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CSTD (Closed-System Transfer Device)
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Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 64
9 Case Studies
Swisslog, GSL Solutions, Medacist, Sentry Data Systems,
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8 Thought Leaders
SPARx, Mission Critical Delivery Solutions,
Micro Merchant Systems, and More
page 36
SpecRx
Medical Packaging Inc., ARL Bio Pharma, and TouchPoint Medical
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CASE STUDY
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Cohen Children’s Medical Center is a member of Northwell Health System.
Located in Queens, NY, the 202-bed hospital specializes in serving children
from prematurity to adolescence, approximately 1.8 million in the Brooklyn,
Queens, Nassau and Suffolk county areas. Recognized for excellence by U.S.
News & World Report for thirteen consecutive years, Cohen Children’s is on
the publication’s 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals list where it earned top 50
placement in nine specialty areas.
Cohen Children’s partnered with Swisslog Healthcare to automate medication
management by deploying BoxPicker. The labor-saving solution helps skilled
staff realize more time to allocate to patient-critical, clinical tasks.
THE CHALLENGE
In the past, Cohen Children’s Hospital stored pharmacy inventory in multiple
locations throughout the facility, including several satellite pharmacies and
inventory rooms situated in various department areas. The pharmacy staff was
required to routinely walk throughout the hospital to these locations to carry
out inventory and stocking tasks. This was logistically challenging, causing
inefficient and time-consuming workflows.
Within these satellite locations, medication was stored and managed on
static shelving. This method was highly susceptible to human errors including
inaccuracy in labeling bins, mis-identification of medication during manual pulls
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In 2013 hospitals began to experience Medicare penalties based on 30-day
readmittance rates for specific medical conditions. These penalties triggered
systemic changes across hospital organizations. All with the goal to improve
patient compliance following discharge. Thereby improving patient outcomes and
reducing readmittance rates.
Software
Meds-to-beds programs must operate with flexibility
while still adhering to rigorous pharmacy compliance
standards. Challenges include signature capture, PHI
and PII concerns, and secure credit card acceptance.
Additionally, bedside transactions capabilities must
not come at the expense of patient experience and
satisfaction.
Software considerations for meds-to-beds programs
should include; ease of use for patients and employ-
ees, continuity of care, existing or desired system integrations, alignment with
both regulatory and organizational compliance mandates, robust reporting capa-
bilities, and the convenience features that you’d like to see offered at bedside.
Let’s explore each of these areas a little further:
Ease of use & continuity of care –- Using the same Pharmacy POS software
application for both meds-to-beds and the main outpatient pharmacy counters
provides many benefits. Pharmacy team members use a single application for
every transaction, no matter where they process it. Reducing the potential for
errors or confusion that impact the patient experience. This also means that all
transaction data for the pharmacy, whether meds-to-beds or pharmacy counter, is
recorded and accessible from the same place.
Software Integrations – Pharmacy POS software is a specialized offering.
Meds-to-beds programs add another layer of complexity and necessary vendor
expertise. Organizational requirements for specific system integrations, such as
pharmacy system or credit card vendor should be taken into account. Also keep
in mind future compatibility should one of those systems change. For example,
if the organization changes pharmacy system providers, does the meds-to-beds
program then have to be entirely re-worked to accommodate this change? Or can
a software adapt to potential future changes?
Compliance – Organizations should understand how pertinent data (like PII, PHI
and PCI) is kept safe and secure with any software. And whether any special
organizational requirements can be easily met.
Reporting – Important data is gathered during any transaction, including meds-
to-beds transactions. Many departments within a hospital organization need
access to this data. From auditing and compliance, to accounting and leadership.
Pharmacies should understand how data will be accessible to all involved parties
and know that the data collected meets the needs of each department.
Case Study
Today, the drive to reduce
readmittance rates through
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continues.
Outpatient pharmacies play
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Contents
20Ways MISSION
To educate pharmacy management on
products and services that serve to improve
patient care or improve a pharmacy’s financial
bottom line, while distilling and presenting this
relevant information via 20 product profiles.
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I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Fall 2020
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Multi-Dose Packaging Systems and Resources
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 50
2 Case Studies
QS/1 and Temptime
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Comprehensive Pharmacy Services – SPARx,
ACHC, Micro Merchant Systems, and Parata
page 30
Fall 2020
Health System • Infusion
I M P R O V I N G
P A T I E N T C A R E
PHARMACY COST
C O N T A I N M E N T
Summer 2020
Health System • Infusion
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or contain costs.
