How Pharmacists Can Successfully Implement EPCS

Michele Higgins, PharmD, MBA, is the pharmacy informatics coordinator for Nebraska Methodist Health System.

Higgins’ experience, spanning over 20 years, includes implementing systems for automated dispensing cabinets, carousels, pharmacy information systems, bedside barcoding, and setting up a pharmacy department in a brand new facility with a new NICU population utilizing 100 percent CPOE.

Her most recent project has been implementing>electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) for providers across Nebraska Methodist Health System.

Recently, Higgins spoke about her EPCS implementation experience and advice for others.