ADVERTORIAL
Ensuring Right Patient, Right Dose, Right Time
Omnicell eMAR will be showcased at the Care & Dementia Show, taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 11th and 12th October on stand B53. Omnicell eMAR uses patient specific barcoding, coupled with original packs or blister packaging, to automate the entire care home medication management and administration process, making it safe, simple and compliant for everyone involved, as well as providing care homes with peace of mind in the lead up to CQC inspections.
Paul O’Hanlon, Managing Director for Omnicell, UK & Ireland, tells us more about Omnicell eMAR. with their medication regime.
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absence of an automated medication management and administration process this isn’t really surprising when you consider that the average care home occupant takes on average seven medicines a day.
The system gathers information, provides prompts and accurate instructions for staff and gives managers real time medication administration data at the touch of the button so they can ensure right patient, right dose, right time, every time.
Every year care homes in the UK dispose and waste over £50m worth of medicines and 69% of residents have experienced at least one error
Alarmingly, 50% of the communication errors around medicines management were directly between care home and the community pharmacy. The CQC’s annual State of Care Report (October 2015) found that some of the key issues affecting patient safety in care homes related to medicines not being administered properly, with many ‘out of date’ and ‘not stored correctly’.
Omnicell UK believes the answer to these issues lies in the launch of Omnicell eMAR, an automated medication management system to replace paper MAR sheets in a managed care environment. The system gathers information, provides
prompts and accurate instructions for staff and gives managers real- time administration data at the touch of a button with a clear audit trail. The ‘carried forward’ feature allows homes to use up the medication from previous cycles instead of throwing them away and works alongside the simple stock report which shows how much product needs to be ordered, avoiding a surplus or lack of stock.
Initial trials and research of the system have demonstrated some impressive cost efficiencies for care homes including reducing medication check-in time at the home by as much as 50%.
So come along to our stand and see how Omnicell eMAR can automate your care home medication management and administration process. Alternatively, for more information, please visit
http://www.omnicell.co.uk/emar
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