http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/07/where-is-pharmacy-informatics-headed/ Pharmacy Informatics and Technology Mon, 21 May 2012 11:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/07/where-is-pharmacy-informatics-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 Quick Hit – CPOE, a pharmacist’s time and laughter | Jerry Fahrni Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:21:17 +0000 http://jerryfahrni.com/?p=928#comment-3126 [...] Where is pharmacy informatics headed (July 1, 2009) – “Many IT pharmacists are involved in much more mundane tasks such as maintaining pharmacy formularies or creating and maintaining billing reports. Calls to investigate “printer problems” or reset forgotten passwords are not uncommon. Many of these issues certainly do not require the knowledge base of an IT pharmacist and often times pull them away from other important tasks.” [...] [...] Where is pharmacy informatics headed (July 1, 2009) – “Many IT pharmacists are involved in much more mundane tasks such as maintaining pharmacy formularies or creating and maintaining billing reports. Calls to investigate “printer problems” or reset forgotten passwords are not uncommon. Many of these issues certainly do not require the knowledge base of an IT pharmacist and often times pull them away from other important tasks.” [...]

]]> http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/07/where-is-pharmacy-informatics-headed/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Rob Fahrni Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:26:15 +0000 http://jerryfahrni.com/?p=928#comment-200 This is where you need to take a more aggressive stance. The "printer problem" is a help desk issue. I think you have to define your role, wrapped around those bullet points if that's what you believe it should be. You're definitely in a position to mold it into what it should be. It's obvious people are still trying to figure this out, so do it for them. This is where you need to take a more aggressive stance. The “printer problem” is a help desk issue. I think you have to define your role, wrapped around those bullet points if that’s what you believe it should be. You’re definitely in a position to mold it into what it should be. It’s obvious people are still trying to figure this out, so do it for them.

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