179. Health IT Uses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Intended Audience: Everyone

We're in the midst of the SARS-CoV-2 / 2019-nCoV / COVID-19 pandemic. We're on lockdown for the most part. How are we using technology to help with providing patient care? Today we talk about what some companies are doing with telehealth and providing free technology services to streamline and help patients and providers.

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HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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Throwback - New Grads in Health IT feat. Dr. David Vu

Intended Audience: Everyone

Since we first recorded this episode, Dr. David Vu and I have had the pleasure of working together with Dr. Brian Fung and Dr. Beju Shah on increasing the awareness of pharmacy informatics. Today's episode is throwback of the first time I interviewed Dr. Vu on my podcast.

Original Shownotes: On this episode, we speak with new grad Dr. David Vu, PharmD, CPHIMS on his role as a quality assurance engineer and ambassador of OpenEMR.

You can reach David at the following: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vcudavidvu/

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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: Next Steps After Not Matching

Intended Audience: Everyone

Today's episode is a THROWBACK to last year's special episode about next steps after not matching. The four of us have had different stories on what we did after not matching and want to let you know that it's OKAY. There's still Phase 2, there's still other pathways to get to where you want to go.

Original Shownotes from 2019: This year, over 4000 thousand applicants matched for a PGY1 or PGY2 pharmacy residency program. These individuals are moving on to an amazing opportunity where they can continue to expand their skillset and evolve their knowledge.

But… over 2000 applicants did NOT get this chance.

If you were one of the individuals who did not match, know that you are NOT alone. Know that it’s OKAY. Know that there are MANY different pathways to achieve your end goal.

On today’s special episode, Dr. Beju Shah, Dr. Brian Fung, Dr. David Vu, and Dr. Tony Dao all share their stories of how they did not match for residency and talk about the next steps they took that eventually navigated them into their DREAM careers.

We encourage anyone who’s listening to share your story and let everyone know that they are NOT alone. Please share your stories on any social media outlet using #OneGoalManyPaths #YourPharmacyStory .

Panel Contact Info: Beju Shah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/medicationsafety/ Brian Fung: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkfung/ David Vu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vcudavidvu/ or [email protected] Tony Dao: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydaopharmd/

Additional resources: 2019 residency stats: https://natmatch.com/ashprmp/stats/2019applstats.pdf

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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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178. HHS Releases ONC and CMS Final Rules

Intended Audience: Everyone

Today, we'll skip the "Last Week in Health IT" again and just focus on one big news item: HHS releases the ONC and CMS Final Rules. These documents are massive so this episode will be a very quick and succinct summary on what these thousands of pages mean. If you have some time on your hands, you can find the documents at the following:

ONC Final Rule: https://www.healthit.gov/cerus/sites/cerus/files/2020-03/ONC_Cures_Act_Final_Rule_03092020.pdf

CMS Final Rule: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/cms-9115-f.pdf

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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: Carrying the Bag in Health IT feat. Dr. Jason Lebowitz

Intended Audience: Everyone

On this throwback episode, we talk to Dr. Jason Lebowitz on his career path through working for large Health IT companies and what his thoughts are in applying clinical pharmacy knowledge in Health IT sales. In addition, he discusses the importance taking opportunities to advance your career and how he decided to pursue a Master's in Health Delivery Science.

To reach Jason, you can visit his LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrlebowitz/

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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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177. Ideal Patient Identifiers in Health Information Exchange

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics

Health information exchange relies on being able to exchange patient information in an easy fashion. One of the ways to do this is by having patient identifiers that are defined nationwide. Today's episode talks about some of the ideal attributes of universal patient identifiers.

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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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176. HIMSS20 Cancelled

Intended Audience: Everyone

HIMSS20 has been cancelled in the interest of public health. HIMSS20 has been going on uninterrupted for 58 years, and this year is the first time it has been cancelled. Today's episode will be reviewing the FAQ that HIMSS released regarding the conference cancellation. You can find the FAQ at https://www.himssconference.org/about/himss20-cancellation-faq

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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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175. An Important Healthcare Perspective in Health IT Consulting feat. Dr. Joseph Lassiter

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's episode of the podcast, we speak with Dr. Joseph Lassiter, president and managing advisor of the Robertson group, a consulting group focused on providing a clinical perspective to healthcare IT consulting. He shares his journey in how he went from managed care to consulting and now to president of the Robertson Group, and he provides some educational nuggets from his experience teaching students regarding the role of an informatics pharmacist.

To reach out to Dr. Lassiter, you can email him at [email protected] or by visiting his LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelassiter/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/JoeLassiter

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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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174. What Is Foundational Interoperability?

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics

Interoperability exists in three forms: foundational, syntactic, and semantic. On today's episode, we go over what foundational interoperability is and review some examples of protocols that allow foundational interoperability to work.

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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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173. Last Week in Health IT for February 28th, 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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