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"The release of both the SinglePointe solution and Omnicell 12.0 provide abig boost to the healthcare industry's quest to improve patient safety andextend natural and intuitive workflows," said Randall A. Lipps, chairman,president and chief executive officer, Omnicell. "The SinglePointe solutionrepresents a major leap forward in medication management by providing a singlepoint of access and a way to store, manage, and track patient-specificmedications. We have also incorporated many new features in Omnicell 12.0 thatwere inspired by feedback from our customers and designed to help medicalstaff to reduce medications errors."
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Attendees of the ASHP 2008 Summer Meeting and Exhibition, Washington StateConvention and Trade Center, Seattle, June 8-11 are invited to see theSinglePointe solution and Omnicell 12.0 demonstrated first-hand. Jim Hinkle,associate director of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Medical Center, willbe joining Omnicell representatives June 9-10 in Seattle at Omnicell booth#420 to answer questions and share his impressions regarding theimplementation of these Omnicell solutions.
Elizabeth Kadlec, PharmD, clinical pharmacist at Rice Memorial Hospitalshared results of Rice Memorial's implementation of the SinglePointe andOmnicell 12.0 software solutions during an educational Omnicell program onApril 15 in Charlotte, N.C., followed by a presentation by Carnie Allex,PharmD, director of Pharmacy, Rice Memorial Hospital April 22 in Chicago, Ill.
"Our beta customers report that managing patient specific medicationsprior to the implementation of the SinglePointe solution was difficult andtime-consuming," said Richard Caldwell, senior product manager, Omnicell. "Byreducing labor intensive medication management procedures and adding newfeatures, our SinglePointe solution provides a more efficient, safer andsimpler process for pharmacy and nursing staff."
About Omnicell
Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL) is a leading provider of systems targetingpatient safety and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities. Since1992, Omnicell has worked to enhance patient safety and allow clinicians tospend more time with their patients.
Omnicell's medication-use product line includes solutions for the centralpharmacy, nursing unit, operating room, and patient bedside. Solutions rangefrom complete automation systems for the central pharmacy to nursing unit andbedside dispensing cabinet systems. From the point at which a medicationarrives at the receiving dock to the time it is administered, Omnicell systemsstore it, package it, bar code it, order it, issue it, and provide informationand controls on its use and reorder.
Our supply product lines provide a healthcare institution with fast,effective control of costs, capture of charges for payer reimbursement, andtimely reorder of supplies. Products range from high-security closed-cabinetsystems and software to open-shelf and combination solutions in the nursingunit, cath lab and operating room. For more information, visithttp://www.omnicell.com.
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