The Autonomous Pharmacy
Health system pharmacy leaders have formed the Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board to transform pharmacy care delivery through technology, aiming for a fully autonomous pharmacy. Discover a smarter use of innovation and technology to make health system more efficient, effective and responsive.
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Medication Errors
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Medication Waste
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Human Touches Until Delivery to Patient
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100%
Pharmacist Time Spent on Clinical Activities
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100%
Regulatory Compliance
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100%
Data & Inventory Visibility
Challenges
An Urgent Need to Rethink the Future of Hospital Pharmacy
An Uncertain World with Resources under Pressure
273M
Medication errors
100,000
Clinical vacancies
£98M
Cost of medication errors to the NHS England
180,000
Hospital bed days per year linked to adverse drug reactions
Medication management is complex and expensive
Medication management is error-prone
Workload imbalance impacts employee retention and patient safety
An Evolutive Approach to Automating Your Continuum of Care
Learn more about the different level of automation and how Omnicell can support your journey
Non-Autonomous Pharmacy
- Minimal to no automation
- Data primarily managed on paper or in disparate spreadsheets
- Pharmacists heavily engaged in distribution with little direct patient interaction. Technicians and nurses spend time on manual drug management (purchasing, locating, counting)
Limited Autonomous Pharmacy
- Some automation, including some barcode tracking
- Data managed disparately across sites with some visibility
- Pharmacists largely focused on distribution and verification. Technicians and nurses manually responsible for most drug management with light automated support
Intermediate Autonomous Pharmacy
- Majority of processes automated, with barcode tracking applied widely
- Data integrated across enterprise and mostly visible
- Pharmacists somewhat focused on medication distribution, with some direct patient care. Technicians and controlled substances, and nurses rely on automated dispensing
Highly Autonomous Pharmacy
- Extensive automation with few gaps across processes
- Near complete data visibility, offering workflow optimisation and real-time insights
- Pharmacists routinely involved in direct patient care, population health initiatives, and clinical programs. Technicians maintain automation and use workflow app, and nurses focus most of their time on patient care.
Fully Autonomous Pharmacy
- Complete process automation, tracking each dose as a node on the network
- Complete data visibility, real-time workflow optimisation, and predictive intelligence
- Pharmacists realise full scope of their role in direct patient care and clinical program optimisation. Technicians ensure optimal function of automation and use workflow app, and nurses focus on direct patient care
Transforming Outcomes across the Continuum of Hospital Care
Over a hundred of hospitals across the globe have leveraged our three pillars to transform their continuum of care. You too can benefit from this comprehensive approach.
Smart Automation
Improve efficiency, accuracy, and safety in medication management and distribution with smart and modular equipment.
Digital Ecosystem
Imagine having instant access to real-time medication and clinical inventory data across all point of care and central pharmacy locations - revolutionising the way you manage patient care.
Professional Services
Discover a portfolio of services that deliver guidance and expertise at every phase of your journey to automation.
Reshaping the Industry
Discover how cutting-edge technology is transforming the pharmacy landscape, driving innovation and improving patient care. The Autonomous Pharmacy framework integrates smart automation, digital ecosystem, and professional services to create a seamless, efficient, and error-free medication management system.
Watch the video to explore how this approach is setting new standards for safety, efficiency, and patient outcomes in the healthcare industry.
Embark on the Journey towards the Autonomous Pharmacy
Leaders in health system pharmacy have joined together on the Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board, with the mission of transforming the pharmacy care delivery model through the use of technology to achieve the fully autonomous pharmacy. Discover the future of pharmacy management with the Autonomous Pharmacy Framework.
Lack of Digitization and Inter-connectivity of Medication Management Solutions Leads to
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Inventory challenges
Enhance ward stock levels, ensure inventory freshness, and mitigate stock shortages.
- Inadequate stock holdings in wards
- Expired stock in wards
- Stock outs
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Patient safety challenges
Improve patient safety by minimizing the risks associated with incorrect medication administration.
- Medication adverse events
- Missing doses
- Dispensing errors
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Staff challenges
Maximise pharmacists’ and nurses’ time efficiency in handling controlled drugs.
- Pharmacist time managing CD
- Nursing time managing CD
- Nursing time for medication rounds
Defining, Delivering Outcomes with Omnicell
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- A reduction in stock holding of between 22% and 62%
- A reduction in expired / waste of between 15% and 35%
- A reduction in stock out of between 72% and 85%
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- A reduction in medication adverse events of between 27% and 62%
- A reduction in missing doses of between 90% and 100%
- A reduction in dispensing errors of between 50% and 86%
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- Up to 52% time savings for central pharmacy to manage CD
- Free up to 54 days per ward per year of nursing time
- Free up to 40 min of nursing time for each medication round
