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Stephanie Allen-Wang
Sukanya Bhattacharya
Sarah Manning
Temidayo Yembra
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Nurses spend excessive time
retrieving supplies from the
supply room
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• Errors are made when charging supplies to
patients
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Either patient or medication names
Right drug , Right dose, Right time, Right route
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• There is a lack of equipment to carry &
store supplies
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Minimize waste of supplies
Medication usage control
Inventory control
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• Inventory records do not match actual
supplies available
• There is a lack of fail-safe mechanisms
concerning inventory tracking
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Omnicell Inc, "Orange Regional Medical Centre Selects
Omnicell to Maximize Medication Management", 2010
ORMC switched to Omnicells to:
• Maximize inventory
• Enhance safety
• Increase medication security
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M. Shepley "Predesign and Postoccupancy Analysis of
Staff Behavior in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" in
Childrens Healthcare Volume 31, Issue 3, 2002
• Location of a supply room in a NICU, alone, does not
decrease time in activity involving supply storage
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J. Reiling, R. Hughes, M. Murphy - The Impact of
Facility Design on Patient Safety in Patient Safety and
Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses
• Architectural design on patient safety is important
• Improving physical environment, mproves patient
and nurse outcomes
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J. Collins - RFID Cabinet Manages Medicine in RFID
Journal Inc, 2005
• Using RFID enabled cabinets
• Automatically track when medical equipment is removed
• Reduces false-positives in inventory tracking
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M. Freize, A. Carlo "A Case for Inventory Control", 2001
• Enhancing medical service and quality
• Effective inventory management systems
• Organized maintained by
o Color-coding
o Labeling
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UMMS White Paper – C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant
• Ease of use, including compatibility with workflow,
easy data entry, simple access
• Mobility/weight/design
• Screen clarity
• Degree of impediment to patient care
• Wireless compatibility and session stability
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Automated Medication Dispensing Systems OmniCenter Remote Access
• Scheduled Meds
• Bar Code Confirmation
• Patient Medication Profiling
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• Enhance Omnicell design and process
• Patient safety
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Compartment door opens
Guiding Light
• Inventory Control
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• Typical Process
1. Swipe employee badge
2. Enter patient name
3. (Enter item)
4. Open Door
5. Remove supplies
6. Press corresponding button 1 time for each item
7. Close door
8. Swipe out/end session
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