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The High Cost of Nursing Turnover

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Kristine Shepherd, MSN, RN Nurse Consultant, Omnicell Point of Care Solutions $7.1 That’s what an average US hospital loses due to nursing turnover, according to the 2022 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report. For many nurses, direct patient care is at the heart of meaningful work.

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Are Disparate Solutions Causing Visibility Gaps in Your Pharmacy Operation?

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billion is forecasted to be spent on electronic health records (EHR) by 2024, many hospitals continue to be burdened with costs. Hospitals spend $563 million in readmissions, $359 million in drug shortages, $800 million in expired medication, and $7.5 That’s time gained to now spend on direct patient care.

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Reclaim Your Clinicians' Time

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Len Hom Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell One of the most significant challenges facing businesses today is staffing, with healthcare particularly hard hit. In a recent survey , Hospital CEOs' top concern wasn't finances for the first time in almost a decade. This is not a new problem. It's now about labor shortages.

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Why Automation Is Critical in the Operating Room

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Given the number of high-alert controlled substances administered under often intense conditions inside the operating room (OR), it's no surprise. Anesthesia providers must constantly balance patient care with administrative tasks associated with managing medications in the OR. In 95 percent of U.S.

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

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Joy Somogyi Senior Director of Product Marketing and Development, Omnicell With two million people suffering from opioid addiction and 115 people dying from an opioid overdose every day in the U.S., Tools that relieve the pressures of diversion will give these teams more time to focus on patient care during these challenging times.

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Confessions of a Nurse Whose Passion for Patient Care Was Supported By Automation

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I was first introduced to automated dispensing cabinets for removal of medications when I graduated from nursing school and began working at a hospital in South Carolina. I quickly learned how the automation cabinets provided security and safety for patient care.

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Latest Innovation in Winter 2020 Release Advances Journey to the Autonomous Pharmacy

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Ken Osborn Senior Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell Latest Innovation in Winter 2020 Release Advances Journey to the Autonomous Pharmacy The need for solutions designed to help customers achieve greater visibility, control costs, and better manage an increasingly complex pharmacy supply chain is more important than ever.