Bloomington Hospital
Medication dispensing cabinets play key role
in putting Bloomington at leading edge of
patient safety
Overview
As a leading hospital in Indiana,
Bloomington Hospital enhances health
by advancing the art and science of
medicine through...
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Bloomington Hospital
Medication dispensing cabinets play key role
in putting Bloomington at leading edge of
patient safety
Overview
As a leading hospital in Indiana,
Bloomington Hospital enhances health
by advancing the art and science of
medicine through the use of new
technologies, procedures and care.
Prior to having any automation
technology, Bloomington developed
a comprehensive medication safety
strategy to dramatically improve the
safety of the medication process from
the distribution center to the
bedside.
The strategy was comprised
of four key elements—patient safety,
nursing workflow, pharmacy productivity
and physician medication use.
And when
the focus was on a combination of
pharmacy productivity, nursing workflow
and patient safety, that’s where
AcuDose-Rx medication dispensing
cabinets fit seamlessly into the strategy.
“Our overarching goal for this project
was to use technology to ensure that our
processes were putting us at the leading
edge of patient safety in the
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