Health Informatics Flashcards
1
Q
Define pharmacy informatics.
A
the use and integration of data, information, knowledge, technology, and automation in the medication use process for the purpose of improving health outcomes
2
Q
What are the settings in which pharmacy informatics are used?
A
- ambulatory care
- community settings
- hospital
- health systems
- industry
- academia
3
Q
Examples of ambulatory care and community setings
A
- E-prescribing (eRx)
- clinical decision support (CDS)
- automation
- barcode verification
- EMR
- patient portal
- mobile health
4
Q
Examples of hospital and healthy systems
A
- CDS
- computerized provider order entry (CPOE),
- electronic medication administration record (eMAR)
- TPN compounders
- smart pumps
- data mining
- EMR
- mobile health
5
Q
Examples of industry
A
- CDS
- CPOE
- eMAR
- automation
- EMR
- mobile health
- health information exchange (HIE)
- consulting
6
Q
Examples of academia
A
- Curricular development
- research HIT standards development
7
Q
4 priorities of Meaningful Use
A
- E-prescribing
- Delivery of electronic lab results
- Exchange of care summaries to multiple providers and settings
- Public health reporting – immunizations, reportable conditions, registries, quality measures
8
Q
6 ways PI is being used for healthcare improvement
A
- Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
- Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
- eRx
- Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC)
- BarCode Medication Administration (BCMA)
- Patient portals (aka Personal Health Records; PP and PHR, respectively)
