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Leveraging Sterile Compounding Technology and Removing Barriers to Improve Safety

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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.

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Adopting Automation Supports Safer, More Efficient Sterile Compounding

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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. 23 at 1 pm ET.

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Welcome to Opening Day of Omnicell Illuminate 2020

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Randall Lipps Chairman, President, CEO, and Founder, Omnicell Today, I was excited to join thousands of registrants representing pharmacy, nursing, informatics, and healthcare leaders for the launch of Omnicell Illuminate 2020 , one of the year’s biggest digital events dedicated to technology-driven medication management.

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Why IV Automation Is Critical for Sterile Compounding

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Stephanie Gallagher, PharmD, MBA Senior Clinical Product Marketing Manager, Omnicell Imagine if Amazon lost one out of every 10 packages. So why, as clinicians, are we not focused on improving the documented one in 10 inaccuracies in sterile compounded products? Or the airlines lost 10% of passenger bags.

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Reverse Your Reliance on 503Bs for Compounded Sterile Products

Omnicell

Many often rely on 503B outsourcing pharmacies for their pre-mixed compounded sterile products. At the University of Maryland Medical Center, we reduced our need for 503B vendors by implementing an IV robotics insourcing program for compounded sterile products (CSPs). This combination represents the net savings for the hospital.

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Manual IV Compounding – a Potential Recipe for Disaster?

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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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Driving Pharmacy Value Through Robotics and Connected Technology

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Dennis Wright, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell As health systems navigate escalating staff shortages and increasingly complex drug therapies, the need for a high-performing pharmacy has never been greater. Total prescription drug spend in the US was $576.9