Point of Care Partners

Name

Point of Care Partners

Legal name

Point-of-Care Partners

Website

https://pocp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hollywood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Healthcare IT Management Consulting: POCP provides consulting services to healthcare organizations on a range of issues critical to business performance and improving care outcomes. Services include strategy & market intelligence, education & research, multi-stakeholder program design & management, and regulatory resource center services. Revenue is generated through billable consulting engagements.
2. Subscription Services: The firm offers subscription-based services including the Regulatory Resource Center and Interoperability Outlook, which provide ongoing curated intelligence and quarterly reports to subscribers in the healthcare industry.
3. Research Grants and Sponsored Studies: POCP receives grants for conducting research studies, such as the $110,000 NCPDP Foundation grant for pharmacy technology landscape assessment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Point-of-Care Partners is an employee-owned health IT management consulting firm that delivers strategy, regulatory, and interoperability consulting to healthcare organizations including health IT vendors, payers, PBMs, ACOs, HIEs, life sciences companies, and government entities. The firm sells project-based consulting engagements across Strategy & Market Intelligence, Education & Research, Multi-Stakeholder Program Design & Management, and EHR Training, alongside recurring subscription intelligence products (Regulatory Resource Center and Interoperability Outlook) that curate federal policy, standards activity, and industry developments.

Product overview

Point-of-Care Partners (POCP) is an employee-owned health IT management consulting firm offering a portfolio of consulting services and subscription-based intelligence products. The core consulting services include Strategy & Market Intelligence, Education & Research, Multi-Stakeholder Collaboratives Program Design and Management, and EHR Training Programs. The company also provides subscription services including the Regulatory Resource Center (RRC) for policy and regulatory tracking, and the Interoperability Outlook for quarterly industry updates. Additional offerings include the HIT Perspectives Newsletter, The Dish on Health IT Podcast, and various industry reports and whitepapers. The firm serves healthcare organizations including health IT vendors, payers, PBMs, accountable care organizations, and health information exchanges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy & Market Intelligence Strategic consulting services helping healthcare organizations evaluate, develop, and implement health information management strategies, targeting health IT vendors, payers, providers, and life sciences companies.
• Education & Research Educational and research consulting services providing insights into health IT trends, regulatory requirements, and industry developments for healthcare organizations.
• Multi-Stakeholder Program Design & Management Consulting services to design and manage multi-stakeholder health IT initiatives and collaboratives, driving interoperability and standards adoption across the healthcare ecosystem.
• EHR Training Programs Training programs to help healthcare organizations optimize their electronic health record systems and improve clinical/administrative utilization.
• Value-Based Care Interoperability Roadmap Strategic roadmap consulting services to help healthcare organizations navigate interoperability requirements and align HIT strategy with value-based care models.
• Regulatory Resource Center (RRC) Subscription service that curates federal and state health IT policy, standards activity (HL7, NCPDP), and industry developments into clear, actionable insights for healthcare organizations seeking to stay current on regulatory change.
• Interoperability Outlook Annual subscription providing quarterly reports on federal activity, standards highlights, multi-stakeholder collaboratives progress, and industry news with analysis, plus quarterly lunch-and-learn sessions with consultant Q&A.
• Government Contracting Services Health IT consulting services available through the GSA schedule for federal and state government healthcare organizations, covering policy guidance, standards development, and regulatory compliance support.
• Life Sciences Practice Consulting services for pharmaceutical manufacturers and life sciences companies focused on health IT strategy, commercialization, and market entry through HIT channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46% of pharmacists and 31% of other clinicians consider it somewhat or very difficult to share patient information securely - highlighting the market need for pharmacy interoperability expertise that POCP addresses
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and support.

