Research Guides: Pharmacy Resources by Topic: Informatics

Websites

AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This agency will sometimes fund pharmacy informatics initiatives or studies. Simultaneously, the agency hosts a dedicated "Health Information Technology Section", a "HIT Resources and Tools" Section, and a "Knowledge Library" compiled with Full text resources regarding HIT. You can also find FREE web conferences on HIT topics.
AMIA - American Medical Informatics Association A "Medical Informatics Association" (not strictly for pharmacists). Publishes "The Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association."
AMIA - Healthcare Informatics Continuing Education Opportunities Find accredited health informatics classes to further your education during or after pharmacy school.
APhA - American Pharmacists Association - IT Specific Government Affairs Dedicated page of links updated daily concerning the most up to date health care legislation and reform related to Pharmaceutical Informatics.
ASAP - American Society for Automation in Pharmacy An organizational online forum that tries to increase the understanding of the role technology plays in assisting pharmacists to promote patient safety and proper use use of medications, comply with laws and regulations, and operate their practices more efficiently.
ASHP - Pharmacy Informatics and Technology Section This section of ASHP has a number of resources related to informatics. Some parts of this website may be unavailable to non-members of ASHP.
HIMSS - Healthcare Information and Management Systems US not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting a better understanding of health care information and management systems. Focus: provide global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.
HIT: Pharmacy e-Health Information Technology Collaborative Formed in the Fall of 2010 as a collaborative of 9 pharmacy organizations including some of the largest ones like APhA, ASHP, and ACPE, etc. The organization's focus is on creating standards for effective medication use and the pharmacist's role in HIT.
HL7 - Health Level Seven International (REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP TO VIEW MANY SECTIONS) Health Level Seven International (HL7) is the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in over 55 countries.
IHI - Institute for Healthcare Improvement - White Papers The Institute for healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a non-profit organization known for its work to produce high quality "white papers" that help organizations make changes to improve patient care. Most of the white papers deal specifically with information technology.
ISMP - Institute for Safe Medication Practices (IT Guidelines) ISMP is a non-profit organization with the goal to promote safe medication practices. The organization originally created and currently maintains recommendations concerning "Tall-Man LeTterING" and "Do-Not-Use Abbreviations" lists seen in many IT platforms to date.