Remove 2021 Remove Controlled Substances Remove Patient Care
article thumbnail

Omnicell and Fresenius Kabi Join Forces to Improve Controlled Substance Management

Omnicell

Tara Plappert Product Marketing Manager Hospitals and clinics face a significant challenge when dealing with controlled substances. In 2019, more than 148 million doses of medicine were lost , endangering both patients and employees. And according to the 2019 Drug Diversion Digest , 47.2

article thumbnail

Summer 2021 – Transforming Pharmacy Through Innovation and Superior Customer Experience

Omnicell

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. Improved Efficiency The U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Illuminate 2021 – Common Medication Safety Hazards with Automated Dispensing Cabinets

Omnicell

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.

article thumbnail

Epic User Group Meeting

Omnicell

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.

article thumbnail

The High Cost of Nursing Turnover

Omnicell

While nursing turnover has historically trended below the hospital average across all staff, in 2021 it actually increased 6.4 And if a hospital is still relying on outdated processes for medication retrieval, controlled substance management, and compliance, conditions for burnout are exacerbated.

article thumbnail

Why You Need Pharmacy Automation in Your OR

Omnicell

Yet in operating rooms and procedure areas – where a large quantity of tightly regulated controlled substances are administered – similar technology is used by just over half of health systems. Ideally pharmacy and anesthesia providers should work in partnership to maintain controlled substance accountability.

article thumbnail

Psychedelic research: evaluating the fast-evolving regulatory roadmap

European Pharmaceutical Review

Most psychedelic drugs are Schedule I controlled substances, which means that very strict legal and regulatory controls accompany their use” Some psychedelics originate in nature and have been used by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years; others are manipulated or manufactured. About the authors.