Improve Medication Management Through Your EHR
Omnicell offers direct integration between our automated medication dispensing solution and the Cerner Millennium® electronic health record (EHR) system to help improve the way your Trust manages medication.
The Cerner interoperability removes redundant steps from
Our Cerner integration solutions include:
Remote Medication Queuing
Allows clinicians to preselect medications, view availability and document waste from the EHR - functions that previously needed to be done at the Omnicell automated dispensing cabinet.
Closed Loop Dose Accountability
Automatically identifies variances between medications dispensed from the Omnicell automated dispensing cabinet versus medications documented as administered and/or wasted, saving time for pharmacy and nursing.
Improve IV Workflow
Omnicell's inbuilt medication label printer means there's no need for handwritten yellow IV labels and helps ensure the right dose, of the right medication is given to the right patient.
Plug-and-Play Connection
Direct connection to Cerner EHR system via the Cerner CareAware iBus™, which provides plug-and-play bidirectional communication. Compared with using standard HL7 interfaces, this connection enables:
Improves nurse satisfaction and reduces the number of administration tasks so this time can returned to patient care
Increases medication disepnsing and administration accountability for pharmacy and nursing
Streamlines the medication administration process
Helps prevent medication errors
Features
Closed Loop Dose Accountability
Automatically compares medications dispensed and/or wasted from the Omnicell automated dispensing cabinet versus those documented as administered in the Cerner EHR system, providing:
- Increased vigilance of controlled substances
- Reduced time spent tracking variances
- An end of shift report identifies outstanding waste for nursing.
Remote Medication Queuing
Allows clinicians to perform many functions within the Cerner system rather than at the Omnicell automated dispensing cabinet. No separate Omnicell login is required, and the process for removing medications is streamlined.
From the Omnicell mPage in Cerner PowerChart® nurses can:
- Preselect medications to be removed from the Omnicell® Automated Dispensing Cabinet
- Check availability of medications in real time
- Remotely document waste at any Cerner workstation.
This functionality helps to reduce errors and streamlines medication administration activities, allowing nurses to spend more time on patient care.
Improve IV Workflow
Omnicell's inbuilt medication label printer means there's no need for handwritten yellow IV labels.
- At the Omnicell cabinet the nurse can select the patient, select the medication and the intended dose and the cabinet will calculate dosage required.
- The Omnicell automated dispensing cabinet will print the label which is then attached to the IV solution and can be scanned at the patient bedside.
Helps ensure that nurses' time isn't wasted trying to read illegible hand writing and that the right dose, of the right medication is given to the right patient.
Plug-and-Play Connection
Direct connection to Cerner EHR system via the Cerner CareAware iBus™, which provides plug-and-play bidirectional communication. Compared with using standard HL7 interfaces, this connection enables:
- Direct connection, enabling real-time data sharing as opposed to ‘pushing’ or ‘pulling’ data
- Improved clinical data exchange
- Faster implementation and reduced testing
- Reduced system maintenance.
Support
Phone 0161 413 5333 and then option 5 for support or email automationsalesuk@omnicell.com.
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