SEATTLE, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Healthcare Systems, Inc., (IHS) of Kent, WA, a leading provider of affordable automated equipment and software to pharmacies that package, barcode, store, and track drug inventories today announced that Our Lady of Lourdes (Lourdes), a 380 bed tertiary care teaching hospital located in Camden, New Jersey, has selected IHS’ affordable complete Barcode to Dose(TM) Solution.
“IHS’ comprehensive solution will allow us to include a barcode on all doses of medication that leave our pharmacy; it is patient specific and done on demand versus relying on a third party for prepackaged medications,” said Bill Haigh, Lourdes’ Director of Pharmacy. “With IHS’ Barcode Labeling System we can achieve 100% bar-coding of our medications without using an over-wrapping product. IHS addresses this by creating a barcode label that we can transfer directly to IV bags, syringes and other dispensing vessels; this is particularly beneficial when used in the ER and other critical care areas.”
During their search for a solution, Our Lady of Lourdes compared IHS’ solutions to other similar solutions including smaller medication packaging machines and out sourcing, but concluded that IHS’ complete Barcode to Dose(TM) Solution allowed Lourdes to create patient specific medication runs for individual patients and the ability to fill to an automated dispensing unit in a patient care area. “IHS’ solutions provided us with all of the features we were looking for at an extremely competitive cost,” concluded Haigh. “We are looking forward to working with the system.”
“Our integrated pharmacy solutions assist pharmacies like Our Lady of Lourdes in reducing costs while increasing productivity and improving patient safety,” said IHS President, Tom McCarthy. “Our solutions are high quality, affordable and reliable which helps all our customers maximize limited pharmacy resources. We look forward to working with Our Lady of Lourdes to help them achieve these results.”
Integrated Healthcare Systems, Inc. is a leading pharmacy technology company providing affordable automated equipment and software that package, barcode, store, and track drug inventories. IHS provides a variety of systems to hospital and closed-door pharmacies to reduce costs, increase productivity, and improve accuracy and patient safety. IHS solutions include automated pharmacy inventory systems combined with storage and retrieval carousel systems, barcode medication packaging, barcode medication labeling, PHS 340B medication management software, and pharmacy productivity management. Contact Integrated Healthcare Systems, Inc. at 800-541-4102 or visit http://www.ihsystems.net/.
Our Lady of Lourdes located in Camden, New Jersey, is a Catholic health system sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY. Dedicated to its tradition of serving all with reverence, compassion and integrity in a simple, joyful and hospitable manner, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center is a 380-bed, tertiary care hospital.
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