AHN Invests in State-of-the-art Robotics to Transform Pharmacy Operations
PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Implementing Omnicell's infrastructure of automation, intelligence, and technology-enabled services supports on-site sterile compounding, enhances medication distribution processes, and improves pharmacy supply chain management
- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has invested in state-of-the-art robotic sterile compounding technology from Omnicell, Inc. (Omnicell) that is transforming pharmacy operations at the 14-hospital health care system.
- According to Laura Mark, vice president of Pharmacy for AHN, the new robots produce IV medications used in critical care areas as well as operating room (OR) syringes.
- "Compounding the medications in house is more cost effective than outsourcing, it reduces waste, and it allows AHN to mitigate some critical medication shortages," she said.
- Since 1992, Omnicell has been committed to transforming the pharmacy care delivery model to dramatically improve outcomes and lower costs.