How the XR2 System Reduced Dispensing Errors by 92% for Summa Health
Summa Health had a long history with automation, but required a solution to standardize operations across their northeast Ohio integrated delivery network.
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Omnicell Blog
Stay up to date on the latest developments in pharmacy automation and medication management. These blogs feature insights from industry experts.
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Why Community Pharmacy Is the Future of Patient Care
Local pharmacists have always strived to be more than medication dispensers. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists now have the opportunity to practice at the top of their license,...
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The Potential Value Industry Leaders See in the Autonomous Pharmacy
The Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board has coalesced around the clear vision of a fully autonomous pharmacy. Recent AJHP commentary details a framework that identifies five levels of increasing...
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Why You Need Pharmacy Automation in Your OR
The OR is one of the most dynamic environments across any health system. In this space, where patient acuity is high and the process for medication use is highly regulated, anesthesia providers...
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Why 340B Covered Entities Need Swift Action on Contract Pharmacies
There have already been numerous actions in the various legal cases surrounding the 340B drug discount program, including motions to dismiss, requests to intervene, requests for a stay, granting...
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Strong Pharmacy-Finance Partnerships Key to Navigating 340B Program Challenges
For nearly 30 years, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has provided vital financial support to nonprofit hospitals and is now considered an important element of hospital finance in many communities....
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How Digital Transformation in Pharmacy Is Driving Culturally Competent Care
Pharmacists are consistently ranked among the top-most trusted professions. But under-utilization of the pharmacist is resulting in a significant lost opportunity for clinical excellence and...
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Ensuring Medication Safety Through Automation Designed to Support ISMP Best Practices
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has established best practice guidelines for specific medication safety issues that continue to cause fatal and harmful errors in patients. The goal is...
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Despite Safety and Supply Challenges, Outsourcing IV Compounding Remains High
The recent State of Pharmacy Compounding survey found that outsourcing for CSPs continues to remain high. But with disruption and uncertainty in the safety and supply of outsourced compounded IV...
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Promising Signs for 340B Providers in Contract Pharmacy Standoff
After a long period of treading water, recent developments in federal court bode well for 340B providers trying to restore access to 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting. A close review...
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Why Innovative Hospitals Like Sentara Are Fully Automating Their Central Pharmacy
Hospitals that continue to manually manage medications in the central pharmacy are playing a dangerous game. Inevitably a medication management error will happen. Yet for many hospitals, the fear...
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Confessions of a Nurse Whose Passion for Patient Care Was Supported By Automation
I always wanted to be a nurse. At 15, I was a volunteer candy striper and began my career back in the late ‘80s, when medication management automation was almost nonexistent.
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How Digital Transformation Will Accelerate the Delivery of Culturally Competent Care by Pharmacists
The daily job of a pharmacist can be full of time-consuming manual processes. Inefficient workflows and lack of data visibility compound Pharmacy challenges. Leveraging medication inventory...
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How Digital Transformation Will Accelerate the Delivery of Culturally Competent Care by Pharmacists
The daily job of a pharmacist can be full of time-consuming manual processes. Inefficient workflows and lack of data visibility compound Pharmacy challenges. Leveraging medication inventory...
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Best Practices for Building a Successful Autonomous Pharmacy Business Case
The Autonomous Pharmacy can help to solve clinical and operational challenges. But gaining organizational support and approval for the technology investment can be complex and challenging to...
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Allegheny Health Network Innovates IV Medication Management Through Robotic Technology
Like many health systems, we at Allegheny Health Network have been challenged by the cost, compliance, and complexity of compounding sterile products (CSPs)
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People Fear Change – But Being Prepared Can Facilitate Adoption
You’ve probably heard the term “herd immunity” debated and discussed in the news. But for such a popular term to be bandied about on a daily basis, one common question remains: what actually is...
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How Technology is Transforming the Business of Retail Pharmacy
New appointment-based digital solutions are transforming the practice and business of pharmacies, enabling them to successfully manage increased workload, while supporting the goal of reaching 150...
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A New Administration = A New Era of 340B Program Guidance
HRSA’s supposed lack of authority to enforce its 340B guidance is central to the recent debate over the contract pharmacy program. With a new administration, we should expect to see stronger...
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Five Wildcards Impacting the Prospects for and Nature of Health Reform
Which way will the political winds blow in Washington, D.C.? There are five wildcards that will likely factor into what health policy changes take place in the next few years.
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