In the News
Catch up on the latest Omnicell and healthcare industry news
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No More Excuses: It’s Time to Invest in the Pharmacy
In this article and podcast from Pharmaceutical Commerce, Omnicell’s Dennis Wright discusses how medication is healthcare’s workhorse. Health systems can optimize workflows, reduce costs, prevent supply disruptions, and enhance safety by investing in pharmacies.
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Autonomous Pharmacy Elevating Pharmacists’ Role to Minimize Staffing Shortages
In this article from MedCity News, Ken Perez, Omnicell’s VP of Healthcare Policy & Government Affairs, focuses on how the autonomous pharmacy could elevate pharmacists’ role and minimize the impact of staffing shortages.
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Is Technology the Key to Making Provider Status Work?
In this Pharmacy Practice News article based on an ASHP Midyear industry panel session, Chris Fortier, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer for Massachusetts General Hospital and James Stevenson, PharmD, FASHP, FFIP, Omnicell’s Chief Clinical Officer, share why a robust technology strategy can help alleviate staffing challenges.
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Staffing Shortages Aren’t Just a Business Problem; They’re a Patient Safety Threat
This bylined article from Omnicell’s Lani Bertrand illustrates the patient safety challenges related to labor shortages and why health systems need to consider technology-enabled services as a solution.
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Collaboration to Enhance Controlled Substance Management
This feature in Pharmacy Purchasing & Products describes new cassettes for the Omnicell Controlled Substance Dispenser designed specifically for Fresenius Kabi Simplist MicroVault prefilled syringes, to provide greater flexibility in managing controlled substances.
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Douglas Descalzi of Omnicell on the Future of Robotics Over the Next Few Years
This Q&A with Douglas Descalzi, VP of Robotics and Automation Systems at Omnicell, is part of Authority Magazine's series on the future of robotics. He discusses the safety, cost, and labor benefits of robotics used for medication management.
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Healthcare Assailed By a Labor Crisis, with Pharmacy Technicians Particularly Affected
In this HFMA blog post, Ken Perez, Omnicell's VP of Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, focuses on the shortage of pharmacy technicians as part of the broader healthcare labor crisis.
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EnlivenHealth’s Patient-Engagement Solution Aims to Mitigate Staffing Shortages
This article in Drug Store News describes a new Personalized Interactive Voice Response solution from Omnicell's EnlivenHealth division, which supports retail and community pharmacies.
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The Significance and Severity of the Healthcare Labor Shortage
In this article, Ken Perez, Omnicell's VP of Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, examines the cause and potential solutions to the healthcare worker shortage.
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Looking Forward: Executives Size Up the State of Retail Pharmacy in 2022
Danny Sanchez, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Omnicell's EnlivenHealth™ division, weighs in on the challenges and changes in the retail pharmacy landscape.
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Heading Off Drug Diversion Through Single-Dose Dispensing
This Pharmacy Practice News article describes the use of Simplist MicroVault prefilled syringes in the Omnicell Controlled Substance Dispenser, a single-dose dispenser that helps prevent drug diversion and medication errors.
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Lean Methodology and Technology Can Support Clinical Services
This article features several industry experts, including Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board member Mark Sullivan, discussing how technology can simplify routine tasks and support clinical care initiatives.
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Easing the Burden of Burnout with Technology
Omnicell's Lani Bertrand, RPh, joins the Drug Topics podcast "Over the Counter" to discuss pharmacist burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic and how technology can ease staffing burdens.
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The Urgent Need for Pharmacist Provider Status: Why the Time Is Now
Omnicell VP of Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs Ken Perez is featured in the inaugural edition of RxInfluencer, in which he discusses the impact that granting pharmacists provider status could have on today's healthcare challenges.
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Ken Perez: Healthcare Plays a Pivotal Role in the Fate of the Democrats' Social Spending Bill
In this HFMA blog post, Ken Perez, Omnicell's VP of Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, looks at healthcare initiatives included in the proposed Build Back Better Act. (Subscription may be required to access the article.)
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Replacing and Upgrading Automated Dispensing Cabinets
This Pharmacy Practice News article discusses how Shriners Children's Ohio increased their use of ADCs when their central pharmacy square footage was greatly reduced after transitioning to a "hospital within a hospital" model.
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