Pharmacy Informatics
The ASHP Summer Meeting 2011 continues … (#ashpsm)
I had planned on blogging daily during the Summer Meeting, but obviously that didn’t happen. Perhaps it was the big dinner I had yesterday evening followed by the insanely good gelato that put me into a food comma, or then again maybe it was just laziness. Regardless, I skipped a day. The Summer Meeting continues […]
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The next big thing in pharmacy informatics? Hint: IDK
RxInformatics: “The following was a list serv question from Monica Puebla, PharmD, MBA, BCPS for a HIS course. Here is my response to the Question. I would add State Boards of Pharmacy to the list of those to present this as well. “If you were given the opportunity to present to your DOP, VP and […]
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#ASHPMidyear 2010 part deux
Today was a great day to be at ASHP Midyear 2010. Things really got going as the sessions were kicked into high gear and the exhibit hall officially opened. I spent the day tracking down pharmacy automation and technology. Did you really expect me to do anything else? I don’t ever recall being as excited […]
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Oh yeah, on my way to #ASHPMidyear 2010
Here I sit in the airport waiting for my flight to take me to ASHP Midyear 2010 in Anaheim, CA. ASHP Midyear is the premiere conference/meeting for pharmacists each year. Sure there are larger healthcare conferences/meetings every year, but none are dedicated entirely to the pharmacy profession. As this is only my second ASHP Midyear […]
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Who’s to blame for the lack of advancement in pharmacy automation and technology?
Without question there is a lack of advanced automation and technology in the acute care pharmacy setting. Spend some time in several acute care pharmacies if you don’t believe me. There’s clearly a need for it, but it’s just not being used. I am a fan of automation and technology in any setting, but especially […]
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Pharmacovigilance, what’s in a name
I read an interesting discussion about pharmacovigilance (PV) software a few weeks ago on one of the pharmacy listservs I belong to. The conversation struck me as odd because much of it sounded an awful lot like a discussion on clinical decision support (CDS). This led me to wonder whether or not PV and CDS […]
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Update: Siemens Innovations 2010 Presentation
Today was the big day. I gave my presentation at about 11:00 am and it cleared the room. There were about 100 attendees for the CPOE presentation just prior to mine and about 90 of those people got up and left when it came time for me to do my thing. I guess mobile pharmacy […]
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Siemens Innovations ’10 here I come
I’m sitting in the airport waiting for my flight. I’m on my way to Orlando for Innovations ’10 for Healthcare IT. Innovations is an annual conference put on by Siemens, who promote themselves as “ a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, and operates in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors.” The hospital where […]
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Slow progress in pharmacy automation and stale technology creates ho-hum interest
Recently I’ve been in bit of a blogging slump. The world of technology suddenly appears a little less exciting. In fact, I find myself thinking of current technology as boring. I read lots of blog posts and articles that refer to new technologies as “revolutionary”, but I haven’t seen much revolutionary technology lately. In fact, most of […]
Posted in Pharmacy Informatics, Technology | Tagged iPad, Pharmacy Automation, Pharmacy Informatics, Pharmacy Technology, Smart Pumps, Smartphone, Tablet PCs | Permalink | 4 Responses
Quick Hit – CPOE, a pharmacist’s time and laughter
We’ve finally stepped off the curb and are moving full speed ahead with our CPOE implementation. As a result I spent quite a bit of time last week with our Siemens assigned CPOE consultant. He’s a pharmacist which makes things nice because we understand each other and speak the same language. The goal of one of […]
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