Resources – Pharmacy HIT Collaborative

Articles

Pharmacy Interoperability Challenges and Needs Under the 21st Century Cures Act [PHIT; PDF]

Key Resources

SNOMED CT Implementation: A Beginner’s Guide [PHIT; PDF]
Use this document to get up to speed on SNOMED CT clinical documentation and develop a plan for implementation within your system. Additional documents under “Implementation Resources” supplement this guide.
Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) [National Library of Medicine; Weblink]
Locate pharmacy value sets within VSAC to guide implementation SNOMED CT clinical documentation implementation. Access to VSAC requires a free Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) login. Value Set Inquiry/Request [PHIT; Weblink]
How-To Access Value Sets via VSAC [PHIT; PDF]
Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) Collaboration Tool [ONC; Weblink]
Pharmacy value sets are posted here for public comment and on-going maintenance. Access to the Collaboration Tool also requires a UMLS login. After accessing the Tool, see instructions on how to access pharmacy-specific value set sites.
Value Set Inquiry/Request [PHIT; Weblink]
How-To Submit Code/Value Set Requests [PHIT; Weblink]
PHIT SNOMED CT Request Tracker [PHIT; Excel]

General Resources

Pharmacy HIT Collaborative Overview [PHIT; Webinar]
The Roadmap for Pharmacy HIT Integration in U.S. Health Care 2014-2017 [PHIT; PDF]
The Roadmap for Pharmacy HIT Integration in U.S. Health Care 2011-2015 [PHIT; PDF]
Pharmacists’ Clinical Role in Health IT [Pharmacy Times; Weblink]
The Impact of Electronic Health Records on Pharmacy Practice [Drug Topics; Weblink]
What Meaningful Use Means for Pharmacy [AJHP/Medscape; Weblink]
Pharmacist Patient Care Process [JCCP; Webinar]
Glossary – Health IT Terms [NLM; Weblink]

Implementation Resources

Overview of Pharmacists’ Role of mHealth in Medication Adherence [PHIT; PDF]
Electronic Health Record Certification: Making the Pharmacist’s Case to System Vendors by Practice Specific Settings [PHIT; PDF]
SNOMED CT is Coming to Pharmacy: A Primer [Pharmacy Times; Weblink]
Clinical Documentation: Using a Structured Coding System – SNOMED CT [PHIT; PDF]
Documenting Medication Management Using SNOMED CT Codes [PHIT; PDF]
Clinical Documentation Process in Pharmacy Practice Settings [PHIT; PDF]
Case Study: Pharmacists Working in Collaboration With Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals [PHIT; PDF]
Pharmacist EHR Implementation Guide for Community Practice [HL7/PHIT; PDF]
System Vendor Checklist for Pharmacist Clinical Documentation Workflow [PHIT; PDF]
EHR Certification: Making the Pharmacists’ Case to System Vendors [PHIT; PDF]
Integrating Pharmacists into Health Information Exchanges [PHIT; PDF]
New Codes for Transitional Care and Chronic Care Coordination [PHIT; PDF]
Environmental Scan of Pharmacogenomics Coding [PHIT; PDF]

Additional Technical Resources

SNOMED CT Resource Guides [IHTSDO; Weblink]
SNOMED CT Basics for Clinical Staff [AHIMA/IHTSDO; PDF]
Consolidated C-CDA Overview [HHS; Weblink]
Implementation Guide for Consolidated CDA [HL7; Weblink]
Recommendations for Use of the HL7 Consolidated CDA Template for Pharmacy [NCPDP; PDF]
Pharmacy Provider EHR Functional Profile [NCPDP/HL7; Weblink]

Pharmacist eCare Plan Initiative

Pharmacist eCare Plan Initiative [Weblink]
Pharmacist eCare Plan, Interoperability Proving Ground, [HealthIT.gov, Weblink]
Pharmacist eCare Plan Version 1.0, Guidance on the Use of the HL7 CDA Consolidated Templates for Clinical Notes R2.1 Care Plan [NCPDP, PDF]
Pharmacist eCare Plan What’s Next [National Community Pharmacists Association, PDF]

Demonstration Projects & Funding Resources

HITECH Matching Funds to Help Professionals and Hospitals Eligible for Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments Connect to Other Medicaid Providers, SMD# 16-003 [CMS; PDF]
Medicare Part D Enhanced MTM Model [CMS Innovation Center; Weblink]

Archived Videos

Other Resources

Personal Health Records (PHR) – Resources for Clinicians & Consumers [BCBS; Weblink]
Blue Button Pledge [HHS; Weblink]
Implementation Toolsets for E-prescribing [AHRQ; Weblink]
Comments from Shelly Spiro at the Annual Pharmacy Home Project Meeting [Weblink]
AMCP on Health Information Technology [AMCP; Weblink]
HIT Enablement of Medicare-Related Care Coordination [PCPCC; Weblink]
GAO Report on Health Care Delivery [GAO; Weblink]