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OmniDispenser

OmniDispenser

OmniDispenser

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The OmniDispenser™ single-dose dispensing system offers an innovative solution for managing controlled substances, significantly reducing the need for time-consuming narcotic countbacks by nurses.
Enhanced Medication Security
The system enhances control and security over medications, particularly for controlled substances and high-value medications. It ensures that medications are securely stored and dispensed individually, aligning with regulatory standards such as those from the Joint Commission.
Efficiency for Nurses
The OmniDispenser system minimizes the time nurses spend on narcotic counts and recounts, which often lead to congestion at dispensing cabinets. By providing true unit-dose dispensing and electronic tracking, it eliminates manual countbacks and documentation, saving significant time.
System Features
The OmniDispenser module can be configured into various cabinet sizes and accommodates a wide range of unit-dose packaged medications. It improves restocking accuracy and manages inventory efficiently with a high capacity of over 1,100 doses.
Accuracy and Cost Savings
A hospital survey reported 99.9% accuracy in dispensing narcotics, nearly eliminating discrepancies. For a typical three-hospital system managing 3,900 controlled substance doses daily, the system can save approximately $421,932 annually by reducing time spent on countbacks and resolving discrepancies.
Conclusion
The OmniDispenser system offers a highly efficient and secure method for dispensing controlled substances, significantly reducing the workload on nurses and pharmacists while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
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OmniDispenser Single-Dose Dispensing System Virtually Eliminate Narcotic Countbacks The OmniDispenser™ single-dose dispensing system provides a unique, highly efficient solution for controlled substances that virtually eliminates the need for nurses to conduct time-consuming countbacks. A Smarter Way to Secure Medications The OmniDispenser system increases control and security over medications, which is especially important for controlled substances and high-value medications. Medications are securely stored in the OmniDispenser module within the cabinet, and each dose is dispensed individually, so nurses only have access to the specific quantities requested. In addition to discouraging diversion, the system supports compliance with the Joint Commission and other regulatory standards. Nurse-Friendly Efficiency One of the greatest drains on a nurse’s time is the tedious narcotic counts at the automated dispensing cabinet—and the inevitable recounts needed to resolve discrepancies. Not only does this task keep a nurse away from patient rooms, but it also contributes to congestion at the cabinet, which puts other nurses behind. Because the OmniDispenser system offers true unit-dose dispensing, manual countbacks to confirm remaining inventories of controlled substances are all but eliminated, saving hours of time each day. By electronically tracking each dose, the system also spares nurses from additional manual documentation. “If a nurse needs one dose of morphine, she gets one dose only. So there’s no need to do a count to verify and there’s less potential for diversion. We’ll no longer need nurses to count controlled substances at the end of their shifts.” Dave Hicks, RPh, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer University of Chicago Medical Center

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Flexible Configurations •• The OmniDispenser module can be configured into a variety of Omnicell cabinet sizes. •• Accommodates most unit-dose packaged oral solids, 1 mL, 2 mL, and 5 mL vials and amps, as well as 1 mL and 2 mL syringes. Enhances Inventory Management for Pharmacy •• mproves restocking accuracy. I •• igh capacity: holds more than 1,100 individual doses. H •• utomatically rotates inventory on a first-in, first-out basis. A Highly Accurate •• survey by a hospital using the OmniDispenser found 99.9% accuracy in dispensing narcotics, A practically eliminating any discrepancies.1 How...

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