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Pharmacy Automation
3 articles from Healthcare practitioners
Omnicell Deploys Healthcare Automation to Ease Staff Strain and Elevate Patient Care
Hospitals are facing a deepening staffing crisis that threatens care delivery. More than 540,000 healthcare workers exited the field between February 2020 and September 2021, and hospital employment declined by nearly 94,000 during the same period. Projections indicate that over 6.5 million healthcare professionals could leave the workforce by 2026, creating a net shortfall…
Omnicell Tackles Medication Inefficiency with RFID, AI, and a Vision for the Autonomous Pharmacy
As healthcare systems grapple with persistent staffing shortages and rising patient volumes, the need for streamlined, tech-enabled workflows has become urgent. A 2024 time-motion study across four hospitals found that clinical pharmacists spend over 80% of their time on clinical activities, with nearly 12% dedicated to face-to-face patient interaction. That leaves less than 20%…
Disrupting Health: Managing Prescription Health
AI-powered robotics are helping pharmacies solve one of healthcare's biggest compliance challenges at the point of care