Pharmacy Informatics

Question 1

dual specialist

knowledgeable about PHARMACY PRACTICE and INFORMATICS

ability to look at the BIG PICTURE and the INDIVIDUAL DETAILS AND PROCESSES

Answer 1

informatics pharmacist

Question 2

characteristics of an informatics pharmacist?

Answer 2

strong understanding of pharmacy practice
knowledgeable about the medication use process
knowledgeable about information systems, healthcare technology, and automation
basic understanding of database design and function
think of the END USER

Question 3

roles of an informatics pharmacist?

Answer 3

ensure px 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
serves as a liaison between pharmacy and other departments (IT, nurses, physicians, vendors/distributors)
education to healthcare professionals and managers
serves as a resource for hospital staff
recommendations regarding vendor selection

Question 4

areas of responsibility?

Answer 4

DICCK

data analysis
information management
clinical informatics
change of management
knowledge delivery

Question 5

generate and share the information with various healthocare professionals to ensure px safety while measuring effectiveness and usage of the information throughout the clinical process

e.g barcoding technology

Answer 5

information management

Question 6

drive the delivery of medication-related information and knowledge throughout the clinical knowledge life cycle

e.g automated medication dispensing

Answer 6

knowledge delivery

Question 7

data must be reviewed and insights gained from data must be applied

Answer 7

data analysis

Question 8

promotes understanding. integration, and application of information technology in healthcare settings

focuses on INDIVIDUAL PATIENT

e.g smart pump optimization – loading doses

Answer 8

clinical informatics

Question 9

dealing with knowledge to guide healthcare delivery, ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE

treatments come and go, diagnostics tools evolve, clinical practices changes

Answer 9

change management

Question 10

what an informatics pharmacist does?

Answer 10

maintain databases of medication management systems
liaison between IT and pharmacy
identify solutions to resolve system problems
work with interdisciplinary teams to implement new technology - Barcode Medication Administration
Leadership

Question 11

IN HEALTH CARE FIELD?

Answer 11

ability to cater to the needs of the patients from ANY PLACE at ANY GIVEN TIME

HIGHLY BENEFICIAL for OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

TELEMEDICINE helps to formulate EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE HEALTH CARE PLAN

Question 12

IN RURAL AREA?

Answer 12

hep rural providers DELIVER BETTER HEALTH CARE by connecting rural providers and their patients to SERVICES AT DISTANT SITES AND PROMOTING PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTH

Question 13

IN URBAN AREA?

Answer 13

bringing providers and experts to patients

decreases healthcare and travel costs

Question 14

telemedicine in ancient times uses?

Answer 14

fire, smoke signals, drums, horns, etc.

Question 15

kicked off by the inventions of the ELECTRICAL TELEGRAPH and TELEPHONE

Answer 15

early telemedicine

Question 16

who installed telephones?

Answer 16

major city hospitals and doctor offices

many city residents in their homes

Question 17

capital avenue drugstore was connected to —— different local physicians via the ——

when?

Answer 17

21, early version of the telephone

late 1800s

Question 18

first idea of telemedicine was introduced in —–

depicting the use of —– and —– for a patient to communicate with a doctor, including use of —– and —– indicators

Answer 18

april 1924

television and microphone

heartbeat and temperature

Question 19

in ——, concept of —- was introduced by —–

Answer 19

1925

teledactyl – machine in treating px, robotic surgery

Hugo Gernsback

Question 20

in —–, first uses of telemedicine is to ———–

Answer 20

late 1950s and early 1960s

transmit video, images, and complex medical data

Question 21

used interactive telemedicine to transmit neurological examinations —– first case of a real-time video telemedicine consultation

Answer 21

1959

Question 21

the rise of the internet in the 1990’s also brought with it the information explosion’

internet protocols allowed support for practically all information and traffic needed for telemedicine

Answer 21

1968

Question 22

affordable measurement devices commonly used in telemedicine?

Answer 22

smartphone
cameras
digital stethoscopes
vital sign monitoring devices
wearable biosensors

Question 23

new normal online pharmacy?

Answer 23

MedExpress Drugstore
AideApp
Dima
MedGrocer
Mercury Drugstore
Rose Pharmacy