Making Life Easier for Pharmacists
Omnicare, Inc., a Fortune 400 company based in Covington, Kentucky, that provides pharmaceutical services to patients is piloting a new application for its OmniviewDr platform.
It allows prescribers, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to electronically transmit orders for controlled substance prescriptions as well as other medications in real-time directly to Omnicare pharmacies that service frail and elderly citizens.
The advantage - the new technology speeds up the time it takes for patients to receive urgently needed medication while streamlining the process to receive these medications.
A full market release is expected by year's end.
In it press release, Omnicare noted that the new application was developed to address the growing needs of the physicians and residents in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Assisted Living (AL), communities, and Independent Living Facilities (ILF).
Faster access to medication through cloud technology, an authentication process that addresses safety and security regulations, and access for physicians through mobile devices are some of the features noted.
Prescribers can also:
- Review and respond to patient-specific comments posted by the Omnicare consultant pharmacist.
- View SNF, AL and ILF patients' health records as prepared by Omnicare.
- Perform e-prescribing.
- Approve refills requests.
- Request an estimated price quote for a specific drug.
- View a comprehensive document library.
"We are excited about this new OmniviewDr capability, which is consistent with our goal to develop and implement innovative technologies that improve the quality of care and create efficiencies for our customers, the physician community, and for Omnicare," said Jeff Stamps, Executive Vice-President and President, Long-Term Care Operations.
While I am by no means an expert in medication management, I do know that security and safety are paramount in health care provider settings. The more automated we can become the less chance of medication mix-ups that can lead to severe consequences and death.
As more of the care moves into the home, it will be interesting to see how aging in place technologies adapt to that environment. Lower skilled aides are often empowered to administer meds to seniors and it has been documented that 60 percent of paid caregivers make medication mistakes. So these technologies somehow need to move into the home as an adjunct to paid care providers.
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