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Omnicell Gets University of Chicago's Business Article from Health Data Management that discusses how the the University of Chicago Medical Center is building a new pavilion opening in 2013 and stocking it--and the rest of the existing 532-bed facility--with five medication management applications from Omnicell. View article |
Medication Administration: Inventory Management This article featured in Executive Insight describes how South Jersey Healthcare’s unit-dose system was largely inefficient in today's hospital environment; the new system they installed with Omnicell's help needed to simplify delivery and reduce waiting time. View article |
The Benefits of Technology Integration This article from Pharmacy Practice News describes South Jersey Healthcare’s point of service distribution model, implemented using Omnicell solutions. This article presents clinic data about the cost and time savings that South Jersey has achieved using Omnicell. View article |
A New Road Map for Healthcare Business Success The cover story on HFM (Healthcare Financial Management Association) magazine for May is Nicholas Wolter, MD, CEO, Billings Clinic, who is a client and case study for Omnicell's OptiFlex SS system. View article |
Savvy Mobile Medication System from Omnicell Article featured in Pharmacy Purchasing and Products that describes how Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York is using Omnicell's Savvy Mobile Medication System. View article |
Sisters Of Mercy Health System (Mercy) Is First In Nation To Implement End-To-End GS1 Standards To Achieve 'Perfect Order' Article featured in Heathcare Technology Online discusses how this provider is poised to achieve true perfect order through full automation, with Omnicell as one of its key partners. View article |
Company Interview with Omnicell CFO Rob Seim Article featured in the The Wall Street Transcript that provides an overview of Omnicell, including the fact that the company is number two in the market, with about 25% share of the marketplace, and growing every year. View article |
Razing Barriers with Physicians, Nurses Article featured in Healthcare Purchasing News featuring Troy Hilsenroth, Omnicell's National Director for Vendor Solutions, discussing the benefits of integrating physicians and nurses into the supply chain. View article |
There's More To Patient Safety Than 'Meaningful Use' This article from InformationWeek HeathCare features the new Orange Regional facility scheduled to open later this year, and how important Omnicell is to their medication management and patient safety program. View article |
A Savvy Solution for Enhancing Drug Delivery Article featured in Pharmacy Practice News that describes how Omnicell's Savvy Mobile Medication System helps streamline the drug delivery process and close off the last loophole through which medicine is often lost: the journey from the automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) to the patient. View article (note: you will need to register with the site) |
Strengthening Strategies To Deter Drug Diversion Article featured in Pain Medicine News that describes sophisticated tools, such as Omnicell's automated drug dispensing cabinets and Pandora Analytics software that mines the cabinet’s data in search of abnormalities, have helped a growing number of U.S. hospitals with the difficult task of tracking drug diversion. (Note: you will need to register with the site to see the article) View article (note: registration on site is required) |
Addressing Drug Diversion Article in Executive Insight about how St. John's Regional Medical Center has set up an effective audit system for healthcare professionals addicted to prescription drugs. Using Omnicell and Pandora Analytics, the hospital can generate actionable reports, a time-saver that allows clinician leaders to pull relevant user information and identify potential drug diversion. The hospital identifies at-risk individuals early, in order to protect patients and help put diverters on the road to recovery with rehabilitation while preserving their professional careers. View article |
Strengthening Strategies to Deter Drug Diversion This article featured in Pharmacy Practice News discusses the PandoraVia pharmacy analytics prominantly as a strategic tool pharmacies are using to deter drug diversion. View article |
Reduced Dispensing Errors Using a Controlled Packaging System This article featured in Pharmacy Purchasing and Products shows the Omnicell Carousel on the front cover and is bylined by Upstate University Hospital, a satisfied Omnicell customer. View article |
Surgical Suite Storage Needs Strategic Touch This article in Healthcare Purchasing News describes how Omnicell solutions (OptiFlex SS and the Tissue Center) help manage inventory and supplies in surgery rooms. View article |
Identifying and Dealing with Drug Diversion This article published in Health Management Technology features the OmniDispenser module and PandoraVia reporting and analytics to help medical facilities effectively address the issue of drug diversion. View article |
Could Automation Improve Efficiency and Help Pharmacies with Cost Saving? This article in The Pharmaceutical Journal describes how Guy's and St. Thomas NHS Foundation benefit from Omnicell cabinets. These benefits include instant, round the clock access to stocked medicines in a clinical environment - the automated transaction time is 15 seconds - which increases clinical contact time, and better inventory control through functional reporting capabilities. View article |
9 Ways Health IT Improves Patient Care InformationWeek prominantly features two Omnicell products for helping to reduce process inefficiencies and improving drug dispensing accuracy in hospitals. Omnicell Bedside Medication Barcode Scanning is listed number 8 and the Omnicell WorkflowRx Management Systems including the Carousel are named number 9. View article |
Lean Management Generates Substantial Pharmacy Savings This article from Drug Topics magazine discusses how Elkhart General Hospital saves $1 million annually on pharmacy costs with a system known as total value management, which includes Omnicell cabinets as part of their medication administration. View article |
The ABCs of ASC Supply Management This article from Healthcare Purchasing News highlights how Shands Healthcare uses Omnicell cabinets for high-dollar supplies with higher tracking demands such as implants, and a shelf cabinet system with barcode scanners and touchscreens to account for items in the OR suite. Detailed reporting allows accurate accounting of costs per case, and Shands has realized a two-year return on their Omnicell investment. View article |
