Dr. Michele Higgins received her doctorate of pharmacy degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a masters of business administration in healthcare administration from New England College. She currently works as the pharmacy informatics coordinator for Nebraska Methodist Health System in Omaha, Nebraska. Her experience, over almost 20 years, includes implementing systems for automated dispensing cabinets, carousels, pharmacy information systems, bedside barcoding, and the setting up of a pharmacy department in a brand new facility with a new NICU population utilizing 100% CPOE. The most recent project has been implementation of electronic prescribing of controlled substances for providers across the health system.