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“We will continue to assess AcuDose-Rx® and Horizon Meds time has been slashed by 38%. In
Manager™, medication dispensing addition, the organization reports
care, identify potential areas and pharmacy automation tools; completely eliminating pharmacy
for improvements and Horizon Admin-Rx™ and Horizon callbacks related to legibility issues
Expert Documentation™, a bar-code and missing time/date stamps for
implement technologies medication administration system medication orders.
and care documentation solution;
that support the optimal and Horizon Expert Orders™, a Through pharmacy automation
patient care experience. computerized physician order and robotics, Baptist also achieved:
entry/clinical decision support a medication dispensing accuracy
Our clinicians and patients (CPOE/CDS) system. rate of 98%; a 90% reduction
in medication restocking time;
deserve nothing less.” System selection was just the start. a 50% reduction in expired
The success of the initiative also medications; and a 50% reduction
required buy-in from the entire in missing dose volume. The health
Eric McVey staff — a tall order considering system also credits the McKesson
the project called for considerable technologies with saving more than
Vice President/ change. To engage staff, leaders 2,000 pharmacy hours annually.
Chief Medical Officer positioned the initiative as a pillar
of Baptist’s patient safety mission, The improvements for nursing are
Baptist Health Systems not just an ancillary IT project. also impressive. Since implementing
the bar-code administration system,
“Physician championship is essential the hospital has maintained a
to getting staff members to see the 94% compliance rate. More than
big picture,” notes Scott Groom, 70% of nurses and pharmacists
chief information officer. “We were report that the system has
fortunate to have the sponsorship helped them avoid medication
of several of our key physician errors. And by equipping nurses
leaders. Their perspective helped with medication carts stocked
everyone to see the project as much with first-dose medications
more than just an information and documentation tools, the
technology initiative.” organization has recouped more
than 25,000 nursing hours each
Results year, which translates into more
McVey and other Baptist time for patient care and $937,000
executives believe the technology in savings.
implementations and process
enhancements have paid off in “We know that the quest to
significant efficiency gains, quality provide safe patient care is never-
improvements and a stronger ending,” says McVey. “We will
financial position. continue to assess care, identify
potential areas for improvement
For example, through the and implement technologies that
combination of CPOE and support the optimal patient care
electronic medication verification experience. Our clinicians and
by pharmacists, order-to-delivery patients deserve nothing less.”
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