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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. 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

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Are Disparate Solutions Causing Visibility Gaps in Your Pharmacy Operation?

Omnicell

Put simply: It’s imperative to have interoperability across your pharmacy systems, providing a view of inventory and medication journey to help streamline workflows, achieve closed-loop reporting, reduce medication errors, limit diversion risks, lower costs, and improve patient care.

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Confessions of a Nurse Whose Passion for Patient Care Was Supported By Automation

Omnicell

I quickly learned how the automation cabinets provided security and safety for patient care. T hese advancements continue to allow nurses to practice at the top of their license and provide the best care to our patients.

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The High Cost of Nursing Turnover

Omnicell

And if a hospital is still relying on outdated processes for medication retrieval, controlled substance management, and compliance, conditions for burnout are exacerbated. For many nurses, direct patient care is at the heart of meaningful work. Subscribe today.

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CDC Emphasizes Opioid Guideline is Voluntary and Should Support, Not Supplant, Patient Care

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CDC received some 5,500 comments from patients, caregivers, clinicians and interested organizations to the proposed guideline update it issued in February. We blogged on the 2016 guideline here in March 2016, and the proposed guideline here on March 18th). 2022 Guideline at 15. (We 2022 Guideline at 3.

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Reclaim Your Clinicians' Time

Omnicell

Streamlining workflows can create more engaged nurses and staff, resulting in better patient care and outcomes. Pharmacy professionals want to use their expertise and skillsets for direct patient care. Automating the pharmacy does not mean that employees are being replaced. Subscribe today.

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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.