Anthony Blash
Associate Professor
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Pharmacy Residency (Healthcare Informatics) Creighton University; PharmD Creighton University; BS (Pharmacy) Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy at Long Island University; BS (Management Information Systems) Kean University
Location: McWhorter Hall 202
615-460-5709anthony.blash@belmont.edu
Biography
Dr. Anthony Blash, Pharm.D., BCompSc., CPHIMS, is an Associate Professor in the College of Pharmacy at Belmont University, where he specializes in healthcare informatics and digital health. Recognized as a thought leader in the field, Dr. Blash has developed a pioneering sequence of courses and experiential learning opportunities that prepare PharmD students to evaluate, implement, and govern data-driven and AI-enabled healthcare systems.
Dr. Blash serves in multiple national leadership roles advancing digital health and pharmacy informatics. He is Chair-Elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Technology in Pharmacy Education and Practice (TiPEP) Special Interest Group and a member of the 2026–2027 AACP Strategic Engagement Committee. He also serves on the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Pharmacy Informatics Specialty Council, contributing to national certification and recertification standards, and is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Section of Digital and Telehealth Practitioners Working Group, focused on the role of pharmacists in digital health governance and stewardship.
He is a certified healthcare informatics professional and has authored influential work in the field, including a foundational publication on pharmacy informatics for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Dr. Blash is the editor and contributing author of the forthcoming book, Transforming Healthcare: Digital Health and Emerging Technologies, which explores the evolving role of data, artificial intelligence, and digital innovation in healthcare.
Through his teaching, scholarship, and professional service, Dr. Blash focuses on preparing the next generation of pharmacists to critically evaluate, validate, and responsibly implement emerging technologies to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
Population Health
Care Coordination and Interoperability
Value-Based Care
Data Analytics
Patient-Centered Care
Healthcare Informatics
Pharmacy Informatics
Pharmacy Analytics
Quantum Computing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
EPIC Willow Certification
ASHP
HIMSS
Blash, A. Systems Analysis. In. Preparing for Success in Healthcare Information and Management Systems: The CAHIMS Review Guide (2nd Edition); Boca Raton, Fl: Productivity Press: 2022:115-125
Blash, A. Systems Design. In. Preparing for Success in Healthcare Information and Management Systems: The CAHIMS Review Guide (2nd Edition); Boca Raton, Fl: Productivity Press: 2022:126-132
Blash, A., Klinedinst, J. The role of the professional association. In: Klinedinst, J. The Handbook of Continuing Professional Development for the Health IT Professional. Boca Raton, Fl: CRC Press; 2021:79-91
Blash, A., Klinedinst, J. The role of the professional association. In: Klinedinst, J. The Handbook of Continuing Professional Development for the Health IT Professional. Boca Raton, Fl: CRC Press; 2017:57-70
Blash, A., The Freedom Plaza Story: One Campus Community’s desire to Embrace Hope, Identity, and Belonging to help reweave the Social Fabric (in process)
Blash, A., Schneller, B. Hunt, J., Michaels, N., Thorndike, J. There’s Got to Be a Better Way! Introducing Faculty to Mid-Course Formative Reviews as a Constructive Tool for Growth and Development. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2018;10(9):1228-1236
Blash, A., Saltsman C., Steil C. A national survey on the current status of informatics residency education in pharmacy. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2017;9(6):1160-1163.
Blash, A Evaluating Clinical Studies. (2000)
Journal of the Iowa Pharmacy Association
Blash A. Computer-Aided Instruction: A Student’s Perspective. J Am Pharm Asso. 2000:40(3):435.
Blash, A, The Internet: An Illustrated Primer, (1998)
Calif. Jrnl. Health-System Pharmacy
Sternberg, A., Finch, D., Blash, A. The Freedom Plaza and Monument at Belmont University, Presentation. 2022 Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference, Nashville, TN
Blash A., Hunt J. There's Got to Be a Better Way! Helpful Student Feedback and Formative Reviews Belmont University Teaching Center Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Workshop, Nashville TN
Blash A., Clauson A., Current Teaching & Learning Strategies for Doctor of Pharmacy Students in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences: What works Preceptor Development Seminar, Veterans Administration, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Blash A., Galbus C., Stensvold K. Differentiate Your Skill Sets From Others: Earn a Professional Certification, HIMSS17 Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, FL
HIMSS Sponsored CAHIMS Certification Review Course 2023
HIMSS Sponsored CAHIMS Certification Review Course 2022
HIMSS Sponsored CAHIMS Certification Review Course 2021
HIMSS Sponsored CAHIMS Certification Review Course 2020
HIMSS Sponsored CAHIMS Certification Review Course 2019
HIMSS Sponsored CAHIMS Certification Review Course 2018
HIMSS Sponsored CAHIMS Certification Review Course 2017