By Irene Wasilewski, Product Support Specialist Most hospital pharmacies will likely say they would be interested in adding IV automation, but… Read more
Categories: Announcements | Automation | Blog | Efficiency | Productivity | ROI | SafetyBy KJ Delaney, Application Consultant The hospital pharmacy can be a home to heightened stress levels, organized chaos, and a symphony of movement. There is rarely downtime to the workflow that is constantly being called to your attention. The phone is ringing, the IVs need to be made, the orders need to be entered, and... Read more
Categories: Announcements | Automation | Blog | Efficiency | Productivity | SoftwareBy KJ Delaney, Application Consultant As an Application Consultant, I get to travel across the United States and Canada. I get to visit all sorts of hospitals and pharmacy sites. I get to meet new people, and visit with old acquaintances. From time to time I get to teach them. But on one of my... Read more
Categories: Announcements | Automation | Blog | Efficiency | People | ProductivityBy Beth Richter, Pharmacist Consultant Carousels are ubiquitous in the health system pharmacy space. Often times, the pharmacy staff will pick more than 85% of all doses from a carousel. Carousels are the primary engines that drive medication distribution and workflow; pharmacy technicians spend hours in front of a carousel each day. Their day is... Read more
Categories: Automation | Blog | Efficiency | ProductivityBy: Beth Richter, Pharmacist Consultant In a health system, pharmacists are primarily focused on drug therapy decisions. Many hospitals have decentralized pharmacy staff that are on patient floors working directly with patients and other health care providers. While in the central pharmacy, pharmacists are busy deciphering and verifying physician orders, compounding medications and of course... Read more
Categories: Announcements | Automation | Blog | Efficiency | People | Productivity | ROI | SoftwareBy Alex Reinhardt, P. Eng. I’ve had some recent discussions with potential customers that raised an interesting question: What is most important to your organization, making a high percentage of doses with IV automation, or, saving money? These are vastly different but both equally legitimate. Let’s look at each in a bit more detail. Read more
Categories: Blog | Productivity | ROI | SafetyStory by Lexie Stovel Last week, IHS held its annual User Group Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The forum’s goal was to give RIVA users a place to discuss their experiences, and hear from IHS on the latest news and developments for the automation. This year, the meeting was given an overall theme, that of “RIVA... Read more
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