Pharmacy Informatics

Applies the Principles of Informatics to the Pharmacy Profession Emphasizes Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement Approaches Leading the way in the integration of information technology with healthcare, Pharmacy Informatics reflects some of the rapid changes that have developed in the pharmacy profession. Written by educators and professionals at the forefront in this field, the book shows how informatics plays a central role in providing productive and efficient healthcare services. After defining pharmacy informatics, the text explores the information and biomedical technologies that are the drivers of change. It then discusses the basics of maintaining the reliability and security of computers in a connected world, the need for standardization in the healthcare industry, and effective strategies for searching, evaluating, and managing the wide variety of information resources available today. The next section covers the types of information systems that exist in hospitals and pharmacies, including bar coding. The book then presents tools for evidence-based practice, computerized clinical pharmacokinetics methods, clinical decision support, and data mining methods to improve therapy, reduce adverse outcomes, and cut costs. The final section examines various developments driven by the Internet and how current informatics solutions must evolve to maximize their potential. The continual growth and increasing complexity of therapeutic information necessitate new ways for effectively handling medical data and ultimately providing better patient care. This book discusses how these changes affect pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists, preparing them for what lies ahead in this evolving field. __Applies the Principles of Informatics to the Pharmacy ProfessionEmphasizes Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement Approaches__ Leading the way in the integration of information technology with healthcare, **Pharmacy Informatics** reflects some of the rapid changes that have developed in the pharmacy profession. Written by educators and professionals at the forefront in this field, the book shows how informatics plays a central role in providing productive and efficient healthcare services. After defining pharmacy informatics, the text explores the information and biomedical technologies that are the drivers of change. It then discusses the basics of maintaining the reliability and security of computers in a connected world, the need for standardization in the healthcare industry, and effective strategies for searching, evaluating, and managing the wide variety of information resources available today. The next section covers the types of information systems that exist in hospitals and pharmacies, including bar coding. The book then presents tools for evidence-based practice, computerized clinical pharmacokinetics methods, clinical decision support, and data mining methods to improve therapy, reduce adverse outcomes, and cut costs. The final section examines various developments driven by the Internet and how current informatics solutions must evolve to maximize their potential. The continual growth and increasing complexity of therapeutic information necessitate new ways for effectively handling medical data and ultimately providing better patient care. This book discusses how these changes affect pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists, preparing them for what lies ahead in this evolving field. What is pharmacy informatics? / Philip O. Anderson, Susan M. McGuinness, and Philip E. Bourne -- Drivers of change : emergent information and biotechnologies / Howard R. Asher and Philip E. Bourne -- Computer and informatics basics / Philip E. Bourne -- Controlled vocabularies / Philip E. Bourne and Susan M. McGuinness -- Literature and the world wide web / Susan M. McGuinness -- Hospital information systems / Joshua Lee -- Pharmacy information systems / Daniel T. Boggie, Jennifer J. Howard, and Armen I. Simonian -- Bedside bar coding technology and implementation / Ashley J. Dalton -- Pharmacy informatics as a career / Armen I. Simonian -- Avoiding medication errors / Joseph E. Scherger and Grace M. Kuo -- Tertiary information sources for professionals and patients / Philip O. Anderson and Susan M. McGuinness -- PDAs and handheld devices / Joseph Ennesser -- The practice of evidence-based medicine / Laura J. Nicholson -- Clinical pharmacokinetics computer programs / Philip O. Anderson -- Clinical decision support systems / Pieter J. Helmons -- Data mining for pharmacy outcomes / Robert H. Schoenhaus -- Pharmaceutical sciences in a virtual world / Philip E. Bourne -- Where do we go from here? / Richard M. Peters What is pharmacy informatics? / Philip O. Anderson, Susan M. McGuinness, and Philip E. Bourne Drivers of change : emergent information and biotechnologies / Howard R. Asher and Philip E. Bourne Computer and informatics basics / Philip E. Bourne Controlled vocabularies / Philip E. Bourne and Susan M. McGuinness Literature and the world wide web / Susan M. McGuinness Hospital information systems / Joshua Lee Pharmacy information systems / Daniel T. Boggie, Jennifer J. Howard, and Armen I. Simonian Bedside bar coding technology and implementation / Ashley J. Dalton Pharmacy informatics as a career / Armen I. Simonian Avoiding medication errors / Joseph E. Scherger and Grace M. Kuo Tertiary information sources for professionals and patients / Philip O. Anderson and Susan M. McGuinness PDAs and handheld devices / Joseph J. Ennesser The practice of evidence-based medicine / Laura J. Nicholson Clinical pharmacokinetics computer programs / Philip O. Anderson Clinical decision support systems / Pieter J. Helmons Data mining for pharmacy outcomes / Robert H. Schoenhaus Pharmaceutical sciences in a virtual world / Philip E. Bourne Where do we go from here? / Richard M. Peters. Shows how informatics plays a central role in providing productive and efficient healthcare services. This title presents the aspects of pharmacy computer systems at an introductory level and includes information on choosing informatics as a career. It includes chapters on avoiding medication errors and evidence-based practice. This text covers the conceptual underpinnings and practice of pharmacy informatics. It discusses information and biomedical technologies that are the drivers of change, prerequisites for the effective use of the informatics resources, and the basics of maintaining the reliability and security of electronic data