The success of this hospital’s UTI reduction bundle leads to a state-wide adoption.

Hospital drug diversion, in which health care executives and providers divert drugs for personal use or sale, can endanger patient safety, staff wellbeing and hospital reputation.

Key insights: solving frontline frustrations with better medication inventory management. Optimization to boost operational efficiencies and staff confidence.

In September, BD had the opportunity to host nine compounding experts from many organizations in the inaugural Medication Management Solutions (MMS) Compounding Expert Committee (CEC). The meeting occurred at our Lakewood, Colorado office and was headlined with a keynote address by Med Safety Board (MSB) President Rita K. Jew, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS, FASHP, focusing on medication safety, technology implementation best practices, and compounding practice trends.

Medication costs account for the bulk of a health-system pharmacy’s annual budget while drug costs continue to rise. Containing drug cost involves managing purchases and analyzing drug-use patterns. Being able to identify your average usages and knowing the expiration dates on your inventory in all storage locations can allow pharmacy systems to be more agile with medication inventory, ultimately leading to reducing medication waste caused by expired drugs.

As healthcare professionals dedicated to the relentless pursuit of patient care, you have no doubt experienced the minute-by-minute unpredictability of a hospital environment. You need a medication inventory management solution that enables you to be prepared for whatever comes your way.

Key insights: solving frontline frustrations with better medication inventory management. Optimization to boost operational efficiencies and staff confidence.

Connected medication management progress is split across U.S. hospitals and health systems

Utilize smart solutions for inventory optimization to reduce costs, improve medication availability and streamline workflows.