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STAT+: Frustrated telehealth providers say their businesses face ‘doom and gloom’

STAT

With just months to go before the ability to prescribe controlled substances online dramatically changes overnight, the vacuum of information is forcing them to devote significant energy preparing for the unknown.

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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

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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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How to prevent drug diversion

OctariusRx

Are you taking steps to protect your patients and reduce your liability? The topic of properly handling controlled substances is always at the forefront of any discussion on compliance, but it extends far beyond just a paper trail. million dollars for violating provisions of the controlled substances act.

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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. I was first introduced to automated dispensing cabinets for removal of medications when I graduated from nursing school and began working at a hospital in South Carolina.

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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.

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

The FDA Law Blog

When prescribing opioids for subacute or chronic pain, clinicians should consider the benefits and risks of toxicology testing to assess for prescribed medications as well as other prescribed and non-prescribed controlled substances.