Healthcare Solutions Executive Named to NCPDP Board of Trustees

(Vocus/PRWEB) June 10, 2010

Atlanta, GA (Vocus) June 10, 2010 -- Healthcare Solutions today announced that Jim Andrews, R.Ph. has been elected to serve on the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Board of Trustees. Andrews was added to the panel at the NCPDP Annual Technology and Business Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona last month.

“I am honored by the election to serve on the Board of Trustees for NCPDP,” said Jim Andrews, senior vice president of pharmacy services for Healthcare Solutions. “Through the dedication and hard work of the organization’s members, pharmacy standards have been developed to address the industry’s diverse stakeholder interests. I am proud to work with the membership to make sure that NCPDP remains an industry think tank and an integral part of industry discussions.”

Andrews has been an active member of NCPDP for over 10 years and is currently the co-chair of the Property and Casualty/Workers' Compensation work group. He joins a select number of executives on the board, which also includes individuals from First DataBank; Gateway Pharmacy Consulting; RxResults, LLC; CVS/Caremark; StoneRiver; Frank McKinney Group, LLC; Kaiser Permanente; Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.; Granada Health, LLC.; Surescripts; Medco Health Services, Inc.; CatalystRx.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; and Walgreen Co.

“Mr. Andrews brings a wealth of industry knowledge to the NCPDP Board of Trustees and we’re happy that he has joined our board,” said Lee Ann Stember, NCPDP president.

NCPDP is a standards development organization with over 1,500 members representing virtually every sector of the pharmacy services industry. The board is responsible for providing direction for the organization and helping to determine priorities and policies.

For more information about NCPDP, visit http://ncpdp.org.

About Healthcare Solutions
Healthcare Solutions, Inc. is the parent company of Cypress Care and Procura Management. Through its affiliated companies, Healthcare Solutions serves as a health service company delivering integrated solutions to the property and casualty markets, specializing in workers’ compensation and auto liability/PIP. The company’s customers include insurance carriers, third party administrators (TPAs), managed care organizations (MCOs), government agencies and self-insured employers. Utilizing market-leading technology, Healthcare Solutions delivers demonstrated benefits and savings complemented by deep industry expertise. For more information, please visit http://www.healthcaresolutions.com.

About NCPDP
Founded in 1977, NCPDP is a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited, Standards Development Organization with over 1500 members representing virtually every sector of the pharmacy services industry. Our diverse membership provides leadership and healthcare business solutions through education and standards, created using the consensus building process. NCPDP has been named in federal legislation, including HIPAA and the MMA. NCPDP members have created standards such as the Telecommunication Standard and Batch Standard, the SCRIPT Standard for e-Prescribing, the Manufacturers Rebate Standard and more to improve communication within the pharmacy industry. Our data services include the NCPDP Provider Identification Number, a unique identifier of over 75,000 pharmacies, and HCIdea, “The Prescriber Identity Solution.” For more information about NCPDP Standards, Data Services, Educational Programs and Work Group meetings, go online at http://www.ncpdp.org or call (480) 477-1000.

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