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PHARMACY INFORMATICS LECTURE Central Philippine University – College of Pharmacy- Second Semester- PRELIMS TRANSCRIBED BY: Chan K.E – BSPHAR2B WHAT IS I...

PHARMACY INFORMATICS LECTURE Central Philippine University – College of Pharmacy- Second Semester- PRELIMS TRANSCRIBED BY: Chan K.E – BSPHAR2B WHAT IS INFORMATICS? Informatics is the study of the best practices in information UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION T O PHARMACY INFORMATICS accrual, handling, dissemination, and comprehension using appropriate technology 1. DEFINITION OF PHA RMACY INFORMATICS AND Informatics examines not just the technologies we use … RELATED TERMS but how, why, where, and when we use them. 2. ROLE OF PHARMACISTS IN INFORMATICS 3. IMPORTANCE OF PHARM ACY INFORMATICS PHARMACY Drugs ADR’s Patient records Dispensing INFORMATICS Computer software Technology WHAT IS PHARMACY INFORMATICS? It intersects with two other subdisciplines of information science that have a longer history. o Medical informatics o Bioinformatics The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) defines medical informatics as “the use of information science and technology to advance medical knowledge and improve quality of care and health system performance.” The American Association of Medical Colleges defines it as “the rapidly developing scientific field that deals with resources, devices, and formalized methods for optimizing the storage, retrieval and management of biomedical information for problem solving and decision making.” PHILIPPINE MEDICAL INFORMATICS SOCIETY, INC. (PMIS) Founded 1996 Among the activities it has offered were lectures from international medical informatics experts, seminars on use of online bibliographic databases, handheld devices, electronic health records, and security of electronic health information BIOINFORMATICS Bioinformatics sprang from the human genome project and used computers to analyze and interpret the vast amounts of data generated in the field of biology. Stedman’s Medical Dictionary defines bioinformatics as “the scientific discipline encompassing all aspects of biologic information acquisition, processing, storage, distribution, analysis, and interpretation that combines the 1|P a g e  PHARMACY INFORMATICS LECTURE Central Philippine University – College of Pharmacy- Second Semester- PRELIMS TRANSCRIBED BY: Chan K.E – BSPHAR2B Health Use of information and communication tools and technology of mathematics, computer science, information technology in health care settings. and biology with the aim of understanding the biologic technology (HIT) significance of a variety of data.” Health Discipline historically focusing on medical information record management (in a paper Application in molecular genetics and genomics management environment); as medical records (HIM) transition to digital, HIM has begun to PHARMACY INFORMATICS overlap with informatics. Imaging Broad term indicating the application of Defined by the American Society of HealthSystem informatics informatics to the management of images Pharmacists (ASHP), pharmacists “use their knowledge of in health care. information systems and medication-use processes to Research Broad term indicating the application of improve patient care by ensuring that new technologies informatics informatics to health and biomedical lead to safer and more effective medication use.” research. Informatician Practitioners of informatics; they focus A recent ASHP survey of U.S. hospitals found that (informaticist) more on information than technology information technologies are used in all steps of Clinical Clinically trained individuals whose medication-use processes and that pharmacists must informatician expertise is applied at the intersection of understand these technologies. IT and health care; focus is on successful Steps of medication-use process adoption and use of HIT o Ordering WHO IS AN I NFORMATICS PHARMACIST? o Transcribing (Prescribing) o Dispensing DUAL specialist o Administration “Pharmacy informatics” has been defined in some contexts Knowledgeable about both pharmacy practice and as the pharmacy specialty dealing with pharmacy informatics computerization. o Is able to analyze pharmacy practice from analytical o The idea that pharmacists must use information and design perspective technology skills to integrate information about drugs o Is able to analyze health informatics technologies and information about patient-related issues from a from a clinical/operational perspective variety of sources in order to achieve patient- Has the ability to look at both the “big picture” and the centered care individual details and processes. USE OF TECHNOLOGY CORE COMPETENCES Automated inventory and procurement systems Provide patient-centered care Electronic health record Work in interdisciplinary teams Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) Employ evidence-based practice ePrescribing Apply quality improvement Automated dispensing devices and robots Utilize informatics Clinical decision support system Bar-coding ROLE OF A N INFORMATICS PHARMACIST Web-based knowledge systems compounding devices ✓ Ensure patient safety Intelligent infusion devices ✓ Provide guidance and leadership for all technology Pharmacy information systems initiatives that support medication use Radiofrequency identification ✓ Customize and tailor health information systems and Electronic communication technology to the needs of practice ✓ Serve as a liaison between pharmacy and other CORE INFORMATICS TERMS AND THEIR DE FINITIONS departments ✓ Provide education to healthcare professionals and TERM DEFINITION managers Information Activities and tools used to locate, technology (IT) manipulate, store, and disseminate ✓ Serve as a resource for hospital staff information. Information and Term often used to indicate IT with a communication focus on communication and networking. technology 2|P a g e  PHARMACY INFORMATICS LECTURE Central Philippine University – College of Pharmacy- Second Semester- PRELIMS TRANSCRIBED BY: Chan K.E – BSPHAR2B APPLICATION OF INFORMATICS 1. Computer systems manage patient drug profiles and histories allowing the pharmacist to better manage care. 2. Systems can facilitate label generation, patient billing, batch processing of workload. 3. Software interfaces allow patient information to flow directly into the pharmacy system from a patient management system without the need of a pharmacy staff to enter the data by hand. 4. Interfaces to laboratory systems allow easy retrieval of patient laboratory results. 5. Rules can be programmed in the system to promote safe and effective use of drugs, 6. Interfaces to external devices such as IV compounders, automatic dispensing cabinets and robots increase the efficiency of the overall operation of the pharmacy Informatics Applied to Pharmacy Practice 3|P a g e