ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Omnicell, Inc. today introduced important new case, product and patient tracking enhancements to its OptiFlex CL supply management system for hospital cath labs, endoscopy and other special procedure units. The enhanced version of OptiFlex CL 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 CL is a specialty area management system with real-time point-of- use data collection that tracks supplies and procedures to the physician for cost management and automated charge capture. It is a complete, integrated system for managing supplies in closed cabinets and open shelves in hospital cath labs, endoscopy and other special procedure units. The OptiFlex platform also includes configurable modules for hospital medical-surgical and surgical services units.
New enhancements to OptiFlex CL include: -- Track case costs via user defined case types (e.g., diagnostic and interventional radiology, endoscopy, electrophysiology) back to the case, physician, patient and technician, ensuring accuracy and cost control -- Track expiration date, lot number, and serial numbers easily via bar code scanning, eliminating manual tracking -- Inventory management and cost tracking for temporary patients
“OptiFlex CL was successfully introduced two years ago in response to materials management professionals seeking to manage all supplies in one system, including high-cost, specialty area items,” explained Robert Mullenger, Omnicell senior supply product manager. “These latest enhancements, based on customer input, provide users with a system that is even more powerful and user-friendly.”
“The beta testing of the enhanced OptiFlex CL system went very well,” said Tom Maley, cath lab materials specialist for St. Patrick’s. “We had a problem- free implementation of the system in our cath lab, and the new features help us in our efforts to control inventory.”
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 www.omnicell.com.
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