ELECTRONIC HEALTH AND BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES

To encourage pharmacists to assume a leadership role in their hospitals and health systems with respect to strategic planning for and implementation of electronic health and business technology and services; further,

To encourage hospital and health-system administrators to provide dedicated resources for pharmacy departments to design, implement, and maintain electronic health and business technology and services; further,

To advocate the inclusion of electronic health technology and telepharmacy issues and applications in college of pharmacy curricula.

Rationale

This policy position was developed before preparation of a policy rationale became routine, so no rationale is available.