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Facing the Nursing Shortage Head-on

Omnicell

Healthcare executives predict that the effects of a shortage of hospital workers will be widespread, impacting patient care, while resulting in heavier workloads for remaining personnel, slower medication delivery, and more mistakes. For example, automating controlled substance administration protects nurses and patients alike.

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

Omnicell

With the advancement of diversion software and the ability for closed loop interoperability , the manual process can be eliminated , allow ing hospital systems – not only in nursing but pharmacy – to accurately evaluate controlled substance management.

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What is pharmacy delivery?

SingleCare

“The benefit is offering longer day supplies (although 90-day supplies at retail pharmacies are more common now) and lower copays for members,” says Dr. Reed. “Pharmacy delivery services have started to pop up so that regular retail pharmacies can compete with the service and convenience of having medication delivery to the home.