Exam 2: Informatics Flashcards
What is Pharmacy Informatics?
The scientific field that focuses on medication-related data and knowledge within the continuum of healthcare systems - inducing its acquisition, storage, analysis, use and dissemination - on the delivery of optimal medication-related patient care and health outcomes.
IOMs goal for use of health informatics technology (HIT)
- inform clinical practice by bringing electronic health records (EHR) to point of care…
Pharmacy Information Management System (PIMS)
- considered backbone of medication use process technologies
- systems may function as independent ordering systems requiring verification, or ideally can be integrated with prescribing systems to reduce the potential for errors in medication verification
- assist with managing inventory, point of sale, and prescription benefit reimbursements
What is e-prescribing?
it’s an ambulatory medication ordering system that provides a standardized, secure, and safe vehicle for transporting and sharing information across the health system and community pharmacy environment. it allows for transmission of prescription between prescribers, community pharmacies, and pharmacy health plans
CDSS
Clinical Decision Support System
What does CDSS do?
- assists clinical decision-making to improve patient outcomes
- basic and advanced features
- provide notification of pt status in a timely manner
- assist in following evidence-based guidelines
- medication safety
- behind the scenes work
DUR
Drug Utilization Review
