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delivers pharmaceutical care via telecommunications to patients at a remote site. |
Telepharmacy |
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delivery of pharmaceutical care via telecommunications to patients in various locations where they may not have direct contact with a pharmacist. It is an instance of the wider phenomenon of telemedicine. |
Telepharmacy |
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an advantage of an automated centralized dispensing system. |
Improve inventory mgt |
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allows separate components of a computer system to exchange information. |
Interface |
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boundary across which two independent systems meet and act on or communicate with each other. includes the keyboard, mouse, and menus of a computer system, and allows the user to communicate with the operating system. |
Interface |
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patient monitoring function that detects a therapeutic duplication would be alerting the user to which of the following issues? |
the prescribed medication is in the same pharmacologic class as another medication the patient is currently taking. |
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What is automated decentralized dispensing systems? |
located in patient care units, they provide nurses with ready access to medications, and they maintain tight control of drug distribution. |
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example of an automated dispensing system used to prepare IV admixtures. |
Micromix |
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refers to the various programs used to operate a computer. |
Software |
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example of computer technologies that are used in pharmacies today. |
Automated dispensing system |
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disadvantage of automation in a pharmacy setting. |
Increase implementation cost |
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device that allows a computer to transmit data over a network. |
Modem |
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examples of mobile point-of-care devices. |
Tablet laptop personal digital assistant (PDA) |
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NCPDP has developed standards for e-prescribing known as |
SCRIPT |
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system that allows a clinician to directly enter medication orders, tests, and procedures into a computer system which is then transmitted to the pharmacy or appropriate department. |
Computerized physician order entry |
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Information such as patient demographics, progress notes, medications, and medical history can be found in |
electronic health care record. |
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included in the NCPDP standards for e-prescribing. |
Billing Unit Standard, Prescription Transfer Standard, and Telecommunication Standard |
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process of a medical professional entering medication orders electronically instead of on paper charts |
Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) |
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founded to improve the coding infrastructure used to support the billing of pharmacists’ professional services. |
PSTAC |
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examples of automated dispensing systems used in hospital settings. |
Omnicell, Pyxis, and MedCarousel |
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Increasing the speed of preparing medication orders and reducing medication errors are goals of an |
automated dispensing system. |
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What is NCPDP |
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs an ANSI-accredited, standards development organization providing healthcare solutions. Through use of a consensus-building process, they create national standards for real-time, electronic exchange of healthcare information. Their focus is on information exchange for prescribing, dispensing, monitoring, managing, and paying for medications and pharmacy services. |
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example of an automated dispensing system used in retail pharmacies? |
Scriptpro |