Protocol Development and Quality Improvement
D6. A scope of practice
including core competencies
should be developed and
defined for pharmacy
technicians in acute‑care and
ambulatory‑care settings.
C9. Pharmacy should employ
high‑reliability principles when
designing and selecting health
information technology.
C10. Pharmacy should advocate
for information technology that
is interoperable and transparent
with respect to usability,
security, and functionality
across the continuum of care.
C11. Pharmacy should establish
standards for the application
of artificial intelligence (AI)
in the various steps of the
medication‑use process,
including prescribing, reviewing
medication orders, and
assessing medication‑use
patterns in populations.
A14. Pharmacists should
lead and advocate for
comprehensive medication
management in all
healthcare settings.
B8. Pharmacy education,
residency training, and
continuing education should
cover healthcare reimbursement,
payment, and business
management in all areas of
practice.
B9. Pharmacists in all care
settings should be included
as integral members of the
healthcare team and share
accountability for patient
outcomes and population health.
B10. The pharmacy workforce
should be knowledgeable and
have the resources to care for
patients with behavioral and
mental health disorders.
B11. Training and credentialing
should exist to develop and
recognize pharmacists who
specialize in health information
technology.
B12. Credentialed ambulatory‑
care pharmacists should be
considered primary care
providers.
B13. The profession should
champion multi‑state or national
licensure for pharmacists.
B14. Pharmacists, in collaboration
with other key stakeholders,
must work to increase
public, regulatory, and health
professional understanding of
pharmacists’ roles and value.
E11. Pharmacists should lead the
development, implementation,
and evaluation of medication‑
related national quality
indicators and accountability
measures.
E12. Pharmacists should be
leaders in federal and state
legislative and regulatory
policy development related
to improving individual and
population health outcomes.
E13. Pharmacy should
partner with interprofessional
organizations to define and
delineate practice advances
into state and federal laws and
regulations to optimize patient
care.
E14. Pharmacy should leverage
healthcare models that
acknowledge pharmacist value
and align payment with quality
of outcomes.
Patient-Centered
Care
Pharmacy Technician
Role, Education, &
Training
Leadership in
Medication Use &
Safety
Pharmacist Role,
Education, &
Training
Technology
& Data Science
Used with permission from: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). PAI 2030 Recommendations. Available at https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Practice/PAI/PAI-Recommendations.