INTRO TO INFORMATICS Flashcards
Is the study of the best practices in information, accrual, handling, dissemination, and comprehension using appropriate technology.
INFORMATICS
Application of computer & info mngt and processing of data, info & knowledge
INFORMATICS
Science concerned with the gathering, manipulation, classification, storage, and retrieval of recorded knowledge
INFORMATICS
Simply discrete & objective facts about a given subject or an event
DATA
Easy to capture and store in media such as databases and files
DATA
Data that has relevance and purpose:
CONTEXTUALIZED
CATEGORIZED
CALCULATED
CORRECTED
CONDENSED
Broader, deeper, richer than data and information
KNOWLEDGE
INFORMATION TO KNOWLEDGE?
COMPARISON
CONSEQUENCES
CONNECTIONS
CONVERSATION
PERCEPTION
“the use of information science and technology to advance medical knowledge and improve quality of care and health
system performance.”
MEDICAL INFORMATICS
“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.”
MEDICAL INFORMATICS
Later came _____, a field that sprang from the human genome project and used computers to analyze and interpret the vast amounts of data generated in the field of biology.
BIOINFORMATICS
“the scientific discipline encompassing all aspects of biologic information acquisition, processing, storage, distribution, analysis, and interpretation that combines the tools and technology of mathematics, computer science, and biology with the aim of understanding the biologic significance of a variety of data.”
BIOINFORMATICS
deals with the subset of informatics relevant to the practice of pharmacy.
PHARMACY INFORMATICS
has been defined in some contexts as the pharmacy specialty dealing with pharmacy computerization
PHARMACY INFORMATICS
Scientific field that focuses on medication- related data and knowledge within the continuum of healthcare systems – including its acquisition, storage, analysis, use and dissemination in the delivery of optimal medication-related patient care and health outcomes
PHARMACY INFORMATICS
Application of technology & information to the medication use process to improve outcomes and increase safety and efficacy
PHARMACY INFORMATICS
PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEM
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
PROCESSES
INFORMATION SOURCE
COMPETENCIES
Examples of IT infrastructures
Computer set, printers, scanners
Internet connection, modem, LAN
Tablets, cellphones, PDAs
- General procedure (receiving a query up to transmission of response)
- Search algorithm
> Algorithm for finding an item w/ specified properties among a collection of items which are filed in a computer program, that looks for clues to return what is wanted - Literature education
- Response transmission
PROCESSES
- Forms (hard copy, soft copy)
- Classification based on nature of query, category of information source, depth of info., etc.)
INFORMATION RESOURCES
- Communication
- The skills needed to use these tools to support the highest levels of pharmaceutical clinical judgment.
COMPETENCIES
ROLES OF INFORMATICS RPh
- ENSURE PATIENT SAFETY
-PROVIDE GUIDANCE & LEADERSHIP FOR ALL TECHNOLOGICAL INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT MEDICATION USE
-CUSTOMIZE AND TAILOR HEALTH INFO SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY TO THE NEEDS OF PRACTICE
-Provide education to healthcare professionals & managers
-Serve as a resource for hospital staff
- Serves as a liaison between pharmacy & other departments
I.T.
Nursing
Physicians
Vendors
