Articles and Industry Comments

Peruse a growing catalogue of Point-of-Care Partners' contributions to the healthcare industry dialogue.

2023

POCP Comments: Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1)– RIN 0955–AA03

POCP Comments: Affordable Care Act; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally Facilitated Exchanges, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Eligible Clinicians, and Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program – CMS-0057-P

Article: Formulary & benefit and real-time pharmacy Benefit: Electronic standards delivering value to prescribers and pharmacists, Pooja Babbrah, Michael R. Solomon, Lee Ann Stember, John W. Hill, Margaret Weiker, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Volume 63, Issue 3, May-June 2023, Pages 725-730

2022

POCP Comments: Request for Information – National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services- CMS-0058-NC

POCP Comments: Request for Information; Advanced Explanation of Benefits and Good Faith Estimate for Covered Individuals – File code CMS-9900-NC

2021

Article: More than a Mandate: Price Transparency Rules as a Market Differentiator. Pooja Babbrah, Healthcare Musings, January 26, 2021

POCP Comments: CMS Request for Information Regarding Reducing Burden and Electronic Information Exchange of Documentation and Prior Authorization PDF Download (RIN 0938-AT99/Docket No. CMS-9123-P) Tony Schueth, MS, Regulations.gov, January 4, 2021

2020

POCP Comments: CMS Request for Information Regarding Exceptions to EPCS Mandate under SUPPORT Act PDF Download (RIN 0938-AU25/Docket No. CMS-3394-NC) Tony Schueth, MS, Regulations.gov, September 25, 2020

Strengthening Primary Care During COVID: Making the Case for Pharmacist Clinical Services and Medication Management  PDF Download
Tony Schueth, MS , Tricia Lee Rolle, PharmD, MS, PhD and Shelly Spiro, R.Ph., FASCP, August 10, 2020

POCP Comments: Reopening of Comment Period in Interim Final Rule With Comment (IFC) on Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances: RIN 1117-AA61/Docket No. DEA-2181 PDF Download
Tony Schueth, Regulations.Gov, June 2, 2020

Health IT’s Burgeoning Role in Fighting COVID-19 PDF Download
Tony Schueth, MS, HealthTech Zone, May 18, 2020

Seven Trends Driving Health IT Innovation PDF Download
Tony Schueth, MS, HealthTech Zone, March 20, 2020

 2019

Tech Optimization: Getting the most out of AI PDF Download
Ken Kleinberg, HealthcareIT News, Global Edition, November 8, 2019

POCP Comments: Medicare Program; Secure Electronic Prior Authorization for Medicare Part D—CMS 4189 PDF Download
Tony Schueth, Federal Register, August 16, 2019

POCP Comments: CMS-9115-P: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability and Patient Access for Medicare Advantage Organization and Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans in the Federally- Facilitated Exchanges and Health Care Providers PDF Download
Tony Schueth, Federal Register, June 3, 2019

POCP Comments: 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program; RIN 0955–AA01 PDF Download
Tony Schueth, HealthIT.Gov, June 3, 2019

Interopera-impossibility? PDF Download
Jocelyn Keegan, Managed Care Magazine (page 33-34), May 2019

Da Vinci Project Makes Progress on Prior Authorization Use Cases PDF Download
Jocelyn Keegan, Healthare Innovations, April 8, 2019

HIMSS 2019 Focused On Real-World Efforts to Improve Patient Journey  PDF Download
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, April 3, 2019

Don’t Be Misled by These Five Major Myths About EHRs PDF Download
Amy Johnson, PM360, March 25, 2019

Health IT Solutions Connecting Patients With the Costs of Their Medications PDF Download
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, January 14, 2019

2018

Four Reasons Payers Are Investing in Real-Time Benefit Check
Tony Schueth, Managed Healthcare Executive, November 8, 2018

Six Interoperability Trends That Demonstrate Value
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, November 1, 2018

No end in sight: EHRs hit hospitals’ bottom lines with uncertain benefits 
Michael Burger, Modern Healthcare, October 13, 2018

Bringing better data to states’ prescription drug monitoring
Tony Schueth, GCN Magazine, August 13, 2018

Electronic Prescribing Moving Toward Optimization
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, July 31, 2018

Cerner’s investment in Lumeris signals growing role of tech vendors in population health
Michael Burger, Modern Healthcare, July 14, 2018

10 Takeaways from HIMSS18
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, May 4, 2018

Study: Mandatory Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) Can Help Combat the Opioid Crisis and Save the United States up to $53 Billion Annually
Tony Schueth, Prepared for PCMA by Visante and Point-of-Care Partners, April 4, 2018

Three Factors Contributing to Lagging Provider Adoption of EPCS
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, April 3, 2018

One Industry Expert’s View of How State Efforts to Manage the Opioid Crisis Will Affect HIT Leaders
Connie Sinclair, Healthcare Informatics, February 23, 2018

2017

Following What the Doctor Ordered: Addressing Medication Noncompliance
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, December 19, 2017

The Impact of New, Nonproprietary Naming Convention for Biologics and Biosimilars: 7 Key Findings
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, November 30, 2017

