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Avel eCare Acquires Hospital Pharmacy Management – M&A - HIT Consultant Avel eCare's recent acquisition of Hospital Pharmacy Management (HPM) marks a pivotal step in enhancing telepharmacy services amid a pharmacist shortage. This strategic move allows Avel eCare to leverage HPM's expertise in remote medication order review and onsite management, providing 24/7 access to licensed pharmacists. By alleviating workload pressures and improving medication safety, Avel eCare aims to support healthcare providers more effectively. Doug Duskin, CEO of Avel eCare, emphasizes the importance of this expansion in addressing critical staffing challenges in health systems. #HealthcareIT #Telepharmacy #PharmacyManagement #PharmacistShortage #PatientSafety #HealthTech #MergersAndAcquisitions ai.mediformatica.com #pharmacy #health #acquisition #hospital #avelecare #healthsystems #medication #hospitals #management #healthcare #pharmacists #provide #digitalhealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/408lPCQ)

NYC Health + Hospitals today announced a multi- million-dollar upgrade to new, state-of-the-art medication management technology in its hospitals, which dispense over 22 million medication doses a year to patients. The centralized cloud-based Omnicell equipment interfaces with the medical record and purchasing systems, while automating critical pharmacy processes associated with storing, tracking, packaging, and dispensing medication. The system uses barcode scanning and patient profiles, among other safety features, to decrease medication errors, which – according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – is one of the most common causes of patient harm and can occur at any time during the medication administration process. When the upgrade is complete, these advanced medication carousels, automated dispensing cabinets, anesthesia and IV workstations will be installed throughout the health system: https://on.nyc.gov/3V88AiO.

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Are your patients waiting for vital medications? An inefficient pharmacy workflow can lead to delays in administration, medication errors, frustrated clinicians and more. The impacts can be widespread and, often, interfere with patient safety and patient satisfaction. Discover tips to optimize your pharmacy workflow and enhance patient care! https://bit.ly/3Z25mzR #pharmacy #patientcare #patientsafety #patient satisfaction #pharmacypreparedness #HCLDR #QualityChat

Efficient pharmacy management is essential for quality healthcare. See how Medinous enhances operations and patient safety with its advanced system. Explore our latest blog! #Medinous #HealthcareTech  #DigitalHealth

Alhamdulillah I’m pleased to announce my first authored article, titled “Analyzing Override Patterns in Profiled Automated Dispensing Cabinets at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia.” which recently published in the prestigious Journal of the American Pharmacists Association by Elsevier . This article provides valuable insights into the fields of pharmacy automation and medication safety. I was honored to receive the following positive comments from the esteemed journal reviewers: ✳ “This study contributes evidence to an area of pharmacy where there is little recommended in terms of benchmarking and metrics.” ✳ “This study adds to the literature, taking the subject of ADC overrides from a different angle, looking at the details of the situation vs just a yes or no approach.” Key insights ✅ The target ADC (Automated Dispensing Cabinet) override threshold of 5% is inadequate to demonstrate sufficient adherence to the standard elements of appropriate ADC overrides or effectively prevent medication errors. ✅ While the overall 5% target threshold was achieved, multiple inappropriate override practices were uncovered, such as missing physician orders, undocumented verbal orders, non-urgent physician orders, missing or delayed administration records, and unrecognized override errors. ✅ Stricter override limits for profiled ADCs, ideally well below 5% can enhance medication safety, particularly with 24-hour pharmacy services and fully integrated CPOE system with ADC system. ✅ The average pharmacist verification time in CPOE system integrated with ADC system is only 5.6 minutes. This may allow nurses to address urgent medication overrides promptly. ✅ Multidisciplinary surveillance of ADC overrides is considered essential. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my amazing co-authors, particularly Dr.Imran Joosub and Dr.Moustafa Alashkar. Their dedication, collaborative efforts, and invaluable contributions were instrumental in the success of this research. It was a pleasure working alongside them. I invite you to read our article through this share link https://lnkd.in/dDMsuqvM #Profiled ADCs #ADC Override #Override Limit #Pharmacy Automation #Medication safety.

A smaller proportion of health-system pharmacists can independently prescribe a medication pursuant to a diagnosis than they did from 2020 to 2023, according to provisional survey data presented at the ASHP Midyear2024 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, in New Orleans. The percentage of hospital #pharmacists with such prescribing authority ranged from 21% to 31% in previous years, and stands at 17.5% in 2024. I bet it’s higher for non-health systems pharmacists.

Medication management system for efficiency, accuracy and #patientsafety The RFID system has been implemented at UI Health and North Mississippi Health Services, demonstrating significant efficiency, accuracy and #patientsafety improvement. Pharmacy technicians reported a substantial reduction in the time needed to check and organize #medications, from one hour to five minutes per tray. Adopting RFID pre-labelled medications #reduces #errors and frees pharmacists from other critical tasks. However, the initial manual labelling process still consumes considerable time. ➡It is important to consider the following points: 1️⃣ Operational Efficiency; 2️⃣ Patient Safety; 3️⃣ Implementation Challenges; 4️⃣ Impact on the Workforce; 5️⃣ Cost and Sustainability. Implementing medication management systems using RFID is just one example of how to improve patient safety by aligning with #HighReliability Organizations (#HRO) principles. #HROs emphasize #minimizing #errors and #maximizing #efficiency in complex, high-pressure environments like hospitals. The accuracy and efficiency of systems such as RFID contribute to reducing errors and improving medication administration. This system helps maintain #safety and #reliability in #healthcare organizations. #healthcare #patientsafety #medication #highreliability #hro

With a rapidly growing population of older adults entering long-term care facilities, medication management automation technology can be a tool for managing operating costs, reducing the burden on health care providers and improving patient care. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA) highlighted clinical workflow, operational efficiency and financial improvements for two long-term care facilities serviced by a closed-door pharmacy after deploying the BD Pyxis™ MedBank™ automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) system. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e-yx_MpY #medtech #medicationmanagement #pharmacy #longtermcare

Pharmacists are key healthcare professionals, specialising in medication management. Pharmacists and their pharmaceutical support workforce are involved in a variety of activities that affect patient safety, including direct patient care and being part of healthcare teams. Pharmacists are well-positioned to advocate for both safer medication management systems, including management of medication shortages, and a culture of patient safety in health care organisations. https://lnkd.in/gPf-why5