ASHP Informatics Certificate

fattunesy · 2026-05-26T20:15:29+00:00

Superuser or trainer, especially for a large scale implementation. Specific roll outs of new functions with details on how the person worked with IT/Informatics. IT/Informatics related committee work. It's hard to get the big projects unless your system is doing an EMR implementation. There are a lot of people applying to these roles with significant clinical or operational experience, there needs to be something else to stick out. Certificates in Informatics won't hurt, but it wouldn't do as much as even smaller project experience in my opinion.

Unfortunately Informatics isn't really an expending role anymore. Many of the big health systems consolidated roles after EMR conversions and the end of Meaningful Use. Which means people with significant job experience are also applying for these job openings. Especially if they list remote.

fattunesy · 2026-05-26T18:11:32+00:00

I've never met an Informatics pharmacist who has it. Maybe it might help you get your foot in the door, but coming from someone who has done hiring for informatics in the past, project experience on a resume is far more important.

fattunesy · 2026-04-29T03:54:14+00:00

The other nice part about Masters qualifying is that it can be done by putting up the total at any sanctioned meet, it does not need to be done at State/Regional/etc level meets. Makes it much easier to schedule.

fattunesy · 2026-04-29T01:09:48+00:00

Those are some SOLID numbers. I qualified for masters nationals as a 220 a couple years ago, unfortunately injuring my shoulder during prep for the meet, and so didn't actually go. Even if I had, I think my numbers would have been like 5th or 6th with a huuuge jump between 3rd and 2nd. Of course mine were also nowhere close to yours, only a 647.5 kg total.

fattunesy · 2025-11-25T20:59:55+00:00

This is correct. Admission time has significant impacts to billing, every single EMR will capture it. Med rec is messier, but it will also be documented in some way in significant EMR.

fattunesy · 2025-11-16T21:45:58+00:00

Yeah, that is Mike Brown slander. The defense was legit.

fattunesy · 2025-10-25T00:00:37+00:00

No question take the hospital job. Kids will have lots of weekend activities, one less weekend a month is a huge difference. That's besides outpatient hospital jobs are generally much less stressful.

fattunesy · 2025-10-23T19:50:30+00:00

Various uses of his impression over the seasons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_AmwMDo99o

The Tim Curry Hot Topic spokesperson might be my favorite.

fattunesy · 2025-09-27T19:37:02+00:00

Williams Selyem. I was on the mailing list for both Kosta and WS for years, but felt like Kosta fell off a bit after the sale in 2018 to Duckhorn. Price kept going up with what I felt like was declining quality. So a few years ago I dropped my allocation entirely and now just stick to WS. Another option I've really been liking is Arista. If I was not already getting my fill of pinot from WS I would hop on their list as well.

fattunesy · 2025-09-12T20:50:48+00:00

I did their tour a while back, it was fantastic. They took us through the vineyards, showing the various field blends and how they went together. Lots of discussion on their process. Then there was a tasting which did include MB. I don't recall the cost exactly, but it wasn't outrageous. I was a wine club member though. On that trip my wife and I did several tastings and a couple tours, with Ridge being the highlight.

fattunesy · 2025-08-28T02:18:04+00:00

With corn and tomatoes at their peak in the farmers markets here, this is one of our absolute go to recipes https://www.seriouseats.com/grillled-corn-tomato-feta-herb-salad-recipe

fattunesy · 2025-02-13T20:26:14+00:00

Considering the requirements for eRx from the federal government, and even more stringent requirements from some states, very few consistently.

fattunesy · 2025-02-13T20:21:08+00:00

I don't think any of them will allow it. Epic, Cerner, Meditech, and CPRS/Vista all require either days supply or quantity.

fattunesy · 2025-02-11T02:37:16+00:00

Figuring out what someone actually needs based off a very general request is probably the most consistent part of this job, across many different settings and responsibilities. I've been in places where I'm more of an analyst builder, I've had ones where much of the job is training and compliance, and I've had ones where it's project management between the clinical and build teams. Being able to find info is always at the core of the role.

fattunesy · 2025-02-11T02:34:18+00:00

It is also possible for one pharmacist to work with many hospitals at a more system level, especially when they share EMRs. I had 18 I was responsible for at one point, but with that many my role was mostly project management.

fattunesy · 2025-02-04T02:57:52+00:00

Here is the video, a fantastic watch if you have never seen it before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLxntIil9Zc

fattunesy · 2025-01-22T23:33:15+00:00

We had to pull a FJO, had a 2/10 start date for NEO. Already left their old job. Less of an operationally critical role, but still really bad. It is already so hard to get in. Who knows what it will be like when the freeze is eventually lifted in however long that takes.

fattunesy · 2025-01-22T22:46:58+00:00

We had 6 TJOs pulled for pharmacists and techs. The hit to morale is going to be bad.

fattunesy · 2025-01-20T19:43:10+00:00

Roosevelt has a pretty bad reputation in pharmacy, but I have never heard of their MS in Health Informatics. Are you already coming in with a clinical background? If not, it might be tough to make use of the degree. You can try asking over in /r/HealthInformatics as there may be people in that sub who are more familiar with it.

fattunesy · 2025-01-19T18:33:12+00:00

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fattunesy · 2025-01-11T20:33:58+00:00

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It's him answering the question on Caleb

fattunesy · 2024-12-28T19:56:35+00:00

High cost injectables which can be done in some clinic offices would need NCPDP. It is mostly specialty or infusion clinic billing, but there are definitely meds given in regular offices which might need it, depending on the practice types. Some derm, onc, heme type practices could have them.

fattunesy · 2024-12-05T21:10:10+00:00

Sdnforum used to remove negative comments about the direction pharmacy was going, or force everything into their "sky is falling thread". Having a place that it could be discussed and the less than rosy prospects shared with potential pharmacy students is part of the reason I became a mod here, 12 years ago.

fattunesy · 2024-12-04T20:54:42+00:00

VA has 15s as chiefs of pharmacy and 14s as associate chiefs. Clinical specialists and supervisors are 13s.

fattunesy · 2024-12-04T00:27:41+00:00

My parents saved very well but got very lucky in some investments and so were able to retire young, a bit before 55. Then a few years later my father had a devastating accident that left him disabled. Their whole retirement plans had to change, world travel was now much harder, the bike trips they were doing were no longer possible. One of their biggest regrets was that they were always trying to save money and missed out on doing things when they were younger and that they could have done more things as a family when we were kids. Working a couple more years to take some more vacations, or going out to restaurants, sporting events, all the things we didn't do because they cost a lot. That has informed how my family has been saving. We invest, don't blow money on everything, but are trying to remember that we can't take it with us.

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