• DOI:10.1093/ajhp/71.3.247
• Corpus ID: 21140146

ASHP statement on the pharmacy technician's role in pharmacy informatics.

@article{2014ASHPSO,
  title={ASHP statement on the pharmacy technician's role in pharmacy informatics.},
  author={},
  journal={American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists},
  year={2014},
  volume={71 3},
  pages={
          247-50
        }
}

• Published 1 December 2019
• Medicine, Political Science
• American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

The American Society of Health- System Pharmacists (ASHP) believes that specially trained pharmacy technicians can assume important supportive roles in pharmacy informatics. These roles include automation and technology systems management, management of projects, training and education, policy and governance, customer service, charge integrity, and reporting. Such roles require pharmacy technicians to gain expertise in information technology (IT) systems, including knowledge of interfaces, computer management techniques, problem resolution, and database maintenance. This knowledge could be acquired through specialized training or experience in a health science or allied scientific field (e.g., health informatics). With appropriate safeguards and supervision, pharmacy technician informaticists (PTIs) will manage IT processes in health-system pharmacy services, ensuring a safe and efficient medication-use process.