Do Not Disturb: Cutting Down on Interruptions for Doctors and Nurses Interruptions have become a way of life for physicians and nurses on the front lines of healthcare delivery, with potentially dangerous consequences. This article highlights the use of Omnicell's Anywhere RNTM at South Jersey Hospital, including the compelling statistic on how "60 percent of the nursing staff reported that their medication administration efficiency has increased as a result of the Anywhere RN program."View article |
How Technology Thwarts the Real-Life Nurse Jackie Randy Lipps, CEO of Omnicell, knew his medical surveillance technology was working when a certain hospital group (kept anonymous because of medical privacy concerns) reported a sharp spike in actions taken against staff for swiping drugs. Nearly 7 million Americans are abusing prescription drugs according to the DEA, more than the number abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy, and inhalants, combined--an 80% increase over 2000. View article |
Prevent Adverse Drug Events With Mobile Technology The best way to impact patient safety and reduce Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) is by making the clinician more efficient. By eliminating or automating steps in clinician processes, you can eliminate opportunities for distraction and catastrophic error. View article |
Tips for Increasing the Efficiency of Carousel Storage Systems Tips on using the Workflow RX carousel system from David Grant, VP of Pharmacy at Chambersburg Hospital/Summit Health. "Using Omnicell’s carousel and packager, one pharmacist and one technician can complete a cart-fill for 180+ patients in 60 to 90 minutes. Prior to implementation, this process took the same two people eight to 10 hours." View article |
Long-term Deals How Randall Lipps, Omnicell Founder, Chairman, President and CEO creates a 90 percent win rate with customers at Omnicell. View article |
Mobile Med Systems for Hospitals Reducing medication errors in hospitals is the goal of executives with Omnicell, in Mountain View, California, which launched its Mobile Medication System at the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists conference in Las Vegas in December. View article |
Mobile Workstations are Becoming An Essential Platform for Bringing Data to the Bedside As electronic medical records weave their way into the everyday workflow of nurses and physicians, the mobile workstation is becoming an essential platform for bringing data to the bedside. Whether you call them COWs (computers on wheels), WOWs (workstations on wheels) or some other catchy acronym, these versatile dynamos can help improve workflow efficiency as well as provide safer patient care. View article |
Omnicell, Inc., Provides Grant For Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the ASHP Research and Education Foundation announced a commitment from Omnicell, Inc., to provide "Gold Level" funding sponsorship in support of the Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI). The PPMI, launched earlier this year, is the next major step in the evolution of pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems. View article |
Automated Medication Systems Now Available at Jackson Hospital Jackson Hospital has joined the ranks of other U.S. hospitals by automating it's pharmacy. The new automated dispensing machine insures patients are getting the right medication and the correct dosage. Hospital officials are also hoping the system will reduce costs. View article |
Cart blanche: Adaptability drives buying patterns If you’ve been shopping for supply/procedure carts, medication or computing carts (so-called COWs or WOWs) lately, you‘ve likely seen a variety of features and enhancements designed to satisfy user demands for improved efficiencies, increased reliability and expanded functionality. In an environment where everything can change at a moment’s notice, adaptability is key. View article |
Omnicell's Anywhere RN Application Enables Remote Medication Management for Nurses Omnicell, Inc., a provider of system solutions to acute care facilities, has brought to market its Anywhere RN remote medication management application, which provides nurses the option to remotely access an Omnicell automated dispensing cabinet from any hospital computer or workstation. View article |
Experts Spotlight Success Strategies for Hospital Inventory Management From using a variety of data management tools to organizing supply storage areas as efficiently as possible, inventory management within the supply chain profession is vital to hospital operations and patient care quality. Experts from providers and suppliers offer useful tips on best practices in managing inventory. View article |
Integrated Tracking and Compliance Omnicell, Inc. introduces its Omnicell Tissue Center solution that, with the latest release of Omnicell OptiFlex™ 10.0 advanced supply chain management software, helps hospitals increase efficiency of tissue tracking processes and comply with regulations and recommendations by the Joint Commission and Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Read More |
Medication Management in the Operating Room Managing medication use in the operating room is challenging for any hospital whether it is a 700-bed urban teaching hospital or a 100-bed rural community hospital. View article |
SinglePointe Provides One-Stop Med Management Omnicell's (Mountain View, CA) SinglePointe is an automated medication dispensing system that offers, as its name denotes, a single point of access for all patient medications. View article |
Omnicell Unveils Tissue Center Solution — Industry's First Integrated Tissue Tracking and Compliance System Omnicell, Inc. a leading provider of system solutions to acute healthcare facilities, today introduced its Omnicell Tissue Center solution, which is the first in the industry. Debuted with the latest release of Omnicell OptiFlex™ 10.0 advanced supply chain management software, the Tissue Center helps hospitals increase efficiency of their tissue tracking processes and comply with regulations and recommendations issued by the Joint Commission and Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). View article |
St. John's Hospital institutes new, automated medication dispensing system New to St. John's Hospital is Omnicell, an automated medication dispensing system that Tammy Hipps, Mission Coordinator for St. John's, says is "wonderful for a facility of our size to have." View article |
Health IT and the Financial Fallout HIS may be complex and costly, but they provide a valuable method of enhancing the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of information in health and biomedicine. One area currently experiencing growth is the market for automated healthcare administration solutions. Such systems, which track and maintain the administration of medicines, can in the long run help to reduce the amount of time spent on administration by staff. One such US-based manufacturer of hospital systems that is successfully branching out to Europe and beyond is Omnicell. View article |
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