Presented by Linus Lay, Pharm.D. Candidate from the University of Rhode Island Class of 2022. This presentation was in-service to RxInsider, a B2B multimedia publishing and technology company for the "business of pharmacy." Pharmacy Informatics is a rising field in the specialties of pharmacy. This presentation provides a brief background on the responsibilities of an informatics pharmacist, short history of the specialty curriculum, and the current education for the field of informatics for student pharmacists. View MyCred Portfolio: https://mycred.com/p/2929377185 View Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/WTi2ldztl2I

1. Intro to
Informatics
Pharmacist
LINUS LAY PHARMD.
CANDIDATE CLASS OF 2022
10/18/21
https://mycred.com/p/2929377185

2. What is the role of an Informatics
Pharmacist?
“The scientific field that focuses on
medication-related data and knowledge
within the continuum of healthcare
systems…”
–The Health Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Information
Management
Knowledge
Delivery
Data Analytics
Clinical
Informatics
Change
Management

3. TIMELINE
Informatics
Education
Center for Advancement of
Pharmaceutical Education
(CAPE)
Compiled pharmacy
informatics-related statements
(progression throughout the
years)
1990s
1st Informatics-related
expectations mentioned in
Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE)’s
Accreditation Standards and
Guidelines for Professional
Program in Pharmacy
2007
HITECH and IT plan finalized
and required informed
cooperation of every health
care organization, including
pharmacists and informatics
2009-2013
ACPE released the standards of
pharmacy expertise, including
proficient skills and knowledge
in EMR’s and ADS’s
2016
Brent I. F, et al 2017
Martin, Linda Gore et al 2019

4. Data, Information, and
Knowledge Management
Manage key assets across all systems supporting
medication management
Bar Coding
• “Five rights”
• Safeguards like correct drug for
condition & no negative interaction
CPOE
• E-prescribing
• Electronic Medication Administration
Record
Interoperability
• E-health records common language
• Data verification and accuracy
checks

5. Information and Knowledge Delivery
Support and overseeing core processes of info and knowledge delivery as proactively, interactively, or
passively
Discovery and creation
• Data transactions for results, ordering,
and documentations
• New labs or patient status
up-to-date
Application and delivery
• Clinical decision support
• Apply evidence-based care, alerts and
reminders, or message order sets for
patients
Asset Management
• EHR Optimization
• Updating, encoding, and cataloging
medication-related info

6. Data Analytics
Healthcare business intelligence
and analytics
Cost, quality, service relationship
 Analyze weeks to years of data
related to health system’s
performance measures

7. Applied Clinical Informatics
Computerized Medication Reconciliation
Smart Pump Optimization
Outpatient Informatics
• Interactive Voice/Web Response
• Mobile Refill Applications
• Text Messaging

8. Lead and Manage Changes
Lead healthcare, industry, standards-setting, and governmental organizations
toward goals of technology in medication management
Manage data of new technology and develop risk mitigation strategies
Develop and implement new solutions for embedding knowledge in
pharmacies based on existing processes and outcomes data

9. Efforts for Informatics Education
2017: Informatics Education in pharmacy has lagged behind other health professions
Brent I. F, et al 2017

10. QUESTIONS?

11. References
1. “ASHP Statement on the pharmacist’s role in clinical informatics.” Resources for students Informatics,
ASHP. Retrieved on October 18, 2021 from https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/policy-
guidelines/docs/statements/pharmacists-role-clinical-
informatics.ashx?la=en&hash=FBA9A4DBED4098461995F70B01BCFB9941CF658C
2. Blash, A. “Pharmacy Informatics and Its Cross-Functional Role in Healthcare.” Health Information and
Management Systems Society. Retrieved on October 18, 2021 from
https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare
3. Brent I. F, et al. “An approach for All in Pharmacy Informatics Education.” American Journal of
Pharmaceutical Education March 2017, 81 (2) 38; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe81238
4. Martin, Linda Gore et al. “Health Informatics Competencies for Pharmacists in
Training.” American journal of pharmaceutical education vol. 83,2 (2019): 6512.
doi:10.5688/ajpe6512