Drug Diversion & Opioid Stewardship
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 46
3 Case Studies
Comprehensive Pharmacy Services,
Charles River, and GSL Solutions
8 Thought Leaders
ARxIUM, Sentry Data Systems, Comprehensive
Pharmacy Services, ACHC, Parata, and More
page 32
Summer 2020
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Specialty Pharmacy Solutions
(Technology & Software)
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 56
2 Case Studies
Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. and CPS SPARX
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Medicine Shoppe International, Inc.,
Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, Sentry Data Systems, and ACHC
page 30
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Community • Specialty • LTC
Spring 2020
Spring 2020
Health System • Infusion &
Community • Specialty • LTC
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Winter 2021
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Cannabidiol (CBD) Resources & Products
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 46
4 Case Studies
Care Services, Medicine Shoppe International,
Noritsu Pharmacy Automation, and Temptime
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Parata, PharmaLink,
Sentry Data Systems, and Pharmacy Consulting Broker Services
page 20
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CASE STUDY
www.gslcorp.com
BACKGROUND
Pharmacists have been manually tracking and reconciling physical controlled drugs to a perpetual log
since 1971 at the institution of the DEA’s Title 21. The importance of tracking controlled substance
inventory and dispensing history cannot be understated, but has long been hampering the full
potential of pharmacy operations and demoting clinically trained pharmacists to “bookkeepers” and
“gatekeepers.” GSL Solutions Inc., a company well-known for the RFID-based IntelliCab™ pharmacy will-
call system found throughout military, community, and integrated-delivery network (IDN) pharmacies
across the globe, has developed a new product, IntelliVault™. This product disrupts the current labor
intensive and error-prone controlled-substance inventory management practices within the pharmacy.
This unique product aims to replace the typical open-faced “control cabinet” with discrete drug storage
featuring real-time workflow tracking to eliminate diversion and drug loss. This optimizes pharmacy
operations and reduces labor costs. It achieves this through shifting time-consuming, non-clinical
labor away from pharmacists to pharmacy technicians and software automation, while maintaining
controlled substance accountability. While accountability was the primary objective for IntelliVault™,
it has also demonstrated significant operational benefits via streamlining pharmacy workflows.
More specifically, these benefits include:
1. Controlled Substance Stock Receiving
Technicians can now receive controlled substances and associate stock bottles to a SmartBasket™,
reducing pharmacist time in drug receiving. As controlled substances are documented by the
IntelliVault™ software, the stock is automatically reconciled against the DEA 222 form, ensuring all
products are accounted for. Additionally, multiple technicians can receive controlled substance stock
simultaneously, allowing for reduced drug shelving time.
2. Drug Retrieval + Filling
Controlled substance stock bottle retrieval, Rx filling, and back counting can now be completely
shifted away from pharmacists to pharmacy technicians. The Pick-to-Light™ system of IntelliVault™
directs the technician to the SmartBasket™ with the appropriate stock bottle upon prescription label
scanning. This eliminates the “gate-keeper” responsibilities of pharmacists to retrieve the stock bottle
from the CII cabinet for the technician to fill. Documentation of the stock bottle’s lot and expiration
date at receiving allows for the oldest stock bottle to be utilized first. Additionally, NDC verification,
tracking and logging the drug pedigree is as simple as picking to the lights.
Pharmacists Will be Replaced by Robots:
An Updated Time Study on IntelliVault™
From GSL Solutions Inc.
Michael Kiso, Pharm D. RPh
MBA Candidate 2020
Case Study:
Pharmacists
Will be Replaced
by Robots:
An Updated
Time Study on
IntelliVault™
From GSL Solutions Inc.
page 48-51
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• Will not fall off, even in cold storage
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• Cost-effective, allows pharmacy to recycle
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• Dispensing and application training videos
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I M P R O V I N G
P A T I E N T C A R E
PHARMACY COST
C O N T A I N M E N T
Winter 2020
Health System • Infusion
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or contain costs.
CSTD (Closed-System Transfer Device)
Products and Manufacturers
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 64
9 Case Studies
Swisslog, GSL Solutions, Medacist, Sentry Data Systems,
Charles River, and More
8 Thought Leaders
SPARx, Mission Critical Delivery Solutions,
Micro Merchant Systems, and More
page 36
SpecRx
Medical Packaging Inc., ARL Bio Pharma, and TouchPoint Medical
page 79
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