PHAR 2610; Topic 9 - Pharmacy Informatics

Pharmacy informatics is the use and integration of (5)...

data, information, knowledge, technology, automation

The overall purpose of pharmacy informatics...

improve health outcomes

Where can patient information stored, physically speaking (4)?

pharmacies, hospitals, center for health informations, private clinics

Records from ________________ are usually not found on healthy NL.

private clinics

Healthcare electronics help improve a providers access to (5)...

references, guidelines, patient record, lab results, other HCP

Beware; when accessing health information online, patient may lack...

ability to judge the quality of information

True or false; all contributions technology has made/is making to healthcare is positive.

false

True or false; EHR and EMR are separate records.

true

EHR stands for...

Electronic Health Record

EMR stands for...

Electronic Medical Record

Which record is meant for provider-centric use; EMR or EHR?

EMR

Which record is more likely to be accessed by multiple healthcare providers; EMR or EHR?

EHR

The _____ is a longitudinal record, whereas the ______ is bounded by the time limit of a patient-provider relationship.

EHR, EMR

Which record is more detailed; EHR or EMR?

EMR

Which record is contained within a clinic; EHR or EMR?

EMR

Benefits/improvements of digital record use in healthcare (8);

communication, access, patient safety, convenient, efficient, patient outcomes, decreased errors, decision making

Challenges to digital record use in healthcare (4);

cost, reluctance to adopt, disruption to workflow, vulnerable to security breaches

Interoperability is the ability for two or more systems to...

exchange information and function together

Barriers to interoperability (3);

different terminology, abbreviations, professional jargon

True or false; jargon and terminology can vary between healthcare professions.

true

SNOMED CT;

Systematized NOmenclature of MEDicine Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT is meant to be a ____________ source of clinical terms to be used _______________________.

uniform, across professions

What system is responsible for the proper/uniform integration of health information into the Electronic Health Record?

Health Information Access Layer (HIAL)

________________; when a prescriber writes an electronic prescription to digitally send to a pharmacy.

E-Prescribing

Benefits to E-Prescribing (3)...

patient safety, convenience, quality of care

Provide an example of an E-Prescribing service covered in class...

PrescribeIT

True or false: If a patient tells you they are searching up medical information online, you should discourage them.

False, provide good resources

Apo-Mediation is the process of guiding a patient towards...

quality information

Apo-mediation involves helping a patient _________ and _______________ information.

access, understand

In Newfoundland, patients have access to; a) no personal health information b) All personal health information c) select health information

c

There are two ways patients can access health records;

patient portal, patient health record

Which patient-based health record is managed by a patient?

patient health record

True or false; patients can edit the information in their patient portal.

false

eHealth services currently available in Newfoundland (5)...

virtual care, HEALTHe NL, telepathology, eDOCSNL, COVID assessment and referral

In Newfoundland, Virtual Care is especially important considering...

the rural spread of our province

Virtual Care provided by pharmacists is called...

Telepharmacy

There are four parts of HEALTHe NL;

The Pharmacy Network, PACS, The client registry, Labs

PACS stands for...

Picture Archiving and Communication System

The patient registry ensures accurate...

patient identity

The provincial EMR program for physicians in NL is...

EDOCs NL

True or false; though an EMR a physician can also schedule appointments, send referrals, and bill patients. (Module 2.2)

True

________________________; an independent not-for-profit cooperation created by Canada's first Ministers in 2001. They support the use of Electronic Health records in various ways. (Module 2.2)

Canada Health Infoway

_____________________ keep electronic health records in hospitals and acute care, and inpatient situations. Whereas __________________________ keep electronic health records in collaborative and outpatient clinics. (Module 2.2)

Hospital information systems, ambulatory electronic medical records (aEMR)

______________________________; a national drug terminology providing a consistent approach to the identification and naming of medications. (Module 2.3)

Canadian Clinical Drug Dataset

Although convenient, the use of medical ________________ can cause poor communication, and ultimately errors. (Module 2.3)

abbreviations

True or false; with the use of consumer health information, patient are taking less responsibility for their health. (Module 10.9)

false

Domotics refers to... (Module 10.9)

an automated home