Rick Sage has extensive experience in leadership roles within the healthcare industry. Rick currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Innovation & Standards at the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), where they are responsible for cultivating a community of innovation and ensuring that NCPDP's standards support interoperability for new technologies in healthcare. Prior to this, they were the Senior Vice President of Innovation at NCPDP, where they led the development and implementation of research for business development and strategic planning.
Before joining NCPDP, Rick held the role of Vice President of Retail Solutions at McKesson, where they worked with stakeholders to innovate patient-centered health solutions and represented the interests of Retail Pharmacy in engagements with other business leaders. Prior to that, they were the Vice President and General Manager of Supplylogix LLC, a division of McKesson Corporation, where they established and led a product team responsible for shifting from technology-driven to product-led ownership.
Rick's career also includes serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Partner of Check-inMD, a health IT startup focused on patient access and transparency, and as the Senior Vice President of Pharmacy Services at Emdeon (now Change Healthcare). At Emdeon, they led the vision, strategy, and execution of all facets of Pharmacy Services and played a key role in growing the business to rank second in the industry.
Overall, Rick Sage has a proven track record of leadership and innovation in the healthcare industry, with a focus on driving strategic growth and promoting interoperability in healthcare standards.
Rick Sage attended Illinois State University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Business Management. No start or end dates were provided for their education at this institution.
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NCPDP (National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, Inc.)
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) is a not-for-profit American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Developer (ASD) consisting of more than 1,500 members representing entities including, but not limited to, claims processors, data management and analysis vendors, federal and state government agencies, insurers, intermediaries, pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, professional services organizations, software and system vendors and other parties interested in electronic standardization within the pharmacy services sector of the healthcare industry. NCPDP provides a forum wherein our diverse membership can develop business solutions, including ANSI-accredited standards and guidance for promoting information exchanges related to medications, supplies and services within the healthcare system. NCPDP has been named in federal legislation, including HIPAA, MMA, and HITECH. NCPDP members have created standards such as the Telecommunication Standard and Batch Standard, the SCRIPT Standard for ePrescribing, the Manufacturers Rebate Standard and more to improve communication within the pharmacy industry. Our data products include dataQ®, a robust database of information on more than 80,000 pharmacies, resQ™, an industry pharmacy credentialing resource, and HCIdea®, an innovative prescriber database that provides continually updated information on more than 3.7 million prescribers. NCPDP's RxReconn® is a legislative tracking product for real-time monitoring of pharmacy-related state and national legislative and regulatory activity. For more information about NCPDP Standards, Data Services, Products, Educational Programs and Work Group meetings, go online at http://www.ncpdp.org or call 480.477.1000.