Newly Updated Pharmacy State Law Compendium...( CORAL SPRINGS Fla. Oct. 8 /- The most...),Health

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The most comprehensive, up-to-date compendium of state and federal pharmacy statutes and regulations is now available from Point of Care Partners (POCP), a nationally known boutique healthcare information technology (HIT) strategy and management consulting firm with expertise in ePrescribing, chronic care management, electronic health records, health information exchanges and personal health records.

The compendium, updated for the third quarter of 2009, is a must-have for clinical software companies; policymakers; intermediaries; retail, mail and specialty pharmacies, and others who need to have the latest state-specific information on the changing regulatory landscape affecting ePrescribing and the exchange of prescription information across state lines. The timing for this updated compendium has never been better, given the wide variations and constant realignment of requirements among jurisdictions and Boards of Pharmacy (BOP) and the growing use of ePrescribing and health information exchange within and across states.

"Our pharmacy law database is invaluable to help ensure that clients can comply with state and federal ePrescribing regulations," said Sherry L. Neumann, PharmD, an affiliated consultant with POCP who created the compendium and has updated it every quarter since 2006.

The new database has the most currently available information as of the third quarter of 2009, which is gleaned from BOP websites and other published materials, such as pharmacy association and BOP newsletters, state health and safety codes, and Medicaid rules and regulations (where applicable). It includes:

• State-by-state citations of the rules, regulations and statutes pertaining to electronically transmitted, faxed or printed prescriptions
• Authentication requirements for faxed prescriptions
• Addresses, Web sites and contact information
• Actionable spreadshe
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