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Printable versionIssue: 11.08 - November Newsletter by Pharmacy OneSource
Published: 11/13/2008
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In This Issue...
New Pharmacist and Technician Salary Data Released for Fall 2008 National and
industry-specific reports from Mercer's 2008 Pharmacy Compensation Survey -
Fall Edition were posted today at PharmacyWeek and
PharmacyOneSource.com. The national average pay for a hospital Pharmacy
Team Manager has topped $122,000! With salary data collected on 292,130 observations from 109 organizations covering 23 pharmacy positions in 395 metropolitan statistical areas - there is no comparable survey upon which you can trust when making vital compensation decisions. Compare your pay today with exclusive regional and state-level reports available only at PharmacyOneSource.com. Free Webinar: "The Observation-Based Method for Accurate Medication Error Detection" Did you attend our webinar last month: "Pharmacist Recruitment Strategies That Work"? If you missed it, a recording of the presentation has been posted to the web. To download the Windows Media Player file, follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/recruitpharmacy
Seton Family of Hospitals Selects Simplifi 797 to Help with Compounding Tasks
"We're a nine-hospital IDN and we wanted a common solution that would allow the local management and the network management to be able to monitor how successful each site is in doing its tasks associated with the cleanroom to maintain accountability with Joint Commission and other regulatory boards," said Mike Brimberry, IT Pharmacist at Brackenridge Hospital. "Simplifi 797 lets everyone have the autonomy of the local site, but then at the network level it gives us the opportunity to monitor and provides a level of continuity and standardization that benefits us in our operation." Simplifi 797 is a web-based application that automates, integrates and streamlines the quality activities and documentation required to meet USP Chapter 797. Simplifi 797 manages task scheduling and monitoring and automates the reporting of exceptions and compliance. "We have some sites with three or four cleanrooms and those are a challenge to keep up with all of their 797 tasks. Simplifi 797's alert system lets them know when a task needs to be done," said Brimberry. "If they don't get around to doing it, the late notice goes to them, local management and network management so we can monitor at a distance and see how things are being maintained." More information about Simplifi 797 can be found at: www.simplifi797.com Upcoming Event: ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
Get info on our ASHP booth giveaways and sign up for a one-on-one live product demo at: http://www.pharmacyonesource.com/news/ASHP/ Not going to the meeting? You can still enter our contest online. UK Chandler Hospital - Eliminating daily scheduling distractions
Pharmacy OneSource: What problems were you facing at your facility
before your purchase of ScheduleRx? Pharmacy OneSource Named a Fastest-Growing Private Company by Puget Sound Business Journal
"We have grown Pharmacy OneSource through a strong focus on first-class customer service and breakthrough technologies," said Keith Streckenbach, Chief Strategy Officer of Pharmacy OneSource. "We are proud of the leading role we play in enabling swift and safe healthcare in the Puget Sound area and worldwide." The Fastest-Growing Private Companies program was launched 14 years ago by the Puget Sound Business Journal to identify and recognize companies speeding to the top of their industries. To be eligible, companies must: be privately held and headquartered in Washington; have at least $500,000 in net revenue in 2005; show an overall growth from 2005 to 2007 fiscal years; and agree to have their CPA confirm their net operating revenues with Puget Sound Business Journal and accounting partner Grant Thornton. Pharmacy OneSource grew 100.2% from 2005 to 2007, leading to a placement of 65 out of 100 companies on the list. Dashboard Tabs and Abnormal Lab Enhancements Added to Sentri7 New dashboard tab and abnormal lab value enhancements have been added to Sentri7, a web-based application that helps hospital staff identify at-risk patients. With Sentri7's new dashboard tabs feature, hospitals are able to sort their lists/rules into categories that will appear on separate tabs on the dashboard homepage for better organization. These tabs can be assigned based on hospital departments, such as "Infection Control" and "Nutrition," or by clinical initiatives, such as "Joint Commission Goals" or "CMS Quality Measures."
Another new customer-requested enhancement is the color-coding of abnormal lab values on the dashboard and the patient card for easier identification. High or abnormal values appear in red. Critically high values appear as white text on red background. Low values appear in blue and critically low values appear as white text on blue background. Normal values appear as black text.
Sentri7 by Pharmacy OneSource combines medication, laboratory and patient data to facilitate earlier, better and more consistent interventions that can lead to shorter lengths of stay, lower costs, improved patient safety and reduced antibiotic resistance. More information about Sentri7 can be found at: www.sentri7.com. Contact Us To request additional information on our products or services, please contact our sales department at 800-654-8395 or sales@pharmacyonesource.com. Product information can also be found on our website at PharmacyOneSource.com. Check out our profiles on MySpace and Facebook too.
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The
Pharmacy OneSource Contest is back! We're giving one lucky winner a
brand new luxury watch. Winifred Pardo of Florida won our contest last year... this
year it could be you! 
We're
hosting another complimentary webinar this month: "The Observation-Based
Method for Accurate Medication Error Detection," on Wednesday, November 19,
2008 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT.
Seton Family of Hospitals has adopted Simplifi 797 to simplify meeting all
of the requirements of USP Chapter <797> for compounding sites throughout all
nine of its hospitals.
Pharmacy
OneSource was named the 65th Fastest-Growing Private Company by the Puget
Sound Business Journal at an invitation-only event which drew more than 500
people to Qwest Field on Oct. 23. At the awards event, all 100 companies that
made the list were honored and the rankings were announced. The 100
Fastest-Growing Private Companies were listed, with select companies profiled,
in a special publication of the Business Journal on Oct. 24.
