199. Dynamic System Development Method

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics

Another method in the SDLC pool of methodologies is the Dynamic System Development Method. Today, we go into the high-level overview of it as well as the 5 project phases.

More info on DSDM can be found at various places online: https://www.agilebusiness.org/page/whatisdsdm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_systems_development_method https://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-glossary/dynamic-systems-development-method-dsdm

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ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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Throwback - Why Master's in Healthcare Informatics? Feat. Dr. Kendall Cortelyou-Ward

Intended Audience: Everyone

Were you curious about a Master's degree in Healthcare Informatics? It's not for everyone, but hopefully today's throwback episode gives you some context to make an informed decision.

On today’s throwback episode, we speak with the Program Director from UCF’s Master’s Degree in Health Care Informatics, Dr. Kendall Cortelyou-Ward, PhD. She discusses the importance of healthcare informatics and the benefits of what this degree program can add to a pharmacist’s career. To find out more about the program, you can contact Dr. Cortelyou-Ward at [email protected].

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ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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198. Last Week in Health IT for June 9th, 2020

Intended Audience: Everyone

Welcome to another episode of Last Week in Health IT where we talk about some of the significant Health IT-related news items that occurred in the past week.

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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:

ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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197. Automation in Operational Safety & Efficiency: An Executive's Perspective feat. Dr. Rita Jew

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's episode, we're very excited to speak with nationally recognized pharmacy executive, Dr. Rita Jew, on her experience and thoughts on operational efficiency and safety with the use of automation and healthcare technology. She's been part of a number of innovative implementations in the hospital systems setting and discusses how important it is to use these technology tools to ultimately improve patient care.

Some of the topics of today's episode include:

1. Automation and its implications in pharmacy workflows
   
2. Lean concepts and its importance for projects
   
3. Failure mode & effects analysis (FMEA) and its importance in project reviews
   
4. Getting your food in the door with pharmacy informatics and technology
   
   If you have any questions, you can reach out to Dr. Jew at [email protected]

Her LinkedIn is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-jew-aba52612/

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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:

ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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196. Let's Get Object-Oriented

Intended Audience: Those Interested in Project Implementations

We've previously discussed the waterfall model and the rapid prototyping model in the systems development life cycle. Today, we go to the next model on the list, the OOSD which is the object-oriented systems development. We discuss in a high-level overview the definitions of classes, objects, attributes, and interactions as well as go through the basic steps of OOSD:

1. Investigating how OOSD can address business needs
2. Determining user requirements
3. Designing the system
4. Programming or modifying object modeling
5. Implementation
6. Testing
7. Modifying
8. Implementation
9. Regular reviews and modifications

For more information on OOSD, check out the following resources:
https://javajee.com/introduction-to-object-oriented-systems-development
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07399019008968364?journalCode=uism19
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065245808605951

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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:

ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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Throwback - Pharmacy Informatics Residency & Education feat. Dr. Denis Kitayama

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today’s throwback episode, we get to interview Dr. Denis Kitayama of Kaiser Permanente on his role as a pharmacy project manager and residency program coordinator for the PGY2 pharmacy informatics program at Kaiser Downey. He also discusses his experience in the past with startups and consulting.

If you’d like to contact Dr. Kitayama for further questions about his career or the Kaiser informatics program, you can find him at his LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-kitayama-15406498/

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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:

ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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195. Rapid Prototyping is RAD

Intended Audience: Everyone

Rapid prototyping is a method that's used in systems development that falls under a rapid timeline. It is user-focused and heavily relies on prototyping and user feedback. Today's discussion goes over a high-level overview of rapid prototyping.

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ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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194. Journeying into Digital Health, Innovation, & Strategic Advising feat Julie Fishman, RPh, MPA

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's episode, we get to speak with Julie Fishman, RPh, MPA on her journey into digital health and therapeutics. She discusses her unique journey into the field and useful information for those interested in the field. Listen in on this episode as she discusses:

💻Digital Health 💊 Digital Therapeutics 👩‍⚕️ Patient Journey Framework

To reach out to Julie, visit her LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-fishman-rph-mpa/

More resources on digital health: https://dtxalliance.org/ https://www.dimesociety.org/

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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:

ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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193. Last Week in Health IT for May 18th, 2020

Intended Audience: Everyone

Welcome to another episode of Last Week in Health IT where we talk about some of the significant Health IT-related news items that occurred in the past week.

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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:

ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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Throwback - Pharmacy Informatics in Long Term Care feat. Becky Agar

Intended Audience: Everyone

On this throwback episode, we get to speak with Becky Agar, Vice President of Hogan Pharmacy Partners, on her pathway from community pharmacist to long term care pharmacy informatics. She discusses interesting topics of bringing inpatient technologies into the long term care setting and provides great advice for students getting into the field.

To find out more about Hogan Pharmacy Partners, visit https://www.hoganpharmacypartners.com/ To reach Becky on LinkedIn, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-agar-39a4b941/ To reach Becky on Twitter, visit https://twitter.com/bexrx

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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:

ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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