmembers. Student pharmacists and residents are provided a complimentary registration, please use the promo code “WebinarComp15” when checking out.

Continuing Education:

The Minnesota Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for one credit hour.

To receive Board of Pharmacy credits for this program the following must be completed:

• Full participation/completion of webinar either during the live program or the archived presentation
• Completion of survey post webinar acknowledging participation

Board of Pharmacy credit processing takes place on the 15th of each month.

The Minnesota Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Questions? Please contact karip@ewald.com with questions about credits.

Please contact jessicag@ewald.com with any technical questions or issues.

To access your Board of Pharmacy credits, please log in to your MPhA portal. If you have any questions on how to access this or would like a copy of all current certificates, please contact Jacquie Durant at JacquieD@ewald.com.