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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. More concerning, on average, it takes about 22 months for a hospital to discover an incident of diversion. And according to the 2019 Drug Diversion Digest , 47.2

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The Power of an End-to-End Controlled Substance Management Program

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Gee Mathen, Director Pharmacy Clinical Applications & Technical Services, Texas Children Hospital When it comes to the crippling costs of diversion, the numbers don’t lie: 1 in 10 healthcare workers will abuse drugs, and studies show that the annual impact is upwards of $72.5

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Are Disparate Solutions Causing Visibility Gaps in Your Pharmacy Operation?

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billion is forecasted to be spent on electronic health records (EHR) by 2024, many hospitals continue to be burdened with costs. Hospitals spend $563 million in readmissions, $359 million in drug shortages, $800 million in expired medication, and $7.5 Disconnected systems also complicate merger and acquisition activity. Although $9.9

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Welcome to Opening Day of Omnicell Illuminate 2020

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Randall Lipps Chairman, President, CEO, and Founder, Omnicell Today, I was excited to join thousands of registrants representing pharmacy, nursing, informatics, and healthcare leaders for the launch of Omnicell Illuminate 2020 , one of the year’s biggest digital events dedicated to technology-driven medication management.

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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 That’s what an average US hospital loses due to nursing turnover, according to the 2022 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report. million annually. For many nurses, direct patient care is at the heart of meaningful work.

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Reclaim Your Clinicians' Time

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Len Hom Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell One of the most significant challenges facing businesses today is staffing, with healthcare particularly hard hit. In a recent survey , Hospital CEOs' top concern wasn't finances for the first time in almost a decade. This is not a new problem. It's now about labor shortages.

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How can we make medication management easier so no one is darting across hospital hallways searching for medications to retrieve? One word: cloud.

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So, how can we make medication management easier for nurses so they’re not darting across hospital hallways searching for medications to retrieve? We explored how Omnicell is moving to a common cloud data platform for higher availability and improved security. One word: cloud.