Pharmacy HIT Collaborative
The Pharmacy Health Information Technology (HIT) Collaborative works to
assure the meaningful use of standardized electronic health records (EHR) that supports safe, efficient, and
effective medication use, continuity of care, and provide access to the patient care services of pharmacists
with other members of the interdisciplinary patient care team. As a founding member, APhA supports the
Collaborative’s vision and mission is for the US healthcare system to be supported by meaningful use of health
IT and the integration of pharmacists for the provision of quality patient care.
Collaborative members represent pharmacists in all patient care settings and other facets of pharmacy, including
pharmacy education and pharmacy education accreditation. The roadmaps below represent consensus strategies that
are meant to guide provider organizations, policymakers, vendors, payers, and other stakeholders working to
integrate pharmacy HIT into the national HIT infrastructure:
Pharmacist eCare Plan Initiative
Pharmacists are increasingly providing clinical services on patient-centered care teams. The Pharmacist eCare Plan facilitates
pharmacist participation in information sharing among providers, patients, payers, and other stakeholders. When
a pharmacist documents care delivered using the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) Pharmacists’
Patient Care Process into an electronic health record, the Pharmacist eCare Plan captures and shares this
clinical information with others involved in the patient’s care. Following are resources: