As a product innovation manager, Stacy Ward-Charlerie brings her clinical background to bear on practicable solutions that help clinicians in the field. “I’ve known since childhood I wanted to help people. That’s why I became a pharmacist. Working to develop our technology solutions allows me to make clinicians’ lives better so that they can make patients’ lives better. What a great opportunity!”

It’s 2029. What are you most proud of having helped accomplish in healthcare?

Imagine you’re at a cocktail party and someone brings up the opioid crisis. How would you talk about the role that technology can play in curbing this epidemic?

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Medication History service

This technology

When you sit down with colleagues who are committed to leveraging technology to fight the opioid crisis, what trends or topics are you following?

Centers for Disease Control

MMEs

Not counting colleagues at Surescripts, who do you consider influencers, innovators or leaders?

The Cleveland Clinic’s 2018 Medical Innovation Summit awarded the system first place

Who or what inspires you?

Postscript: What does Stacy do when she has 30 minutes of free time? “I watch HGTV. Hands down, I watch House Hunters. I thought it would've slowed down after I bought my house, but no. I am obsessed with watching other people buy homes.”

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Pharmacist Stacy Ward-Charlerie on the Opioid Crisis, the Philosophy of Steve Jobs and What Moves Her to Tears