Sarah Michael Email & Phone Number

Selah, Wa

PEI is a medical informatics consulting company founded with one goal: to improve on the service of current health information technology within the Indian Health Service's network of Federal, Urban and Tribal sites. We specialize in the IHS Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS), as well as it's graphical user interface, the Electronic Health Record (EHR). We provide consulting services ranging from the administration and management of various software packages to assuming the role of the site's Clinical Applications Coordinator. We provide WebEx-based online training of RPMS/EHR components for all clinic staff and providers.

Yakima, Washington Area

Yakima, Washington Area

Toppenish, Wa

Yakima, Washington Area

Selah, Wa

Primarily responsible for assigned sites requiring RPMS pharmacy package assistance including drug file clean-up, implementation of the Adverse Reaction Tracking software, creation of custom medication quick orders and menus, and pharmacy staff software training.

Selah, Wa

Clinical Applications Coordinator; Pharmacy Package Administrator for several IHS Tribal sites

Yakima, Washington Area

Pharmacy Law instructor responsible for the development and instruction of a web-based pharmacy law course for pharmacy technician students enrolled in the Allied Health Technology program.Advisory Board member participated in the development of curricula for the pharmacy technician program.

Toppenish, Wa

Clinical Applications Coordinator (CAC)• Responsible for implementation and maintenance of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) including, but not limited to: - Evaluate clinic workflow- Assess clinic needs, barriers to learning, readiness to change - Perform EHR setup- Optimize and coordinate of all RPMS packages- Train primary users through onsite and web-based sessions in advance of EHR implementation - Develop training material- Oversee go live process- Provide onsite and web-based training for new users post-installation and post software patch updates - Provide onsite and web-based training for updates and new EHR features - Provide support for providers and other users during implementation- Provide real-time support for providers and other staff during patient care- Customize clinician documentation templates (Text Integration Utilities)- Customize provider order sets - Customize Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen views to support optimal workflow- Responsible for the ongoing roll-out of EHR in the facility Pharmacy Package Administrator• Responsible for all pharmacy related preparatory work necessary for Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation including, but not limited to: - Analysis and clean-up of drug file - Implement of Adverse Reaction Tracking (ART) package- Modifications and testing post-installation Develop training materials- Train pharmacy staff- Create pharmacy quick orders, including pediatric, weight-based orders, and dosing charts for provider use in EHR- Create custom medication order menus to support protocols and clinical algorithms

Toppenish, Wa

- Staff pharmacist; - Pharmacy Package Administrator- Case manager • Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) – Healthy Heart program. Responsible for medication management for impaneled diabetic patients including glycemic control, lipid and hypertension management and smoking cessation. • Developed protocol for the Healthy Heart Hypertension Clinic.EHR Implementation Team Lead • Co-led with Clinical Applications Coordinator (CAC) the overall implementation of the EHR at a multidisciplinary clinic with over 100,000 visits/year• Reviewed and revised policies, protocols and standing orders that are impacted by a change to the electronic environment• Reviewed all current clinic processes, work flow and business flow• Participated in brainstorming sessions to create new workflow for the EHR• Trained users on the EHR• Collaborated to develop and implement training plan• Facilitated communication and collaboration from the EHR Implementation Team and clinic areas• Served as a “clinical champion” to develop excitement and acceptance of the change to EHR• Assisted CAC in set up of EHR to include, but is not limited to, writing quick orders, designing menus, setting up users, setting parameters, and Graphical User Interface (GUI) design

Yakima, Washington Area

Served as lead oncology pharmacist responsible for new chemotherapy order entry and chemotherapy preparation. General staffing duties, as required.Played a major role in the preparation of the Pharmacy department's Policies & Procedures, as well as the hospital pharmacy formulary for the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) review.

Yakima, Washington Area

- Chemotherapy mixing/dispensing for Yakima Regional Cancer Care Center- Responsible for order entry, chemotherapy preparation, and final approval of all chemotherapy- Responsible for the supervision of one technician

Pharmd, Pharmacy

Bachelor'S Of Science, Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Varsity Volleyball 1994-1997

Plant Based Nutrition Certificate, Completed September 2016, Whole Foods Plant Based Nutrition