299. Applying Clinical Informatics feat. Dr. Scott Nelson

Intended Audience: Everyone

Originally recorded January 2022.

On today's episode, our special guest and highly involved informaticist, Dr. Scott Nelson, shares his journey into the pharmacy informatics and clinical informatics field.

In this episode:

• His journey towards pharmacy informatics
• Getting involved in pharmacy informatics and healthcare informatics via multiple organizations
• Expanding beyond pharmacy informatics and look into where pharmacists can make impacts
• His role as a faculty member and in research, grants, and value sets
• What you can do if you are interested in informatics

You can reach out to Dr. Nelson at [email protected] or on his LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-nelson-64134098/

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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

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298. Senior Clinical Consultant in Health Care Technology feat. Dr. William Starnes

Intended Audience: Everyone

Experience in pharmacy operations is essential before stepping into a role of clinical consulting in health care technology!

On today's episode originally recorded February 2022, we had the opportunity to speak with our special guest, Dr. William Starnes, on his current role as a Senior Clinical Consultant (Sales) in Healthcare Technology.

On today's episode, Dr. Starnes discusses:

• His pharmacy journey
• His time in the military
• How his operations experience developed
• How healthcare technology requires operational knowledge
• Advice on getting into clinical consulting and/or healthcare technology

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamrx/

To reach Dr. Starnes for any questions, you can reach out to him via email at [email protected]

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

297. DocStation, COVID-19, and the EHR for the Pharmacist feat. Dr. Samm Anderegg

Intended Audience: Everyone

Originally recorded on February 22, 2022

On today's episode, we spoke with returning guest, Dr. Samm Anderegg. In this episode, Dr. Anderegg, CEO of DocStation, talks about the expansion of his company and how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way they work and what they focus on for the future of the pharmacy profession. He also discusses some of the challenges and issues DocStation was able to identify and overcome in the last few years of its large growth.

Learn more about DocStation at https://docstation.co/

You can reach out to Dr. Anderegg directly on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammuelanderegg/

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

296. Feasibility and TELOS Strategy

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics

Today's episode we go over a brief overview of the first step of the waterfall model, which is looking into feasibility. One of the ways to approach this is adopting a TELOS strategy:

T - Technological - looking into the technology aspect and seeing if the project's technical requirements are possible

E - Economic - looking into the financial impact of the project and its possible costs on implementation and maintenance

L - Legal - identifying if the project is within or breaks any regulations or legislations

O - Operational - reviewing whether the project will have a major impact on the day-to-day operations

S - Scheduling - analyzing whether the project makes sense from a time perspective; seeing if the project would even be useful by the time it is implemented

For more on TELOS strategies and Feasibility:
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/telos.htm
https://business.tutsplus.com/articles/can-we-really-do-it-how-to-conduct-a-telos-feasibility-study--cms-21442
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/TELOS-framework-guide-questions-for-feasibility-research_fig1_307600191

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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

295. Last Week in Health IT for Friday, July 1st, 2022

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.

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

294. The Pharmacy HIT Collaborative and Healthcare's Digital Transformation feat. Executive Director Shelly Spiro

Intended Audience: Everyone

The future of healthcare IT relies on the development of standards today!🏥💻

On today's episode, we speak with Executive Director of the Pharmacy HIT Collaborative, Pharmacist Shelly Spiro, on what the group is doing and the importance of HIT for the future of patient care and healthcare. On today's episode:

• What is the Pharmacy HIT Collaborative
• What are the challenges in healthcare IT
• How to get involved with the Pharmacy HIT Collaborative
• How Shelly Spiro's experiences in informatics and administrative roles allowed her to start healthcare IT consulting
• The importance of standards and export/imports of healthcare data
• Resources to learn more

To learn more about the Pharmacy HIT Collaborative, visit https://pharmacyhit.org/

Learn more: https://www.hl7.org/ https://www.ncpdp.org/ https://www.ashp.org/pharmacy-practice/resource-centers/informatics https://www.healthit.gov/topic/standards-technology/health-it-standards

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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

293. Last Week in Health IT for June 13th, 2022

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.

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

292. Managing Medication Technology feat. Dr. Matthew Farley

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's episode, we had the opportunity to interview Dr. Matthew Farley, Senior Manager in Medication Technology at Fresenius Kabi USA. Prior to his role at Fresenius Kabi USA, he gathered many different experiences and skills in his roles as informatics pharmacist, pharmacy operations, product strategy, and more.

On today's episode, Dr. Farley discusses:

• His varied experiences that resulted in him getting into his role today in medication technology
• Finding where you can provide your value
• The importance of understanding workflows, no matter what field of informatics or technology you're in
• Opportunities for engagement in the pharmacy technology space

To reach Dr. Farley, you can find him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfarley4/

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

Throwback - A Pharmacist, a Technologist, and a Lawyer feat. Dr. Robert Stein

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today’s throwback episode originally published in February 2020, we had the pleasure of speaking with one of the pharmacists that was there at the beginning of pharmacy computer systems! Dr. Robert Stein, PharmD, JD started his career as a pharmacist and went into pharmacy technology for a number of years before getting into law and academia. To contact Dr. Stein for further questions, you can reach him at [email protected]

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

291. A Journey from Technology to Pharmacy and Informatics feat. Pharmacist Anna Dreger

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Anna Dreger, an informatics pharmacist with a very unique pathway to get into what she's doing today. Recently recognized with a Distinguished Service Award from ASHP SOPIT, she's been a key part in expanding the domain of knowledge in the informatics space.

On this episode, she discusses:

• Her journey from technology to pharmacy informatics
• Skills that transfer over from being a software tester to a pharmacy manager
• The importance of pharmacy operations knowledge in pharmacy informatics
• Tips on how to get into pharmacy informatics

You can reach out to Anna Dreger via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-dreger-2439021a/

You can also find her on ASHP Connect.

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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Network with other pharmacists at Pharmacists Connect!
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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: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.