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Why Innovative Hospitals Like Sentara Are Fully Automating Their Central Pharmacy

Omnicell

Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell Hospitals that continue to manually manage medications in the central pharmacy are playing a dangerous game. Yet for many hospitals, the fear of change keeps many pharmacies stuck with archaic solutions and processes that inevitably lead to problems. Sentara is not one of those hospitals.

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A Matter of Medication Distribution Models

Omnicell

Many would be surprised by the behind-the-scenes logistics and considerations to moving those medications from the central pharmacy to the point of care. Luke's University Hospital in eastern Pennsylvania. With the cartless model, most patient medications are stored and dispensed from automated dispensing systems in patient care areas.

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How the XR2 System Reduced Dispensing Errors by 92% for Summa Health

Omnicell

Our goal was to improve efficiency and patient safety while allowing our pharmacists and technicians to focus more on clinical care. One of the most exciting features of XR2 is the dispensing accuracy.

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Omnicell and Fresenius Kabi Join Forces to Improve Controlled Substance Management

Omnicell

Tara Plappert Product Marketing Manager Hospitals and clinics face a significant challenge when dealing with controlled substances. In 2019, more than 148 million doses of medicine were lost , endangering both patients and employees. And according to the 2019 Drug Diversion Digest , 47.2