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STAT+: Palantir’s small but growing health-software business leans on meeting customers’ demands

STAT

— At a bustling artificial intelligence conference in June hosted by data heavyweight Palantir, a handful of relative newcomers — hospital executives — milled among government and defense industry customers spiritedly trading new uses for the company’s automation and analytics services.  PALO ALTO, Calif.

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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.

Omnicell

So, how can we make medication management easier for nurses so they’re not darting across hospital hallways searching for medications to retrieve? Complicating matters is that 80% of medication management is done outside of the pharmacy. One word: cloud.

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Improving OR Control – Delivering a Medication Management Standard of Care

Omnicell

It is also one of the more costly areas of operation, representing 40 percent of a hospital’s expense , despite being one of the highest revenue-generating functions. Omnicell’s automated dispensing technology is saving up to 20 percent of time spent at the cabinet through new waste workflows (based on Omnicell customer data).

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From Pandemic to Epidemic: A Front Line Perspective on COVID-19 and the Opioid Crisis

Omnicell

It also outlined the importance of an overall controlled substance program and new prevention and surveillance tools that leverage machine learning to streamline the process for hospitals with established diversion programs.

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

Omnicell

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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COVID-19, Flu, and RSV in 2023: What Pharmacists Should Know

Digital Pharmacist

increase in COVID related COVID-related hospitalizations in just the last week. Maintain open communication with local health departments, clinics, and hospitals to share information and coordinate efforts in managing the surge in cases. According to the CDC, there is a 12.1%

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Discover the Keys to Develop a System-wide Medication Management Strategy

Omnicell

Many hospitals have never done a system-wide self-assessment, nor do they know their options – models and technologies – to drive improvements. To help hospitals self-assess their medication strategy, I’m excited to join Allen Zimmerman, Managing Director of Huron Consulting Group on Monday, Nov.