Table of Contents

• Foreword
• About the Authors
• Setting the Stage: Consensus-Based Development of Pharmacy Informatics
• Competencies
• Unit 1 Foundations of Pharmacy Informatics
• 1. Informatics and the Medication Use Process
• 2. Medication Safety and Pharmacy Informatics
• 3. Health Information Technology Adoption: Drivers, Enablers, and Barriers
• Unit 2 Computing and Telecommunication Fundamentals
• 4. Personal Computer and Network Systems Fundamentals
• 5. Essentials of Telecommunication to Support Health Care Delivery
• Unit 3 Health Care Data Management and Exchange
• 6. Data Management in Pharmacy and Health Care
• 7. Health Care Data Communication Standards
• 8. The Big Picture: Health Information Exchange, Interoperability,
• and the U.S. Federal Government
• Unit 4 Medication Use Process I: Assessment and Ordering
• Interventions
• 9. Computerized Provider Order Entry
• 10. Electronic Prescribing
• 11. Clinical Decision Support Systems at Prescribing
• Unit 5 Medication Use Process II: Pharmacist Initiation and
• Assessment of Medication Interventions
• 12. Pharmacy Information Management Systems: In the Era of Integra-
• tion
• 13. Evidence-Based Medicine, Clinical Tools, and Evaluation of the
• Evidence
• 14. Clinical Decision Support Systems in Pharmacy Practice
• Unit 6 Medication Use Process III: Medication Dispensing and
• Distribution
• 15. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
• 16. Automation of Acute Care Pharmacy Operations
• 17. Automation of Ambulatory Care Pharmacy
• Unit 7 Medication Use Process IV: Electronic Systems for
• Medication Verification, Administration, and Documentation
• 18. Enterprise Clinical Systems for Acute Care
• 19. Ambulatory Electronic Medical Records and Medication Recon-
• ciliation
• Unit 8 Medication Use Process V: Medication-Related Monitoring and Outcomes Measurement
• 20. Clinical Surveillance Systems
• 21. Documentation of Clinical Interventions
• 22. The Patient-Centered Medical Home
• 23. Quality Improvement in Health Care
• Unit 9 Pharmacy Informatics Ecosystem
• 24. Health 2.0 and Personal Health Records
• 25. Telepharmacy: Changing the Practice of Pharmacy
• 26. Security and Privacy Considerations for Pharmacy Informatics
• 27. Pharmacists’ Role in Managing Medication Use Projects
• 28. Coming Challenges and the Future of Pharmacy Informatics
• Glossary
• Index