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

Omnicell

I quickly learned how the automation cabinets provided security and safety for patient care. 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.

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Are Disparate Solutions Causing Visibility Gaps in Your Pharmacy Operation?

Omnicell

Put simply: It’s imperative to have interoperability across your pharmacy systems, providing a view of inventory and medication journey to help streamline workflows, achieve closed-loop reporting, reduce medication errors, limit diversion risks, lower costs, and improve patient care.

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CDC Emphasizes Opioid Guideline is Voluntary and Should Support, Not Supplant, Patient Care

The FDA Law Blog

When prescribing opioids for subacute or chronic pain, clinicians should consider the benefits and risks of toxicology testing to assess for prescribed medications as well as other prescribed and non-prescribed controlled substances.

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Epic User Group Meeting

Omnicell

Direct integration between Omnicell’s medication dispensing systems and the Epic electronic health record system improves the way you manage medications by removing redundant steps from nursing workflow, freeing up time for patient care and increasing medication safety.

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Independent Pharmacy Compliance Controlled Drug Recordkeeping

DiversifyRx

Ensure you are with C2 Keep’s innovative controlled drug recordkeeping solution. Are you 100% sure you are performing all requirements to maintain compliance with the Controlled Substance Act (CSA)? Unfortunately, your staff is the #1 most likely culprit for theft or diversion of controlled drugs.

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How to prevent drug diversion

OctariusRx

Are you taking steps to protect your patients and reduce your liability? The topic of properly handling controlled substances is always at the forefront of any discussion on compliance, but it extends far beyond just a paper trail. million dollars for violating provisions of the controlled substances act.

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Why Automation Is Critical in the Operating Room

Omnicell

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.