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Ensuring Medication Safety Through Automation Designed to Support ISMP Best Practices

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Len Hom Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell According to the Food and Drug Administration, almost 1.5 As these errors continue to be a major challenge and cost concern for health system pharmacy, careful monitoring and intervention is needed to help oversee medication management, including administration workflows and inventory management.

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Illuminate 2021 – Common Medication Safety Hazards with Automated Dispensing Cabinets

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Len Hom Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell While there are many benefits to using automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs), such as increased inventory control and efficiency in drug dispensing practices, limits on configuration and functionality combined with underutilization of safety procedures can pose serious risks.

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Discover ISMP’s Guidelines and Best Practices for Ensuring Medication Safety

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Yet this important medication safety step often gets omitted due to immediate patient care needs. 28 at 1 pm EST/10 am PST for the Omnicell Live webinar, “Medication Safety Perspectives: Best Practices in Hospital Pharmacies.” I invite you to join me and Matthew Kelm, PharmD, on Wednesday, Oct.

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The History and Noble Purpose of the 340B Drug Pricing Program

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Ken Perez Vice President of Healthcare Policy, Omnicell; In Sept. The 340B program benefits those safety-net facilities, granting them material savings on their drug purchases which allow them to provide additional programs and services to low-income, rural, and vulnerable patients. Add link to Omnicell's Webinars.

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The Vision for Pharmacy Intelligence Is Now a Reality

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Jim Garretson Vice President of Platform and Omnicell One, Omnicell Could you imagine having complete visibility across your pharmacy operation? That’s why health systems are adopting cloud-based pharmacy intelligence solutions – like Omnicell One – to gain access to critically important, real-time daily insights.

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Medicare Beneficiaries in Underserved Areas and Pharmacist Provider Status

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James Stevenson Chief Clinical Officer, Omnicell Since the beginning of COVID-19, healthcare employment has fallen by 524,000 jobs , resulting in a nationwide shortage of nurses, technicians, and more. Additionally, it will enhance the quality of patient care and employment satisfaction of pharmacists while fairly compensating them.

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Omnicell and Fresenius Kabi Join Forces to Improve Controlled Substance Management

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Through a new collaboration between Omnicell and Fresenius Kabi, a global healthcare company focusing on infusion, transfusion, and clinical nutrition, health systems now have new options to manage controlled substances better, reduce diversion, and save nursing time.