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**Pharmacy, IT, & Me: Your Informatics Pharmacist Podcast**

Informatics Pharmacist, Tony Dao, hosts this podcast series that discusses different aspects and topics in the pharmacy informatics and pharmacy technology space and how leveraging the IT tools in the healthcare landscape can ultimately improve patient care and satisfaction.

** 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.
**This podcast is NOT monetized or supported by affilate ads.

Latest Episodes:

64. Comcast Health IT... wait, what? May 24, 2019

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64. Comcast Health IT... wait, what?

Intended Audience: Everyone

This week, instead of going over last week's news in healthcare IT, we're focusing just on one article. Today's topic is going to be about the reportedly new foray into healthcare IT by Comcast. To read the original CNBC article regarding Comcast's new health tool, visit https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/21/comcast-working-on-home-health-device-similar-to-amazon-echo.html

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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
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.

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63. Master's Program in Health Care Informatics feat. Dr. Kendall Cortelyou-Ward, PhD May 22, 2019

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63. Master's Program in Health Care Informatics feat. Dr. Kendall Cortelyou-Ward, PhD

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's episode, we speak with the Program Director from UCF's Master's Degree in Health Care Informatics, Dr. Kendall Cortelyou-Ward, PhD. She discusses the importance of healthcare informatics and the benefits of what this degree program can add to a pharmacist's career. To find out more about the program, you can contact Dr. Cortelyou-Ward at kendall.c.ward@ucf.edu.

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62. Meds are from eMARs: An Introduction to eMARs May 20, 2019

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62. Meds are from eMARs: An Introduction to eMARs

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics

On today's episode, we talk about the electronic medication administration record, or eMAR for short. eMARs are prevalent in many health systems today that use EMRs, but why do people use them? We talk about some of the benefits and how pharmacy informatics plays a role.

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61. Last Week in Health IT for May 17th, 2019 May 17, 2019

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61. Last Week in Health IT for May 17th, 2019

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. On today's episode, we talk about AI, population health analytics, Joint Commission's new real-time platform, and more.
Population Health Analytics at Banner Health article: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/population-health-analytics-help-banner-health-better-predict-high-cost-patients

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60. Pharmacy Informatics Residency & Education feat. Dr. Denis Kitayama May 15, 2019

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60. Pharmacy Informatics Residency & Education feat. Dr. Denis Kitayama

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's episode, we get to interview Dr. Denis Kitayama of Kaiser Permanente on his role as a pharmacy project manager and residency program coordinator for the PGY2 pharmacy informatics program at Kaiser Downey. He also discusses his experience in the past with startups and consulting.
If you'd like to contact Dr. Kitayama for further questions about his career or the Kaiser informatics program, you can find him at his LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-kitayama-15406498/

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59. With Great Power... Antimicrobial Surveillance Applications May 13, 2019

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59. With Great Power - Antimicrobial Surveillance Applications

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics

Today we briefly go over the tools out there used to predict antimicrobial trends and outbreaks as well as improve clinical workflows, outcomes, and patient care. These antimicrobial surveillance applications draw from many data sources in order to provide the clinician an optimized view of what's relevant for clinical decisions.

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58. Last Week in Health IT for May 10th, 2019 May 10, 2019

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58. Last Week in Health IT for May 10th, 2019

Intended Audience: Everyone

Not many news items this week, but much talk about AI-powered healthcare IT tools and network infrastructure changes!

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57. Pharmacy Informatics in Long Term Care feat. Becky Agar of Hogan Pharmacy Partners May 08, 2019

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57. Pharmacy Informatics in Long Term Care feat. Becky Agar of Hogan Pharmacy Partners

Intended Audience: Everyone

On this episode, we get to speak with Becky Agar, Vice President of Hogan Pharmacy Partners, on her pathway from community pharmacist to long term care pharmacy informatics. She discusses interesting topics of bringing inpatient technologies into the long term care setting and provides great advice for students getting into the field.
To find out more about Hogan Pharmacy Partners, visit https://www.hoganpharmacypartners.com/
To reach Becky on LinkedIn, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-agar-39a4b941/
To reach Becky on Twitter, visit https://twitter.com/bexrx

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56. Last Week in Health IT for May 6th, 2019 May 06, 2019

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56. Last Week in Health IT for May 6th, 2019

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's short episode, we go over some of the news topics from last week in healthcare IT.

Additional Resources: To find out more about the BlueCross BlueSheild Healthbox Data Innovation Challenge, visit http://databox.healthbox.com/applicant/login

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55. Why Did The IV Cross The EHR? Because It's A 2-Way Street! Smart Pump 2-Way Interoperability May 03, 2019

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55. Why Did The IV Cross The EHR? Because It's A 2-Way Street! Smart Pump 2-Way Interoperability

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics

On today's episode, we continue the discussion of smart pumps by introducing the concept of 2-way interoperability with the EHR. Discussion includes the workflow of a 2-way system, what the benefits are, and what a role of a pharmacist is in the entire process.