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2.November.2009 | ||||
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Good afternoon, We all know about the black holes that persist at the back of clothes dryers... those mysterious phenomena that eat all your socks. There is another black hole familiar only to hospital pharmacists. This one eats medications between the pharmacy and their end destinations in the hospital. You know you processed the order and sent it out, yet here is the nurse calling saying she never received it. Sometimes it is found, and sometimes it is just chalked up to "The Pharmacy Black Hole." Answer this week's poll: How often do you receive calls from nurses asking where the medication they ordered is, and when it can be expected to be delivered? Today Pharmacy OneSource acquired the rights to the solution for "The Pharmacy Black Hole": MedBoard. MedBoard is a web-based Medication Tracking System that records and tracks preparation and delivery activities of orders throughout a hospital to reduce lost and missing meds that contribute to approximately $400 per bed per year of preventable waste. MedBoard allows pharmacy and nursing to monitor delivery times, which reduces calls to pharmacy and minimizes lookup time. By enhancing the workflow, MedBoard helps the pharmacy gain efficiency by queuing and prioritizing orders to reduce waste and re-work. Through robust reporting, MedBoard allows the pharmacy to demonstrate performance to administration and nursing. Get a free demo. We're hosting a free webinar next week, "Closing the Black Hole of Pharmacy with Medication Tracking," with Charles McCluskey, Pharm.D., Director of Pharmacy & Pulmonary Services at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Charles will present his organization's success with recording and tracking preparation and delivery activities of orders that has produced a 35% reduction in lost and missing medications (i.e., preventable waste). Register Today! To swift and safe healthcare, Team Pharmacy OneSource 
 ---Site Update Highlights This Week--- 1. 422 PharmacyWeek Jobs (1 New) 2. No NEW Pharmacy Profiles 3. Recent FDA Approvals 4. House Democrats Unveil Health Care Legislation 5. Study Finds Stroke Risk From Anemia Drug Aranesp 6. Discussion: Are you considering a job change in the next year? 7. Top News Story Last Week: Prescription for success: Don't bother nurses Current POLL: How often do you receive calls from nurses asking where the medication they ordered is, and when it can be expected to be delivered? The conclusion to our previous poll: 46% of pharmacist poll respondents have limited use of clinical-rules engines. (View Results) ---Leaders & Links--- 1. 422 PharmacyWeek Jobs (1 New) Browse the job listings 2. No NEW Pharmacy Profiles 3. Recent FDA Approvals
House Democrats on Thursday unveiled their bill to remake the health care system and said they had the votes to pass it. But Republicans said gimmicks had been used to hide the measure’s long-term costs. Get the full story from the Washington Post 5. Study Finds Stroke Risk From Anemia Drug Aranesp A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis. Get the full story from the Associated Press 6. Discussion: Are you considering a job change in the next year? "I can see a federal mandate that for nationalized healthcare could have a provision forcing people to get their regularly scheduled meds from a mail-order pharmacy, to try and hold down costs. That would be a real nail in the retail-pharmacies' coffin. Hope it does not happen." (read entire post/reply) 7. Top News Story Last Week: Prescription for success: Don't bother nurses For nurses, constant interruptions while tending to a patient are part of the job. But a distraction that happens while they're giving medications could have deadly results. View last week's News Review Have a fabulous week! The Pharmacy OneSource Team |
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