ABSTRACT

Pharmacists practicing today in the United States or other developed or devel-oping countries will interact with technology in almost every aspect of their work. Government initiatives are driving healthcare systems toward the adoption of health information technology with the goal of higher quality, more cost-eective patient care.1 At the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS), this recognition led to the integration of pharmacy informatics into the doctor of pharmacy curriculum in 2001.