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New McKesson Automation Software Release Enables Advanced Analysis for Improved Product PerformanceDecember 03, 2009 |
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Automation Decision Support With hospitals facing increased pressure to improve safety and efficiency, the comprehensive analysis of performance data has become even more critical. The new software release of McKesson’s Automation Decision Support ™ – an advanced analytics solution – is designed to help hospitals using McKesson automation solutions more quickly and easily detect medication dispensing issues and improve inventory management and pharmacy productivity. While other analytics tools focus only on nursing solutions, Automation Decision Support consolidates information from automation solutions in the pharmacy, nursing and surgical suites. This approach is designed to enable more complete data collection and better informed decision-making. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, located in Winston-Salem, N.C., was a beta test site for the latest software release of Automation Decision Support. The medical center will use the tool to evaluate data generated by McKesson’s medication dispensing robot, automated dispensing cabinets, carousel technology, and narcotics storage and tracking system, as well as cost information from McKesson’s medication ordering software. “We are excited about the new capabilities of Automation Decision Support,” said David Breeze, technology systems coordinator in the pharmacy department at Wake Forest Baptist. “Our medical center uses several McKesson automation solutions, so using the new analytics software that combines the data from all of them into one place was a logical step for us. This should make our analysis much easier and help us make more informed decisions so that we can refine our processes and continuously improve our performance and productivity.” Automation Decision Support, powered by McKesson’s Performance Analytics solution, combines and organizes data from McKesson Automation solutions from one or multiple hospital facilities. This provides hospital administrators with a single source of information for strategic decision-making. Users obtain graphical and statistical views of key benchmarks and information to identify trends, isolate variances and analyze discrepancies. Advanced drill-down capabilities enable users to segregate root causes and determine the appropriate actions for issue resolution and process improvement. With the improved diversion monitoring capability and a variety of new reports, users can look at different dispensing patterns from McKesson’s automated anesthesia carts and medication dispensing cabinets to identify potential diversion issues. The system also tracks unauthorized openings of drawers and pockets within the anesthesia carts and cabinets. Additionally, Automation Decision Support improves inventory management by providing clear visibility into inventory levels, showing users an overview of medication usage, including unused inventory, waste transactions, medication stock outs, and restocked medications. With Automation Decision Support, hospitals can assess the overall daily performance and efficiency of their McKesson Automation solutions by comparing detailed dispense activity in the pharmacy. Users also can determine the amount of time it takes to complete a medication pick from McKesson’s carousel system. That information enables the pharmacy to evaluate current processes, turnaround time, and technician efficiency to make any necessary adjustments for improved productivity. “Having accurate information at one’s fingertips is key to making solid, strategic decisions,” said David Souerwine, president, McKesson Automation Solutions. “For customers like Wake Forest Baptist, this new update to our analytics solution will help them make their processes more efficient and save time by providing the information they need to make informed decisions on a single dashboard.” More information about McKesson’s Automation Decision Support solution is available at www.mckesson.com/automationdecisionsupport . About Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ( www.wfubmc.edu ) is an academic health system comprised of North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Brenner Children’s Hospital, Wake Forest University Physicians, and Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which operates the university’s School of Medicine and Piedmont Triad Research Park. The system comprises 1,056 acute care, rehabilitation and long-term care beds and has been ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report since 1993. Wake Forest Baptist is ranked 32nd in the nation by America’s Top Doctors for the number of its doctors considered best by their peers. The institution ranks in the top third in funding by the National Institutes of Health and fourth in the Southeast in revenues from its licensed intellectual property. About McKesson McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 15th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson has been in continuous operation for more than 175 years, making it the longest-operating company in healthcare today. Over the course of its history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit http://www.mckesson.com .
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