MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Oct. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL) today announced that Glens
Falls Hospital will implement Omnicell's solutions for medication
management to help improve workflows for pharmacy and nursing at
its 300-bed facility in Glens Falls, New
York. The partnership will support Glens Falls' mission to maximize efficiency,
support best practice clinical workflows and focus on patient care
initiatives by providing reliable, automated systems for
effectively managing medications throughout the hospital.
As the United States healthcare
industry transitions to a value-based reimbursement model,
enriching the patient experience while reducing time spent on
manual processes becomes critical. Implementing Omnicell solutions
will help enhance hospital patient safety while reducing hours
spent on menial tasks, leaving more time for patient care.
"During our recent selection process for an automated dispensing
system, we recognized the importance of having a partner who could
insure interoperability with our EMR system as well as provide
efficiency, quality and safety within our workflow," said
Nancy Huntington, Pharmacy Director
at Glens Falls Hospital.
Glens Falls will be
implementing Omnicell® XT Series Automated Dispensing
Cabinets for the safe and efficient dispensing of medications on
hospital floors. The XT system features seamless interoperability
with the hospital's existing Cerner electronic health record
system, which creates greater efficiency for nursing by removing
redundant tasks during medication administration. The hospital
will be adding the XT Anesthesia Workstation™ in operating rooms to
allow for secure storage and timely access of medications, and
Central Pharmacy Manager software to support automated management
and increased visibility of medication inventory. To help prevent
drug diversion, which can have serious patient safety consequences,
Glens Falls will also be
implementing Controlled Substance Manager, a system that integrates
with the automated dispensing cabinets, and Omnicell Analytics,
web-based software that provides insights into potential drug
diversion activity.
"We were honored to be chosen by Glens
Falls in its decision to upgrade medication management
solutions throughout the hospital," said J.
Christopher Drew, president of North American Automation and
Analytics at Omnicell. "Their forward-thinking stakeholders in
pharmacy, nursing, and IT were searching for reliable, innovative
solutions, and we are excited to be able to offer them products in
our portfolio that will serve their needs. We look forward to
continuing to partner with Glens
Falls to solve additional challenges in the future."
About Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls Hospital (GFH) is the largest hospital between
Albany, NY and Montreal, Canada and maintains a service area
that spans 6,000 square miles across 5 diverse counties. Founded in
1897, GFH today operates an advanced health care delivery system
featuring 24 regional facilities including 9 specialty practices
and 10 primary care centers. A vast array of specialized
medical and surgical services are provided in addition to coronary
care, occupational and behavioral health care, rehabilitation and
wellness and others. The main hospital campus is home to the
C.R. Wood Cancer Center, the Joyce Stock Snuggery birthing center,
the Breast Center and a chronic wound healing center. GFH is a
not-for-profit organization and the largest employer in
New York's Adirondack region, with over 2,700 staff and
more than 300 affiliated physicians. For more information visit
www.GlensFallsHospital.org.
About Omnicell
Since 1992, Omnicell (NASDAQ: OMCL) has been inspired to
create safer and more efficient ways to manage medications and
supplies across all care settings. As a leader in medication and
supply dispensing automation, central pharmacy automation, IV
robotics, analytics software, and medication adherence and
packaging systems, Omnicell is focused on improving care across the
entire healthcare continuum—from the acute care hospital setting,
to post-acute skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, to the
patient's home.
Over 4,000 customers worldwide use
Omnicell® automation and analytics solutions to
increase operational efficiency, reduce medication errors, deliver
actionable intelligence and improve patient safety.
Omnicell's innovative medication adherence solutions, used by
over 32,000 institutional and retail pharmacies in North
America and the United Kingdom, are designed to improve
patient adherence to prescriptions, helping to reduce costly
hospital readmissions.
Recent Omnicell acquisitions, including Ateb, add distinct
capabilities, particularly in central pharmacy, IV robotics, and
pharmacy software, creating the broadest medication management
product portfolio in the industry.
For more information about Omnicell, Inc. please
visit www.omnicell.com.
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