For pharmacists and pharmacy managers, Pharmacy Management Software (PMS) is one of the most important resources for the pharmacy. The Pharmacy Management Software is a system that helps store data and automates processes in the pharmacy. These processes can range from patient information to routine inspection to staff rotation, among others. Pharmacy Management Software allows pharmacists and […]
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The Need for Pharmacy Management Software
Why You Need Pharmacy Management Software Nowadays, a pharmacy is fast becoming more than a place to fill your prescriptions. Beyond the typical role of dispensing, a pharmacy now offers several added services with respect to the dispensing of medication and patient counseling. Healthcare delivery is evolving. Patients are now more involved in their care
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Challenges Facing Effective Healthcare Personnel Scheduling in the Hospital Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has shaken the United States healthcare system to its core. Hospitals know this all too well. The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated many changes to how hospitals operate. Some of these changes are short-term day-to-day issues, and others will likely persist long after the COVID-19 pandemic abates. The pandemic has resulted in significant shifts in
Managing and Maximizing the Workforce in Pharmacy
Getting the best results from the workforce in any organization requires meticulous strategy planning and implantation. To fully harness individual strengths to achieve overall success as a team, it is vital to pay close attention to the individual and general methods used in managing the workforce. These management approaches often cover many things, from shift schedules
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The Management of POCT Competencies from a Nursing Perspective
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) relates to an alternative to core laboratory testing. It is an option for conducting laboratory testing closer to the patients – such as an emergency room, IC unit, operating room, physician’s office, or an ambulatory care clinic. The popularity of POCT continues to increase, and the options for methods and devices continue
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Resilience: A Critical Competency for Nurses
Pandemic conditions have placed emphasis on the quality of resiliency in nursing. In reality, this quality has always been valuable. Let’s examine what resiliency is, how nurses develop it, and how it can be assessed. What is resiliency? Every healthcare provider faces stressful situations on a daily basis. The cumulative effect of difficult situations leads to
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The Need for Competency Management Systems in Radiology
It is critical for medical staff, especially in robust imaging departments, to stay inspection ready. This is an ongoing task, and the best compliance strategies should be designed around competency assessment efforts. For radiology centers, where imaging processes require manual calibration of sophisticated equipment with potentially hazardous exposures, managing competency is a top priority. To
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Supply Chain Woes – How Hospitals are Coping and Looking Ahead
Container ships are languishing on the West Coast while multi-faceted supply chain problems affect almost every US market. How are health systems being affected, and how are they tackling the issues? Hospitals are no stranger to supply chain problems. Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2018 causing severe damages to manufacturing plants that make plastic bags for
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The Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions in the Laboratory Industry
This is the first article in a two-part series on Supply Chain issues in healthcare. To see all StaffReady blog posts, click here. In response to a global health crisis, clinical laboratories are feeling the crunch in more ways than one. An ever-increasing demand for COVID-19 testing along with products to support the management of COVID-19
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Diversion Prevention Technology for Pharmacy Systems Management
Preventing drug diversion, especially regarding controlled substances, is an important role for pharmacy management. This is especially true considering that up to 15% of healthcare professionals will misuse substances during their careers, a statistic that matches the general population. However, pharmacy is often in the reactive position of responding to diversion that has already taken
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