Enhanced Omnicell OptiFlex(TM) Supply Chain Management System Creates More Powerful, User-Friendly Solution for Hospital Surgical Services Units
Posted on: Monday, 14 August 2006, 09:00 CDT
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Omnicell, Inc. today introduced new management, security and tracking enhancements to its OptiFlex SS supply management system for hospital surgical services units. The enhanced version of OptiFlex SS was successfully beta tested at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center in Missoula, Mont.
The announcement was made during a press briefing at the AHRMM 44th Annual Conference & Exhibition at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando.
OptiFlex SS is a physician preference card system as well as a perpetual inventory management system for all supply management requirements of the surgical services department. It is a complete, integrated system for managing supplies in closed cabinets and open shelves in surgical services units. The OptiFlex platform also includes configurable modules for medical-surgical units and specialty areas such as endoscopy and the cath lab.
New enhancements to OptiFlex SS include: -- The ability to globally manage items across preference cards and physicians, ensuring accuracy and eliminating manual work -- Security improvements, including bolstered system password and user timeout features as required by HIPAA -- Track expiration date, lot number, and serial numbers easily via bar code scanning, eliminating manual tracking
"OptiFlex SS was successfully introduced two years ago in response to materials management and surgical services professionals seeking a preference card-driven system that tracks supplies, special items and other aspects of a case," explained Robert Mullenger, Omnicell senior supply product manager. "These latest enhancements, based on customer input, provide users with a powerful solution that is easier to use."
"We were delighted to serve as a beta site for the new OptiFlex SS 8.0 system," said Margie Macmillan, OR supply coordinator for St. Patrick's. "Our implementation of the system went smoothly. With OptiFlex SS, we're much better at managing inventory and tracking costs in the OR."
About St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center serves 17 counties in the greater Missoula, Mont. area through its 213 acute-care bed hospital, emergency department, and specialty programs, including western Montana's most advanced cancer treatment center. The hospital's cardiovascular surgeons perform the only heart surgeries in Western Montana, and the center is the regional leader in mental health and addiction treatment. St. Patrick's serves as a practicum site for the University of Montana's school of pharmacy and for Montana State University's nursing school.
About Omnicell
Omnicell, Inc. is a leading provider of systems and software solutions targeting patient safety and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities. Since 1992, Omnicell has worked with more than 1,600 healthcare facilities to enhance patient safety and allow clinicians to spend more time with their patients.
Omnicell's medication-use product line includes solutions for the central pharmacy, nursing unit, operating room, and patient bedside. Solutions range from large central pharmacy "smart inventory" carousels to small handheld devices. From the point at which a medication arrives at the receiving dock to the time it is administered, Omnicell systems store it, package it, bar code it, order it, issue it, and provide information and controls on its use and reorder.
Our supply product lines provide a healthcare institution with fast, effective control of costs, capture of charges for payor reimbursement, and timely reorder of supplies. Products range from high-security closed-cabinet systems and software to open-shelf and combination solutions in the nursing unit, cath lab and operating room.
Omnicell's mission is to provide the best customer experience in healthcare, helping hospitals reduce medication errors, operate more efficiently, and decrease costs. For more information, visit http://www.omnicell.com/.
Omnicell, Inc.
CONTACT: Bruce Lewis of Lewis & Summers Public Relations,+1-707-964-3844, or bruce@prwebsite.com, for Omnicell
Web site: http://www.omnicell.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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