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A Matter of Medication Distribution Models

Omnicell

Most central pharmacy operations operate on a centralized model (cart fill), decentralized model (cartless), or a hybrid of the two. At my health system, Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May County, New Jersey, we were running a 24-hour cart fill model. Employee satisfaction is one of Cape Regional's key initiatives.

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Optimizing Pharmacy Talent and Technology at Owensboro Health

Omnicell

For many years, we used a 24-hour cart fill model aided by two carousels and the ROBOT-Rx central pharmacy robot. We decided to keep our cart fill dispensing method and implement Omnicell's Central Pharmacy Dispensing Service, including the XR2 Automated Central Pharmacy System.

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Transforming Your Central Pharmacy Dispensing Operation

Omnicell

The XR2 system automates nearly 99% of cart fill, and first dose medications dispensed at Sentara and enhances the hospital's preferred central distribution model. More importantly, XR2 could help them reach the operational goal to achieve 100% barcode scanning of every medication dispensed.

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Developing A Concierge Team — Escorting Visitors To The Right Place

The Happy PharmD

When I walked in, there was an old-fashioned popcorn cart filled with popcorn. Three store workers stood by the cart selling the popcorn. I needed nails. Actually, I needed 3-inch nails with a flat head. So I went to a big hardware store one night. One of the workers was wearing a red apron with the store’s logo.