NABP PMP InterConnect Successfully Meets 2011 Development Timeline; More States to Go Live in Early 2012
Originally published in the January 2012 NABP Newsletter
Successful implementation of the NABP PMP InterConnectSM continues, with eight additional states scheduled to make NABP InterConnect available to prescription monitoring program (PMP) users in early 2012, for a total of 11 live states. PMPs in Ohio, Indiana, and Virginia had implemented use of the NABP InterConnect by September 2011. And, as of press time, PMPs in Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, and West Virginia plan to go live by first quarter 2012.
In the first 100 days since launch the NABP InterConnect has processed 39,346 requests among Indiana, Ohio and Virginia. The average hub response/processing time for those requests was under one second and the average PMP response time for those requests was approximately 13 seconds. In total, using NABP InterConnect, authorized users of the PMPs only waited an average of under 15 seconds for a consolidated multistate PMP report.
Two additional states have executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NABP to participate in the NABP InterConnect: Mississippi and Utah.
The following PMPs intend to sign on to use the NABP InterConnect and have MOUs under review: Delaware, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and South Dakota.
It is anticipated that approximately 30 states will be sharing data using the NABP InterConnect in 2012.
The NABP PMP InterConnect fact sheet provides information about the background, development, governance, and funding of NABP InterConnect and also presents a timeline highlighting key accomplishments in the development and implementation of the system beginning with the initiation of the development process in January 2011.
The fact sheet and additional information are available in the NABP PMP InterConnect section of the NABP Web site at www.nabp.net/programs.