In the evolving landscape of healthcare technology, the choice between an Enterprise Electronic Health Record (EHR) and a Best-of-Breed (BoB) EHR system represents a foundational decision for any healthcare organization. For informatics professionals, understanding the implications of each model is crucial, as it directly impacts workflow, data integration, and patient safety within the healthcare domain. […]
Pharmacy informatics technology is the backbone of modern healthcare, streamlining operations, enhancing patient care, and improving overall efficiency. However, like any complex system, it’s not immune to hiccups and challenges. When issues arise, it’s essential to identify the root of the problem for a quick and effective solution. The medication use process has pieces of […]
If you’ve been reading into healthcare informatics, you more than likely already encountered the term interoperability. Interoperability means the ability to exchange and use data effectively. Patients may receive care from multiple providers, and data needs to be shared among various systems. But how do we ensure that data is exchanged in a consistent and […]
Excel is one of the most powerful tools healthcare organizations have to understand and visualize the data they need to improve the care of the patients they serve. Outside of the accounting and revenue cycle departments, it is used in two broad ways: as a data analytics tool and as a project management tool. In […]
Download the following guide for a complete list of ASHP-accredited pharmacy informatics residencies of 2022. Includes links to each program for more information.
Calling all pharmacy students and pharmacists looking to pharmacy residency for a career in pharmacy informatics! Recruiting season is starting to brew for next year’s match, and if you have not put much thought into it yet, well you should. Residency program applications are usually due by the end of December to early January. That […]
Let’s talk about Excel for pharmacists part of a professional development toolkit. By the time I left my job as a pharmacy project manager at a three-hospital system to move overseas, I was starting to develop a reputation as the Excel Guru. Although my job title on paper was ‘pharmacist’ I wore several hats, from […]
Being a pharmacy informatics professional means you’ll be working with pharmacy technology, operational improvement, and implementations. However, that’s just one side of it. Another aspect that will be deeply rooted in everything you do is working with different professionals in a team setting, often times with different types of people and different perspectives. For that, […]
When I first started my career in pharmacy informatics, I had no idea what I was in for. I knew that I wanted to work in the field, but I didn’t really have any sense of what the actual job would entail. It wasn’t until I was already working in the pharmacy IT field that […]
Pharmacies, and healthcare in general, are increasingly relying on information technology to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and safety of operations and patient care. As a result, pharmacists are being called on to provide expert assistance in developing these tools, and a pharmacy informatics residency can come in handy. Through a pharmacy informatics residency (you can […]
