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PHARMACY
INFORMATICS
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Data, Information, and Knowledge Management

Health care data, such as patients’ birthdates, laboratory

test results, or drug doses, are represented by discrete
numbers, descriptions, or measurements.

Information is a collection of data that has been

interpreted via relationships within and between
separate data points, with knowledge transforming
information into deliberate action.

When considering data points and information together,

a clinician develops knowledge.

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o Includes medication and medical histories, laboratory

test results, and other information that is unique to the
specific patient

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

1. Consider a scenario in which you are filling a new prescription

for a patient in a hospital pharmacy setting. Identify five pieces
of information you would like to know about the patient to
help you assess the safety and efficacy of the medication. For
each piece of information categorize it as referential or patient
specific. Where is each piece of information found? How would
you access the information if it is not normally found in the
pharmacy computer system?
2. Consider the same scenario above, except now you are filling
the new prescription for a patient in a community pharmacy
setting. Answer the same questions in #1.

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