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September 2024Recent Articles
This year saw a slight downtick in the number of facilities utilizing ADCs and an uptick in the number of beds assigned to each cabinet, as facilities endeavor to get the most value out of their investment in this technology. As such, adoptions of ADC monitoring software and anesthesia cabinets remain strong. A majority of facilities now use ADC anesthesia cabinets in their ORs.
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Having a robust, flexible repackaging operation is crucial to addressing fluctuating unit dose medication availability. As purchasing medications in bar coded unit dose became increasingly difficult this year, more drugs were sent to units without bar codes. To pharmacy’s advantage, a wide array of well-rated packaging vendors offer medication packaging solutions to solve this ongoing dilemma.
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Leadership endeavors over the past year have been strongly focused on delivering financial improvements across pharmacy operations. Given that sound financial decisions require access to high-quality data, financial integrity systems are now serving an increasingly important role in controlling costs without sacrificing patient safety. Efforts to collect standardized data should, in turn, lead to consistent... Read more
Pharmacy is enjoying stability in automation budgeting this year as the number of facilities decreasing their automation budgets continues to trend downward. Looking ahead, a majority of pharmacy leaders project an increase in their automation spending over the next 3-5 years, ushering in a renewal of investments in automation projects.
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