Automating Enrollment for Specialty Prescriptions
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, November 3, 2017

Interoperability and Standards Will Be Areas of Focus through Year End
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, October 18, 2017

Five Health IT, Opioid-Related Trends Impacting Electronic Health Records
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, September 26, 2017

Why Population Health Management Should Matter to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, July 14, 2017

Moving the Adoption Needle on Electronic Prior Authorization: What Stakeholders Can Do
Tony Schueth, HISTalk, July 5, 2017

What’s Ahead for Health IT at the Federal Level?
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, June 23, 2017

Stakeholder Impacts of the AMA’s Prior Authorization Reform Proposal
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, May 10, 2017

FHIR Sets the Stage for Targeted Applications for Payers and Providers
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, April 21, 2017

Eight Takeaways from HIMSS 2017
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, April 7, 2017

PDMPs Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, March 22, 2017

What the 21st Century Cures Act Means for Health IT
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, March 6, 2017

10 Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2017
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, February 22, 2017

2016

Integrating EHRs and PDMPs: A Trend for 2017
Connie Sinclair, RPh, HISTalk, December 21, 2016

Reading the Tea Leaves: What Lies Ahead for Health IT in the Trump Administration?
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, November 23, 2016

Working Smarter, Not Harder: Helping Clinicians Optimize Use of EHRs
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, November 18, 2016

Taking ePrescribing to the Next Level with the Structured and Codified Sig
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, November 16, 2016

A National Patient Identifier: An Idea That’s Time Has Come Again
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, November 9, 2016

4 Ways Pharmaceutical Reps Can Unlock the Power of EHRs
Tony Schueth, PM360 Online, October 31, 2016

EHRs: A Win-Win to Provide Patient Education Materials
Tony Schueth, Pharma Tech Outlook, October 21, 2016

Using Health Information Technology to Improve Patient Engagement
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, October 5, 2016

Taking Electronic Prior Authorization to the Next Level
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, September 22, 2016

Why EHRs Will Have Different Documentation Requirements for Biosimilar Dispensing, Administration, and Outcomes
Tony Schueth, HISTalk, July 11, 2016

Real-Time Benefit Inquiry: A New Kind of Clinical Decision Support
Pooja Babbrah, HealthTech Zone, July 5, 2016

Top 10 Themes at Health Datapalooza 2016
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, June 21, 2016

New Proposed Regulation Rebrands and Retools Meaningful Use
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, June 16, 2016

Improving Specialty Pharmacy Speed to Therapy Should be an Industry Priority
Gary Rice, Lynnae Mahaney, Anthony Schueth and Laura Topor, Specialty Pharmacy Times, June 6, 2016

New State Mandates for Opiates Create the Next Wave of Requirements for EHRs
Connie Sinclair, RPh, HISTalk, June 1, 2016

Electronic prior authorization and payers: Lessons from BCBS
James R. Lang, PharmD MBA, Anthony J. Schueth MS, Managed Healthcare Executive, May 25, 2016

Integrating EHRs and PDMPs: How Vendors Can Get Ahead of the Curve
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, April 18, 2016

Alerting Prescribers for Biosimilar Substitution to Protect Patient Safety
Pooja Babbrah, HealthTech Zone, April 13, 2016

Readers Write: Three Reasons EHRs Need to Treat Biosimilars Differently Than Generics
Tony Schueth, HISTalk, April 13, 2016

Top 10 Trends at HIMSS16
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, April 11, 2016

Meaningful Use: Not Entirely Gone But Certainly Not Forgotten
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone March 21, 2016

Top Ten Health IT Trends for 2016
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone March 2, 2016

Readers Write: What EHR Vendors Need to Know About Implementing Minnesota’s Electronic Prior Authorization Law
Tony Schueth, HISTalk, January 20, 2016

2015

MGMA Meeting Reveals Five Trends Affecting Physician Practices
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, December 3, 2015

Four Sets of Federal Guidance You Should Know if You’re in Health IT
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, November 24, 2015

Taking Clinical Decision Support to the Next Level: A Standards-Based Approach
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, November 12, 2015

Paving the Way for Specialty E-Prescribing
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, September 17, 2015

Five Technology Trends: Changing Pharmacy Practice Today and Tomorrow
Tony Schueth, MS, William Hein, and Jeffrey Hull, RPh, Pharmacy Times Directions in Pharmacy, published online August 20, 2015

Readers Write: Interesting Times for ePA and EPCS
Connie Sinclair, RPh, HISTalk, August 12, 2015

E-prescribing for Specialty Medications: The Time Is Right
Tony Schueth, MS; Laura Topor; and Douglas Hillblom, PharmD, Specialty Pharmacy Times, August 11, 2015

DERF-a-Palooza at May NCPDP Meeting Yields Results
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, July 1, 2015

Surescripts Issues 2014 National Progress Report
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, June 22, 2015

HIStalk Interviews
Tony Schueth, CEO, Point-of-Care Partners, HISTalk, June 10, 2015

