Pharmacy Informatics / Edition 1

by Philip O. Anderson, Susan M. McGuinness, Philip E. Bourne

Overview

Applies the Principles of Informatics to the Pharmacy Profession
Emphasizes Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement Approaches

Leading the way in the integration of information technology with healthcare, Pharmacy Informatics reflects some of the rapid changes that have developed in the pharmacy profession. Written by educators and professionals at the forefront in this field, the book shows how informatics plays a central role in providing productive and efficient healthcare services.

After defining pharmacy informatics, the text explores the information and biomedical technologies that are the drivers of change. It then discusses the basics of maintaining the reliability and security of computers in a connected world, the need for standardization in the healthcare industry, and effective strategies for searching, evaluating, and managing the wide variety of information resources available today. The next section covers the types of information systems that exist in hospitals and pharmacies, including bar coding. The book then presents tools for evidence-based practice, computerized clinical pharmacokinetics methods, clinical decision support, and data mining methods to improve therapy, reduce adverse outcomes, and cut costs. The final section examines various developments driven by the Internet and how current informatics solutions must evolve to maximize their potential.

The continual growth and increasing complexity of therapeutic information necessitate new ways for effectively handling medical data and ultimately providing better patient care. This book discusses how these changes affect pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists, preparing them for what lies ahead in this evolving field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367384807
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/23/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Philip O. Anderson is a health sciences clinical professor of pharmacy in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla.

Susan M. McGuinness is the pharmacy librarian in the Biomedical Library and an assistant clinical professor in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla.

Philip E. Bourne is a professor of pharmacology in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla. He is also the associate director of the RCSB Protein Data Bank.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Editors xv

Contributors xvii

Section I Introduction

Chapter 1 What Is Pharmacy Informatics? Philip O. Anderson Susan M. McGuinness Philip E. Bourne 3

Chapter 2 Drivers of Change: Emergent Information and Biotechnologies Howard R. Asher Philip E. Bourne 7

Section II Prerequisites

Chapter 3 Computer and Informatics Basics Philip E. Bourne 23

Chapter 4 Controlled Vocabularies Philip E. Bourne Susan M. McGuinness 37

Chapter 5 Literature and the World Wide Web Susan M. McGuinness 53

Section III Information Systems

Chapter 6 Hospital Information Systems Joshua Lee 77

Chapter 7 Pharmacy Information Systems Daniel T. Boggie Jennifer J. Howard Armen I. Simonian 93

Chapter 8 Bedside Bar Coding Technology and Implementation Ashley J. Dalton 107

Chapter 9 Pharmacy Informatics as a Career Armen I. Simonian 123

Chapter 10 Avoiding Medication Errors Joseph E. Scherger Grace M. Kuo 133

Chapter 11 Tertiary Information Sources for Professionals and Patients Philip O. Anderson Susan M. McGuinness 147

Chapter 12 PDAs and Handheld Devices Joseph J. Ennesser 161

Section IV Decision Support

Chapter 13 The Practice of Evidence-Based Medicine Laura J. Nicholson 185

Chapter 14 Clinical Pharmacokinetics Computer Programs Philip O. Anderson 199

Chapter 15 Clinical Decision Support Systems Pieter J. Helmons 217

Chapter 16 Data Mining for Pharmacy Outcomes Robert H. Schoenhaus 239

Section V The Future of Pharmacy Informatics

Chapter 17 Pharmaceutical Sciences in a Virtual World Philip E. Bourne 253

Chapter 18 Where Do We Go from Here? Richard M. Peters 263

Index 275