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Bedside Rx: Reimagining the Pharmacy Workflow Process
Recently, Becker’s Hospital Review published an excellent piece entitled, “It’s time to bridge clinical and operational excellence – Here’s how to get there.” The article points out that hospital pharmacies sit at the intersection of…
Sourcing medical carts? Here’s what you need to know.
When you think about how hospitals and other healthcare locations can provide quality care as efficiently as possible, it’s unlikely that medical supply carts are the first thing that come to mind. But in reality,…
5 Ways to Address the Growing Healthcare Efficiency Crisis
Harvard’s Dr. Michael Porter defines value in health care with the equation { value = outcomes/cost }. That seems pretty straightforward, yet efficiency in healthcare remains elusive. Healthcare organizations face an overwhelming challenge: providing safe…
Facing the Challenge of Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settings
Substance addiction and abuse in the United States has reached alarming proportions. The epidemic is so severe that drug overdoses are one of the most common causes of death for Americans under the age of…
Expanding Pharmacy Inventory Management beyond The Pharmacy
The Issues Facing Pharmacy Inventory Management Pharmacy technicians are well aware of the importance of keeping an accurate inventory of drugs. They spend nearly 25 percent of their days maintaining medication inventories in centralized pharmacies.…
3 Benefits of Pharmacy Automation
The Trend of Pharmacy Automation As the pharmacy seeks to modernize its processes and adhere to stringent regulatory requirements, automation has come front and center. While some pharmacies, particularly smaller operations, hesitate in adopting pharmacy…
Using Patient Care Technology to Improve the Patient Experience
The Evolution of Technology in Healthcare Up until the recent past, transformative patient care technology consisted primarily of electronic medical records (EMRs). EMRs were a mainstay in many healthcare organizations’ technology investments, providing a single…
Improving Patient Care through Technology
The patient journey through the healthcare system has evolved over the past half-century. While the end goal of providing quality patient care to achieve the best outcomes is still the end goal, how that care…
The Crash Cart Checklist: Is It Enough to Reduce Patient Risk?
The Essential Crash Cart The purpose of a crash cart is to store and transport emergency medication and equipment, providing physicians and nurses immediate access to life-saving items. One report by the National Hospital Ambulatory…
Medication Mistakes: Who’s at Fault?
A Tragic Medication Error In a recent article by The Institute for Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP), “Another Round of the Blame Game: A Paralyzing Criminal Indictment that Recklessly ‘Overrides’ Just Culture”, the inherent risk and…