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Omnicell and Fresenius Kabi Join Forces to Improve Controlled Substance Management

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Tara Plappert Product Marketing Manager Hospitals and clinics face a significant challenge when dealing with controlled substances. The Controlled Substance Dispenser dispenses one dose at a time, ensuring security, and minimizing the need for nurse countbacks. And according to the 2019 Drug Diversion Digest , 47.2

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Summer 2021 – Transforming Pharmacy Through Innovation and Superior Customer Experience

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Ken Osborn Senior Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell As medication management continues to be one of the top challenges of healthcare today, Omnicell’s commitment to delivering the innovation to navigate and streamline the complexities of the pharmacy care delivery model is stronger than ever.

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Epic User Group Meeting

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Direct integration between Omnicell’s medication dispensing systems and the Epic electronic health record system improves the way you manage medications by removing redundant steps from nursing workflow, freeing up time for patient care and increasing medication safety.

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Illuminate 2021 – Common Medication Safety Hazards with Automated Dispensing Cabinets

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Len Hom Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell While there are many benefits to using automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs), such as increased inventory control and efficiency in drug dispensing practices, limits on configuration and functionality combined with underutilization of safety procedures can pose serious risks.

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The High Cost of Nursing Turnover

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Kristine Shepherd, MSN, RN Nurse Consultant, Omnicell Point of Care Solutions $7.1 While nursing turnover has historically trended below the hospital average across all staff, in 2021 it actually increased 6.4 million annually. The domino effect of fewer nurses on the floor means their already limited time is stretched even thinner.

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Why You Need Pharmacy Automation in Your OR

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Mary Selzo, RPh Practicing Pharmacist and Senior Clinical Product Manager, Omnicell Automated dispensing cabinets are the backbone of most medication distribution systems, with 95% adoption in nursing units across the U.S. Ideally pharmacy and anesthesia providers should work in partnership to maintain controlled substance accountability.

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Best Practices for Early Detection and Planning – Using Data and Analytics to Prevent Diversion

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Joy Somogyi Senior Director, Product Marketing, Intelligence Solutions In the medical profession, one in ten healthcare workers will abuse controlled substances due to access and availability at work. Diversion in health systems isn't a question of "if," it's a matter of "when." On Tuesday, Oct.