Information Blocking: A Hot Potato in Washington
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, June 19, 2015

Meaningful Use Stage 3: What Does It Mean for EHR Vendors?
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, May 14, 2015

HIMSS15: On FHIR and 6 Other Key Takeaways
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, May 5, 2015

Exciting Changes Ahead in 2015 for Health IT
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, March 4, 2015

At Last! A Compelling Business Case for Interoperability
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, February 27, 2015

Information Blocking: Don’t Blame the EHR
Michael Burger, HISTalk, January 30, 2015

Biosimilars: Building a Better Technology Mousetrap
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, January 26, 2015

How EHR Vendors are Making Productive Use of Regulatory Downtime
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, January 23, 2015

2014

Interoperability: The Glass is More than Half Full
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, December 22, 2014

The Impact of Information Technology on Managed Care Pharmacy: Today and Tomorrow
Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy, October 29, 2014
Douglas Hillblom, PharmD; Tony Schueth, MS; Scott M. Robertson, RPh, PharmD;nLaura Topor, BA; and Greg Low, RPh, BSPharm, PhD

What’s Next for EHR Market Consolidation?
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, October 14, 2014

I-STOP May Be the Biggest Health IT Game-Changer of All
Tony Schueth, HISTalk, October 8, 2014

Deciphering the Mystery of Population Health Management
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, July 30, 2014

Surescripts Stats Show ePrescribing Rounds Third Base
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, July 30, 2014

Readers Write: Medication Electronic Prior Authorization, the Next Big Thing for EHRs
Tony Schueth, HISTalk, July 16, 2014

Readers Write: EHR Usability – Whose Job Is It?
Michael Burger, HISTalk, May 16, 2014

Reading the Tea Leaves: Prior Authorization for Advanced Imaging Services Is in Our Future
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, May 12, 2014

What’s Next for Meaningful Use?
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, April 17, 2014

Top 10 Takeaways from HIMSS 2014
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, April 11, 2014

How to Gain Traction for ePrescribing for Specialty Medications
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, January 10, 2014

2013

Health Information Technology: Supporting Pharmacy Trends in 2014
Jeff Hull, BSPharm, RPh, Anthony J. Schueth, MS, and William Hein, Pharmacy Times, December 16, 2013

More than a Quarter of Pioneer ACOs to Leave the Program
William Hein. HealthTech Zone, July 23, 2013

Money Talks: Federal Incentives Confirmed to Spur ePrescribing Adoption
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, July 17, 2013

Boosting Long-Term Growth for Grant-Funded HIEs
William Hein, HealthTech Zone, July 12, 2013

Leveraging HIT to Improve Specialty Medication Processes
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, July 12, 2013

Will Your ACOs Thrive? Take the Lead with This 3-Step Plan
Michael Solomon. HIMSS Payer Insider. May 13, 2013.

Five Steps to ACO Success
William Hein. HealthTech Zone, May 22, 2013.

Seven Key HIT Takeaways from HIMSS
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, April 15, 2013

Health Information Exchange: Taking Pharmacy to the Next Level
Tony Schueth, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, March 2013

Putting the ‘HIE’ in eMedication Management
Ed Daniels, HealthTech Zone, Feb. 6, 2013

Top Ten Under-the-Radar Healthcare Trends for 2013
Tony Schueth, HealthTech Zone, Feb. 6, 2013

2012

Cloud Computing: Changing HIT and HIE Deployment Strategies
Ed Daniels, Dec. 26, 2012

Implementing ACA with HIT
Tony Schueth, HealthTechZone, Dec. 21, 2012

Smartphones and Demographics are Key to Mobile Health
Ed Daniels, Dec. 21, 2012

HIE: Payers Wanted
Ed Daniels, HIMSS Payer Insider, October 5, 2012

ePrior authorization: Primed for Improvement and Big Returns
Tony Schueth, HIMSS Payer Insider, August 4, 2012

Supreme Court Ruling on the ACA: Momentum Plus Opportunities for HIT
Tony Schueth, HealthTechZone, August 1, 2012

FDA Poised to Regulate HIT
Ed Daniels, HealthTechZone, August 1, 2012

Effects of a Web-Based Intervention for Adults With Chronic Conditions on Patient Activation: Online Randomized Controlled Trial
Michael Solomon, MBA, PhD; Stephen L. Wagner, MS, PhD; James Goes, PhD, Journal of American Medical Research, February 21, 2012 (POCP’s Michael Solomon co-authored.)

Effects of a Web-Based Intervention for Adults With Chronic Conditions on Patient Activation: Online Randomized Controlled Trial
Michael Solomon, MBA, PhD; Stephen L. Wagner, MS, PhD; James Goes, PhD, Journal of American Medical Research, February 21, 2012

Early Adopters of Electronic Prescribing Struggle to Make Meaningful Use of Formulary Checks and Medication History Documentation
Jesse C. Crosson, PhD, Anthony J. Schueth, MS, Nicole Isaacson, PhD, MSS and Douglas S. Bell, MD, PhD, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, Vol. 25 no. 1, pg. 24-32. January/February 2012