• Summit Health AdvisorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Led by Summit Health Advisors and funded by an NCPDP Foundation grant, this whitepaper outlines business and reimbursement models to support the expansion of pharmacist-delivered clinical services. POCP contributed to both the research and development of this report.
• SurescriptscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Surescripts and POCP co-chair the Pharmacy Workgroup launched under The Sequoia Project's Interoperability Matters program in January 2025. The workgroup aims to foster clinical data exchange for pharmacies across the healthcare ecosystem, remove barriers to providing clinical services at scale, and address data access challenges facing the pharmacy community. Funded and collaboratively developed with Surescripts.
• The Sequoia ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025POCP co-chairs the Pharmacy Workgroup under The Sequoia Project's Interoperability Matters program, which was launched in January 2025 to advance pharmacy interoperability and clinical data exchange.
• NACDSsupportStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is a supporting organization for the Pharmacy Workgroup launched under The Sequoia Project's Interoperability Matters program co-chaired by POCP and Surescripts.
• NCPAsupportStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is a supporting organization for the Pharmacy Workgroup launched under The Sequoia Project's Interoperability Matters program co-chaired by POCP and Surescripts.
• NCPDP FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 July 2024NCPDP Foundation awarded a $110,000 grant to POCP for a study on the current pharmacy technology landscape. The research aims to guide industry stakeholders on improving pharmacy interoperability and clinical data exchange to support expanded patient care services.
• HL7 Da Vinci ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPOCP serves as the program management organization for the HL7 Da Vinci Project, a collaborative initiative developing FHIR-based implementation guides for value-based care. POCP consultants including Alix Goss (Program Manager) and Jocelyn Keegan lead various Da Vinci workstreams.
• HL7 FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPOCP serves as the program management organization for the HL7 FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST), an accelerator focused on enabling FHIR adoption at scale across the healthcare ecosystem.
• HL7 CodeXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPOCP serves as the oncology prior authorization use-case lead for HL7 CodeX, a healthcare FHIR accelerator focused on specific use cases including prior authorization in oncology.
• CVS SpecialtyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCVS Specialty is highlighted as one of the healthcare technology companies advocating for platforms that provide real-time visibility, electronic prior authorization, and patient enrollment to streamline specialty medication prescribing and fulfillment processes.
• AssistRxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssistRx is identified as a healthcare technology company working to streamline specialty medication prescribing and fulfillment through digital solutions including real-time visibility and electronic prior authorization.
• DrFirstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrFirst sponsored the EHR Update on Regulations and Standards to Plan Your Roadmap Webinar hosted by POCP. DrFirst is a health IT company specializing in ePrescribing and medication management solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Impact Advisors: Healthcare IT consulting firm of comparable size focused on EHR implementation, optimization, and advisory services to provider systems and payers. Highly comparable to POCP in serving healthcare organizations with strategy and implementation consulting.
• The Chartis Group: Healthcare-focused consulting firm advising providers, payers, and health technology organizations on strategy, transformation, and health IT. Comparable to POCP in serving a similar client mix with management consulting services.
• Nordic Consulting Partners: Healthcare IT consulting firm specializing in EHR implementation and optimization, particularly Epic systems. Comparable to POCP in delivering advisory and implementation services to healthcare organizations.
• Pivot Point Consulting: Healthcare IT consulting and advisory firm serving providers, payers, and life sciences with EHR, analytics, and regulatory strategy. Directly comparable in size, scope, and client segments to POCP.

Broad incumbents

• Optum Advisory Services: Large-scale healthcare advisory arm of UnitedHealth Group covering strategy, technology, and operations for payers, providers, and life sciences. Comparable in client overlap but operates at much greater scale with broader portfolio of services.
• Deloitte Healthcare Consulting: Global consulting practice with a dedicated healthcare and life sciences group providing strategy, technology, and operations advisory. Comparable in serving healthcare IT strategy but at vastly greater scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• Chilmark Research: Health IT advisory firm producing research and consulting on interoperability, population health, and emerging technologies. Comparable to POCP in domain focus and where a former POCP practice lead previously served as VP of research.
• AVIA: Healthcare digital transformation advisory working with provider systems on technology strategy and adoption. Comparable to POCP in advisory services to healthcare organizations, with stronger focus on provider-side digital strategy.
• Health Data & Management Solutions (HDMS): Healthcare analytics and advisory firm supporting payers and employers with data-driven strategy and interoperability. Partial overlap with POCP in serving payer clients with health IT and interoperability advisory.

Others

• HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society): Global healthcare IT membership and advisory organization that produces research, certification, and thought leadership in health IT. Not a direct competitor, but a related ecosystem player where POCP consultants have held leadership roles and which shapes the standards and policy environment POCP advises on.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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