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Transforming Drug Diversion Through Technology and Data

Omnicell

At TidalHealth, we're partnering with our nursing and anesthesia colleagues to drive diversion awareness and controlled substance monitoring. Our anesthesia department recently formed a new diversion-prevention team within the hospital.

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Future of Pharmacy Podcast: Achieving the Delicate Balance with OR Medication Management

Omnicell

It's where any number of medications are drawn up and administered, yet half of U.S. hospitals haven't yet fully deployed automation in their operating room or procedural areas. Manual processes make it easier for drug diversion since there are fewer opportunities to detect missing controlled substances right away.

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Why You Need Pharmacy Automation in Your OR

Omnicell

Yet in operating rooms and procedure areas – where a large quantity of tightly regulated controlled substances are administered – similar technology is used by just over half of health systems. Ideally pharmacy and anesthesia providers should work in partnership to maintain controlled substance accountability.