CareFusion announces partnership with Kit Check at #ASHP Midyear
Last night I attended the first ever CareFusion Insider Event held at ASHP Midyear. The event was designed to spotlight CareFusion and their product line. Some new things were announced like the...
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More from #ASHP Midyear
Yesterday was more of the same, i.e. I spent several hours in the exhibit hall yesterday trying to make my way through my “game plan”. And again I failed to complete my mission. I spent a lot of time...
View Article#ASHP Midyear final thoughts
I concluded my time at ASHP Midyear in Anaheim on Tuesday evening. Here are my parting thoughts. The show felt more lively this year than the past couple. It’s hard to explain, but it felt like people...
View ArticleSelecting technology for the i.v. room is no easy task
Since In the Clean Room was released in October, I’ve received a lot of questions about i.v. room technology. The questions generally focus on a single product or a particular functionality. However,...
View ArticleShould you purchase a robot to help compound sterile preparations in the i.v....
The promise of a future where robots handle pharmacy distribution has been around for quite some time. It seems to always be “just a few years away”. I’ve seen my share of robotic distribution systems...
View ArticleFirst time using Epic – initial thoughts and impressions
Epic is an Electronic Health Record (EHR) used in hospitals all over the country. If you work in healthcare you know who they are. Epic is the top EHR system in the U.S. and they continue to gobble up...
View ArticleAre we seeing the final days of standalone systems in pharmacy?
I’ve used many standalone systems in the pharmacy throughout my career. There was a time when it was considered the norm, but things are starting to change. I’ve seen a significant shift in thinking...
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Cool Pharmacy Technology – Intelliguard RFID Solutions from MEPS Real-Time
Last week I spent some time down south in San Diego visiting a couple of hospitals and speaking with the good folks at MEPS Real-Time. My objective for the visit was twofold: 1) see MEPS RFID...
View Article5 years later, my thoughts on pharmacy practice
I haven’t been a practicing pharmacist in the traditional sense in about five years. I’ve spent the last 19 months as an independent consultant, which has been awesome. Prior to that I was a Product...
View ArticleApplications to assist with Antimicrobial Stewardship
A couple of days ago I wrote about The California Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Initiative, and how it’s an opportunity for pharmacists to get out and stretch their clinical legs. Antimicrobial...
View ArticleDrug shortages, whose to blame?
Medscape: “One cause of these shortages, pharmaceutical companies charge, is the amount of time it takes the DEA to approve controlled substance quotas. The DEA has created these quotas for each class...
View ArticleCleanroom technology for pharmacy – DRUGCAM
DRUGCAM is an interesting piece of pharmacy cleanroom technology. On one hand it falls into the semi-automated systems category because the person using it has to manually manipulate all the...
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Managing medication trays in acute care pharmacy
Medication trays – a.k.a. med trays, code trays/kits/boxes/bags, transport trays/kits/boxes/bags, intubation kits, C-section trays, anesthesia trays, and so on ad infinitum – are common in acute care...
View ArticleCool Pharmacy Technology – Kiro Oncology System
I’ve recently had conversations with several companies outside the U.S. developing robotic technology for the i.v. room. One of those systems is the Kiro Oncology System. Check the video below. A...
View ArticleWhat practice area benefits most from increased sterile compounding regulation?
I recently sat through a webinar that was recorded during a live symposium at ASHP Midyear in Anaheim on December 8, 2014. The symposium was entitled “Understanding the New Federal Framework for...
View ArticleMore thoughts on USP and pharmacy IV rooms [comment from reader]
A friend and colleague, Ray Vrabel, left a comment on my post from April 20th. I thought what Ray had to say was too good not to post. He raises some good points, which are worth more discussion. Ray...
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ASHP updates chemotherapy guidelines
It seems as though everyone has chemotherapy on the brain. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is in the process of updating their Alert on Preventing Occupational...
View ArticleUpcoming ASHP Webinar: Improving Safety and Efficiency in the IV Room
This caught my attention. ASHP is holding a live webinar – Improving Safety and Efficiency in the IV Room: Key Features of Automated Workflow Systems – on Wednesday, May 20 2015 at 2:00 PM ET....
View Article“Improving Safety and Efficiency in the IV Room” : thoughts on the ASHP webinar
I previously wrote about a live webinar put on by ASHP – Improving Safety and Efficiency in the IV Room: Key Features of Automated Workflow Systems – on Wednesday, May 20 2015. The webinar was made up...
View ArticlePharmacy – entrenched in outdated dogma
Dogma: belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted (Merriam-Webster) I have opinions, lots of opinions. And like most, I believe my opinions...
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