The Vision

The Autonomous Pharmacy is a bold new vision for the future of medication management that seeks to replace manual, error-prone activities with automated processes that are safer and more efficient. The goal? To reallocate talent to higher-value tasks, improving clinician satisfaction and patient outcomes.

AJHP Commentary on the Autonomous Pharmacy

Commentary published in the April issue of American Journal of Health-system Pharmacy (subscription required) details the opportunity to achieve zero-error medication management through the Autonomous Pharmacy. The commentary describes a strategic framework outlining the 5 levels of the Autonomous Pharmacy to help pharmacy optimize the medication use process and implement strategies for realizing the fully autonomous pharmacy. 

Autonomous Pharmacy Framework

How far is your healthcare institution progressing on the road to autonomous pharmacy? The Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board has defined the stages toward achieving a fully autonomous pharmacy and the benefits of progressing to each level. Download this document to learn where you are and where you can go.

Take a Deeper Dive

Learn more about Autonomous Pharmacy and the framework for achieving it through the white paper.

The Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board, Leading the Way

  • Mark Sullivan

    CHAIR

    Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Deepak Sisodiya

    VICE-CHAIR

    Chief Pharmacy Officer, UCLA Health

  • Arash Dabestani

    Dean and Professor, LIU College of Pharmacy

  • Nilesh Desai

    Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health System

  • Allen Flynn

    Assistant Professor, Dept. of Learning Health Science, University of Michigan Medical School

  • Chris Fortier

    President, Nephron Pharmaceuticals

  • Rebecca Freeman

    Vice President of Health Informatics and IT Operations, University of Vermont Medical Center

  • Seth Hartman

    Executive Director, Enterprise Pharmacy Informatics and Clinical Communications, UChicago Medicine

  • Jillian Foster

    System Pharmacy Service Line Administrator, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Memphis

  • Andrea C. Jarzyniecki

    Director of Pharmacy, Archbold Medical Center

  • Todd Karpinski

    Chief Pharmacy Officer & System Vice President, West Virginia University Health System

  • Nikki Polis

    Chief Nursing Officer, Methodist Healthcare

  • Trish Tanner

    Chief Pharmacy Officer, Ballad Health

  • Jeff Wagner

    Asst. Vice President & Chief Pharmacy Officer, Texas Children’s Hospital

  • Keri Wagner

    Nurse Leader/Nurse Practitioner, Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack, Nonna’s Garden Foundation Center