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(BWH) IS A 725-BED,
acute-care teaching facility in Boston, Massachusetts. Our
hospital utilizes Omnicell automated
dispensing equipment
and profile technology for storing
and distributing controlled
substances in over 80 inpatient
and ambulatory care areas. Our pharmacy was challenged
to develop systems that
ensured drug control and identified
potential drug diversion. In
addition, pharmacy was looking
for reporting tools to optimize
the automated dispensing system
throughout the hospital. Controlled substance drug
diversion is a known problem
in hospitals throughout the
country. In order to safeguard
patients and employees, our
facility wanted a consistent,
house-wide approach to monitoring
controlled substance
activity and the ability to readily identify diversion cases.
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