1st week Flashcards
-the art, practice, or profession of preparing,
preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
-a blend of science, health care, direct patient contact, technology, ethics, and business
Pharmacy
the use of information technology to
analyze, process, and disseminate medical data to improve outcomes.
-science of information
Informatics
a data that is:
I. Accurate and timely II. Specific and organized for a purpose III. Presented within a context that gives it meaning and
relevance
IV. Can lead to an increase in understanding and decrease in
uncertainty
Information
use and integration of data, information, knowledge, technology, and automation in the medication-use process for the purpose of improving health outcomes
Pharmacy Informatics
National professional organization members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians who serve as patient care providers on healthcare teams in acute and ambulatory setting
American Society of Health System Pharmacist
Informatics Ability
-computer Literacy
- Informatics knowledge
- Informatics skills
a set of skills that allow individuals to use
computer technology to accomplish tasks.
Computer
Literacy
• a set of cognitive processes that allows the individual to recognize what, when, and where information is needed and to locate, evaluate,and use that information appropriately.
Informatics
Knowledge
•the technical ability to use tools and techniques to improve information and knowledge access,integration, management and use.
Informatics
Skills
Applications of Health Informatics in
the Process of Care
- Hospital Administration, billing, and accounting
- Resource Management
- Medical Documentation
- Diagnostics and therapy
- Imaging
- Communication
- Information management
- Clinical Decision support
Computerized medicine cabinet that stores and dispenses medicines in hospitals and health clinics
Automated dispensing units (ADUs
Automated database that tracks prescriptions for controlled substances
Prescription drug monitoring system
A confidential digital
repository of patient records that may include data on medical history, diagnosis, treatment, and test results, among others
Electronic medical or health records
A confidential computerized
database of immunization records of a certain population
Immunization registries
Electronic entries of patient prescriptions and treatment plans from a physician that are relayed to medical staff and healthcare diagnostic departments to help carry out the orders
Computerized prescriber/physician order entry (CPOE)
Benefits of Information Technology in providing medical care
Computerized prescriber-order-entry
Clinical decision-support tools
medication orders in real time
Automated dispensing cabinets
Integrated medication surveillance applications
Integrated medication administration management systems
uses EHRs and AI-powered
diagnostics to manage patient records efficiently
Philippine General Hospital (PGH
use CDSS and smart
infusion pumps for accurate medication dosing
Private hospitals (e.g., St. Luke’s, MakatiMed)
an established field that bridges health care
with information technology as a means to improve clinical care, ensure patient safety, and increases the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational processes
Health Informatics
uses PhilHealth eClaims and COVID-19
surveillance systems for public health monitoring
Department of Health (DOH)
use pharmacy informatics for real-time
prescription tracking and medication safety alerts
Mercury Drug and Watsons
“raw information” that has not yet been processed or interpreted
.Simply discrete and objective facts about subject or an event Easy to capture and store in media such as databases and files
DATA
Processed data that has relevance and purpose
Has meaning because it is contextualized, categorized, calculated, corrected, or condensed
.Information
Examples of Healthcare
Information
Interpreted Lab Results
Medication Adjustment
Health Risk Assessment
Disease Diagnosis
Drug Interaction Warning
-It is the “delivery of health care services, where patients and providers are separated by distance”
-It uses technology for the exchange of information for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries, research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of health professionals.
Telehealth
.Subset of telehealth .
It refers to the practice of caring for patients remotely when the provider and patient are not physically present with each other.
Telemedicine
telemedicine must be compliant with data privacy laws, including the__________in the Philippines to protect patient confidentiality and sensitive health information
Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173)
Specialize in using technology to improve pharmaceutical care, manage medication-related information systems, and optimize medication use processes in healthcare settings
Informatics Pharmacist
Role of an Informatics Pharmacist
Ensure patient safety
Provide guidance and leadership for all technology initiatives that support medication use
Customize and tailor health information systems and technology to the needs of practice
Serve as a resource for hospital staff
Provide education to healthcare professionals and managers Provide recommendations regarding vendor selection
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists issued a practice document called the Statement on the Pharmacist’s Role in Informatics
- Information Management
- Knowledge delivery
- Data analysis
- Clinical Informatics
- Charge management
is the hardware and software used to provide electronic verification that the “five rights” (right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, and right time) are achieved for the administration of medications
Bar code medication administration
For a patient’s health records to follow them regardless of the healthcare setting, the languages of each institutions’ EHR must share a set of common languages or vocabularies
Interoperability
is another project that may include a pharmacy informatics professional during planning, design and/or implementation
EHR optimization
It promotes the understanding, integration, and application of information technology in healthcare settings.
It focuses on an individual patient
Clinical Informatics
To become an informatics pharmacist in the
Philippines, you typically need the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Licensure Exam
- Experience
- Additional Education or Certification
- Computer Proficiency
- Analytical Skills
- Communication Skills
- Continuous Learning
Current Technology
-Automated Dispensing Cabinets
-Inventory Management Systems
- Bar Coding
-Radio-frequency identification
-Smart Pumps
- Robotics
