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Leveraging Sterile Compounding Technology and Removing Barriers to Improve Safety

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

And one of the highest areas of opportunity for human error is in the sterile compounding process. The guidelines recognize IV workflow management systems as the minimum safety standard for preparing compounded preparations and IV robotics are recommended for high volume, large batch preparations. savings per year.

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Why IV Automation Is Critical for Sterile Compounding

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

So why, as clinicians, are we not focused on improving the documented one in 10 inaccuracies in sterile compounded products? Dave has been a leader in adoption of IV automation and will share how IV compounding robot and iv workflow solutions are improving safety and helping to reduce errors across all areas of sterile compounding.

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Adopting Automation Supports Safer, More Efficient Sterile Compounding

Omnicell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Central Pharmacy Dispensing Services, Omnicell As disruption and uncertainty in the supply of IV medications from outsourced compounding facilities continues, health system pharmacies should reevaluate how they are managing sterile compounding needs.

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Driving Pharmacy Value Through Robotics and Connected Technology

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Implementing an intelligent infrastructure of automation and intelligence, supported by expert services to ensure optimization, is an opportunity for health systems to enhance medication distribution processes, support sterile compounding safety and efficiency, and ultimately improve pharmacy supply chain management.

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Reducing Drug Spend with IV Robotic Services

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Sterile compounding is also one of the costliest functions in pharmacy operations. Still, many hospital pharmacies continue to struggle to improve safety and efficiency in their sterile compounding operations. Insourcing IV compounding services at Moses H. The number of improperly prepared IVs is staggering.

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Autonomous Pharmacy Drives Efficient Hospitals, Safer Patients

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Terri Albarano, MS, PharmD Director, Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board When patients are admitted to the hospital, they are typically focused on receiving the best care. One key area was in sterile compounding of IVs – a big risk area – in which a dosing error could have serious consequences.

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Despite Safety and Supply Challenges, Outsourcing IV Compounding Remains High

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Stephanie Gallagher, PharmD, MBA Senior Clinical Product Marketing Manager, Omnicell The sterile compounding industry has been under great scrutiny due to alarming frequency and severity of adverse events from IV compounding, such as the New England Compounding Center catastrophe in 2012.

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Why Implementing a Robust IV Workflow System Is Key to Patient Safety

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

This case for automation is supported by root cause analysis (RCA) and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) efforts regarding sterile compounding. And the previously mentioned ISMP report concludes that hospital leaders must support the implementation of automation.

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Manual IV Compounding – a Potential Recipe for Disaster?

Omnicell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Dennis Killian, PharmD, PhD Vice President of Clinical Operations, TidalHealth Early on in my hospital pharmacy career, I had the pleasure of working with several tenured pharmacy leaders who were winding down their careers as staff pharmacists. One of these pharmacists had served as the CEO for a local hospital.

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Allegheny Health Network Innovates IV Medication Management Through Robotic Technology

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Arpit Mehta Director of Pharmacy, Allegheny General Hospital Like many health systems, we at Allegheny Health Network have been challenged by the cost, compliance, and complexity of compounding sterile products (CSPs). Omnicell's IV compounding robot service offered the holistic solution we needed.

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Driving Value Through Technology-as-a-Service

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Central Pharmacy Product Marketing, Omnicell As one of the early adopters of the vision of Autonomous Pharmacy , Texas Children's Hospital in Houston saw the opportunity for connected automation, intelligent data, and technology-enabled services to drive radical change in their medication management strategy.

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Unleash Pharmacy Transformation with Intelligent Infrastructure

Omnicell

MARCH 27, 2023

Ken Perez Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, Omnicell Nearly every hospital patient receives medications dispensed by pharmacy, and nearly every patient bill includes medications managed by pharmacy. Over the last 12 months, drug spend in the US totaled $576 billion.

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Unleash Pharmacy Transformation with Intelligent Infrastructure

Omnicell

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Ken Perez Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, Omnicell Nearly every hospital patient receives medications dispensed by pharmacy, and nearly every patient bill includes medications managed by pharmacy. Over the last 12 months, drug spend in the US totaled $576 billion.

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Reverse Your Reliance on 503Bs for Compounded Sterile Products

Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Savings are calculated by comparing what we would have spent on compounded products with 503Bs versus what we spent on our insourcing program. In addition, we consider the savings from optimizing inventories stored in cabinets and elsewhere in the hospital. This combination represents the net savings for the hospital.

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Is Compounding Pharmacy Right For You?

The Happy PharmD

JULY 4, 2024

The roots of compounding pharmacy run deep, tracing back to the eighth century in Baghdad, where the first pharmacy drug store opened its doors. When it comes to earnings, compounding pharmacy offers a range comparable to other community pharmacy roles, with salaries averaging between $90,000 to $140,000 annually.

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Advocates for Safe IV Preparation Practices Share Their Inspiration Podcast

Omnicell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

All this means hospitals must prepare the majority of their IVs in-house and, we believe this will continue. And this doesn’t even take into account the manual involvement associated with the stream of new drugs coming to market.

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Leveraging Sterile Compounding Technology and Removing Barriers to Improve Safety

Why IV Automation Is Critical for Sterile Compounding

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Adopting Automation Supports Safer, More Efficient Sterile Compounding

Driving Pharmacy Value Through Robotics and Connected Technology

Reducing Drug Spend with IV Robotic Services

Autonomous Pharmacy Drives Efficient Hospitals, Safer Patients

Despite Safety and Supply Challenges, Outsourcing IV Compounding Remains High

Why Implementing a Robust IV Workflow System Is Key to Patient Safety

Manual IV Compounding – a Potential Recipe for Disaster?

Allegheny Health Network Innovates IV Medication Management Through Robotic Technology

Driving Value Through Technology-as-a-Service

Unleash Pharmacy Transformation with Intelligent Infrastructure

Unleash Pharmacy Transformation with Intelligent Infrastructure

Reverse Your Reliance on 503Bs for Compounded Sterile Products

Is Compounding Pharmacy Right For You?

Advocates for Safe IV Preparation Practices Share Their Inspiration Podcast

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