MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL), a leading provider of
medication management and supply chain solutions to health systems,
today announced a new annual award which honors individuals and
organizations demonstrating significant leadership in healthcare
delivery in areas such as increasing patient satisfaction,
achieving significant cost reductions, or solving patient care
problems. The launch of the Inspired by Care Award coincides with
the Company's 25th anniversary.
"Every day we are inspired by clinicians and institutions that
are making significant impacts through innovative programs and
processes that have shown measureable benefits to improving patient
care," said Randall Lipps, CEO,
President and Founder of Omnicell. "This award recognizes those who
are creating safer, more efficient ways to deliver care, ultimately
delivering an exceptional patient experience." Winners will be
announced in late October as part of Omnicell's 25th anniversary
celebration.
Finalists for the Individual category include:
- John Feucht II, MBA, RPh,
System Director, Pharmacy Services, Summa Health – John was
nominated for his tremendous dedication to and passion for
partnering on product development, ensuring that new automation
solutions will meet the challenges of the future.
- Elisa Gricunas, MHA, RN,
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin – Elisa has a passion for
ensuring quality and compassionate care for children and was
instrumental in helping to establish and roll out a Safety Coach
program. She took a leadership role in implementing the program
within her department and marketing it across her institution.
- L. David Harlow, III BS, PharmD, Martin Health System –
David is leading a system-wide initiative to change pharmacist
practice patterns by moving away from an operational mindset to a
more forward thinking, visionary mindset to reduce financial and
regulatory pressures while improving care.
- Alfred L'Altrelli, PharmD, Administrative Director of
Pharmacy, UPMC – Al has been instrumental in changing the
culture of pharmacy, fostering a collaborative work environment,
leveraging technology, and educating on best practices to shape
tomorrow's pharmacy practices. His visionary mindset continues
to drive innovation, challenge today's standards and push
efficiency as he develops pharmacy as a center of excellence.
- Kimberly New, Co-founder and
Executive Director, International Health Facility Diversion
Association – Kim's passion for helping and educating others on
the issues around diversion has opened up an important dialogue on
this growing healthcare concern.
Institutions recognized as finalists are:
- Billings Clinic – Recognizing the value of innovation,
Billings Clinic continuously strives to leverage the latest
technology to improve patient care and staff efficiency, most
recently partnering to improve interoperability with their
electronic health record system.
- Duke University –
Nationally-recognized for their forward-thinking approaches,
Duke is committed to excellence with
their patients, employees and vendor relationships.
- Stanford Children's Health / Lucile Packard Children's
Hospital – As a national thought leader in pediatric and
obstetric care, Stanford Children's continuously looks for ways to
leverage technology to innovate care and end user workflows for an
improved patient experience.
- Texas Children's Hospital – One of the largest
children's health systems in the world, Texas Children's is
dedicated to ensuring safety for both employees and patients; their
forward-thinking measures ensured care for high-risk patients as
Hurricane Harvey ravaged the region.
- University of Rochester Medical
Center – Taking a very forward-thinking approach to IV
automation technology, URMC is creating safer IV products for their
patients while also reducing their reliance on third party
outsourced compounders.
The Inspired by Care Awards will be presented at the American
Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 2017 Midyear Clinical
Meeting & Exhibition during a special presentation at the
Omnicell Customer Reception. The Individual Contributor recipient
will receive a $2,500 honorarium to
the 501(c)(3) healthcare-related charity of their choice, while the
Institutional Leader recipient will receive a $2,500 donation to
the institution's charitable foundation.
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.
The Omnicell SureMed® solution provides innovative medication
adherence packaging to help reduce costly hospital readmissions.
These medication adherence solutions are used by over 32,000
institutional and retail pharmacies in North America and the United Kingdom. These pharmacies are served
via Omnicell's sales channels and our solutions enable them to
maintain high accuracy and quality standards in medication
dispensing and administration while optimizing productivity and
controlling costs.
Recent acquisitions, including Ateb, have added 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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