Data Intelligence and the Framework to Build the Autonomous Pharmacy of the Future

Allen Flynn, PhD, PharmD, Assistant Professor, Department of Learning Health Science, University of Michigan Medical School, and James Stevenson, PharmD, FASHP, FFIP, VP of Medication Systems Strategy, Omnicell.  National leaders in health system pharmacy have joined together to create a framework for a fully autonomous pharmacy, leveraging technology to reduce medication errors and waste, and improve clinician satisfaction and patient outcomes.  Allen and James will share the work of the Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board, in examining the safety and financial risks of manual processes. siloed technologies, and lack of robust data collection and integration at the enterprise level of pharmacy operations in today’s healthcare systems. The resulting 5-level Framework is a strategic vision and roadmap for achieving fully automated, interoperable, and effective medication management.