Jerry Fahrni

Below is a list of the most read blog posts over the last week based on number of hits:

1. All good things must come to an end, and so goes the pharmacist shortage
2. Some friendly advice for pharmacy recruiters
3. Best iPhone / iPod Touch Applications for Pharmacists
4. Cool Technology for Pharmacy (Alaris Smartpumps June 18th, 2009)
5. Quick update: Pharmacy iPad use
6. First Impressions – Lenovo T410s Laptop
7. The evolution of tablets for pharmacy
8. What are you going to do with all that data?
9. Moving storage around in the “cloud”
10. Barcodes on patient wristbands
11. Taking a look at the new Lenovo X220t Tablet PC
12. Thoughts on speech recognition in pharmacy
13. Cool Technology for Pharmacy (Capsule Machine September 10, 2009)
14. “What’d I miss?” – Week of October 4th
15. Cool Technology for Pharmacy (hydrogel membrane October 15, 2009)

Below is a list of the most read blog posts over the last week based on number of hits:

1. Automated unit-dose packagers for acute care pharmacy
   • A look at some of the high-volume unit dose packaging machines on the market today
2. The evolution of tablets for pharmacy -
   • With all the hoopla surrounding tablets today, what impact do I think these devices will have on pharmacy practice? Good question. Read on if you want to know my opinion
3. Cool Technology for Pharmacy (Alaris Smartpump June 18, 2009)
   • The Alaris System utilizes “smart pumps” combined with software to create limits, called guardrails, on infusion concentrations and rates. I’m surprised that this post continues to land at the top of the list week in and week out.
4. Quick update: Pharmacy iPad use
   • An older post, April 2010, that no longer applies to much of what’s going on with tablets in healthcare today.
5. HIMSS Interoperability Showcase – Omnicell video
   • Great stuff. Omnicell is making great strides in healthcare at the moment. You’d be wise to keep an eye on them.
6. Best iPhone / iPod Touch Applications for Pharmacists
   • As with the iPad post above, this information is dated, but strangely still relevant. The post originally appeared September 2009. One of these days I need to get around to updating the information.
7. The National Drug Code (NDC) is a gremlin in the works of pharmacy
   • The NDC is a real hassle in pharmacy. Read on if you want to know why.
8. Barcodes on patient wristbands
   • Wristbands are a popular item for discussion in any barcode medication administration (BCMA) project. They’re just not user friendly. The difficulty associated with scanning a patient wristband is one more reason why RFID may be worth a second look.
9. Moving storage around in the “cloud”
   • I’m a big fan of the cloud, but it still has a long way to go.
10. First Impressions – Lenovo T410s Laptop
    • Still loving the T410s Laptop. Update on battery life: consistently getting about 4 hours with both batteries in.
11. Medscape Mobile available for Android
    • Medscape Mobile is also available for the iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry, just in case you don’t have an Android device.
12. Pediatric labels for bar code medication administration (BCMA)
    • Still a problem for many facilities looking at BCMA.
13. Why not a computerized pharmacist?
    • IBM’s Watson is cool. Potentially for the pharmacy practice model of the future.
14. Is the tablet PC dead?
    • It’s not dead yet, but it has one foot in the grave.
15. New study equals new opportunity for pharmacists – ADSs in the ED
    • A post based on the February 2011 issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine that talks about patients entering the emergency department (ED) secondary to an adverse drug event (ADE). It’s not a good thing in case you were wondering.

Here’s a list of the top ten most read blog posts on this site from last week:

1. First Impressions – Lenovo X201 Tablet PC
2. Moving storage around in the “cloud”
3. Cool Technology (September 19, 2009 – Capsule Machine)
4. Best iPhone / iPod Touch Applications for Pharmacists
5. Medscape Mobile for Android on its way
6. Integration of medical device data into EMRs
7. Automated unit-dose packagers for acute care pharmacy
8. Cool Technology for Pharmacy (June 18,2009 – Alaris Smartpumps)
9. To think outside the box you must first know what box you’re thinking in
10. Cool Technology for Pharmacy – Pentapack HP500
11. #AHSPMidyear, the end
12. “What’d I miss?” – The week of December 12, 2010
13. Biometric identification and facial recognition
14. Pediatric labels for bar code medication administration (BCMA)
15. Conference note taking with a tablet PC

Here’s a list of the top ten most read blog posts on this site from last week:

1. Cool Technology for Pharmacy (June 18,2009 – Alaris Smartpumps)
2. Wolters Kluwer acquires Pharmacy OneSource
3. First Impressions – Lenovo X201 Tablet PC
4. Best iPhone / iPod Touch Applications for Pharmacists
5. Automated unit-dose packagers for acute care pharmacy
6. Cool Technology for Pharmacy – Practice Fusion EMR
7. The National Drug Code (NDC) is a gremlin in the works of pharmacy
8. Using technology to advance pharmacy practice through education
9. Barcodes on patient wristbands
10. Moving storage around in the “cloud”

Here’s a list of the most read blog posts on this site from the past week

1. Cool Technology for Pharmacy (June 18,2009 – Alaris Smartpumps)
2. Automated unit-dose packagers for acute care pharmacy
3. Best iPhone / iPod Touch Applications for Pharmacists
4. Who’s to blame for the lack of advancement in pharmacy automation and technology?
5. Moving storage around in the “cloud”
6. Cool Technology for Pharmacy – Practice Fusion EMR
7. “What’d I miss?” – Week of November 14, 2010
8. Biometric identification and facial recognition
9. Using technology to advance pharmacy practice through education
10. Cool Technology for Pharmacy – Baxa Repeater Pump
11. Conference note taking with a tablet PC