Joint Physician/Pharmacist Group

Michael Van Ornum RPh, RN, BCPS is a Consulting Clinical Pharmacist for the Greater Rochester Independent Practice Association, and the recipient of Clinical Practitioner of the Year 2006 award from the New York Chapter of ACCP. He provides consultative services to physicians in a clinically integrated healthcare environment and spearheaded the implementation of electronic prescribing for GRIPA physicians. His recent book for pharmacists, prescribers, nurses, and office staff titled, "Electronic Prescribing: A Safety and Implementation Guide," from Jones and Bartlett is available May 2008. With a passion for patient safety, Mr. Van Ornum chairs the Joint Physician Pharmacist Group, a committee of both the Pharmacy Society of Rochester and the Monroe County Medical Society with a focus on addressing challenges common to both professions. Mr. Van Ornum lives in Upstate New York with his wife and three children. Michael Van Ornum RPh, RN, BCPS Chair, Joint Physician Pharmacy Group JPPG Homepage

Michael has written a book on Electronic Prescribing. Click on the book link in the sidebar on the right to take you to the publisher for further information and to purchase.

As healthcare technology advances, health professionals who work with prescriptions or medical orders will need to learn about electronic prescribing soon. Electronic Prescribing: A Safety and Implementation Guide explores how e-prescribing works, identifies features that help or hinder safe prescribing, and offers practical advice for implementing e-prescribing. Readers will learn to use electronic prescribing technology safely and effectively in the multi-disciplinary, complex environment of today's healthcare.

 

 

Mission Statement

The JPPG is made up of willing physicians and pharmacists that have come together to achieve a common goal: to foster and enhance communication between physicians and pharmacists for the purposes of improving patient care and streamlining interactions between the two disciplines. Though the group is an official subcommittee of the Pharmacy Society of Rochester and the Monroe County Medical Society, the meetings are open to anyone with an interest in improving our healthcare system. For more information, please call Michael Van Ornum, RPh (585)-922-0033 x0033 or e-mail Michael Van Ornum RPh, RN, BCPS Chair, Joint Physician Pharmacy Group