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The number of cleanroom installations continues to expand. The activity in this market sector is driven both by those facilities with older infrastructure installing up-to-date, compliant cleanrooms as well as facilities installing cleanrooms for the first time. This area of focus is expected to remain active as a significant number of hospitals look to update their cleanrooms to comply with USP.... Read more
The opportunity for medication errors to occur is prevalent when using a manual approach to sterile compounding. Even a small discrepancy can result in devastating consequences. Transitioning from a manual method of IV preparation to an automated IV workflow system dramatically increases safety, standardizes processes, and reduces waste. In fact, IV workflow systems are increasing in popularity;... Read more
Pharmacy technicians play an integral role in all hospital pharmacy medication delivery models. According to the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics, there were 420,400 pharmacy technicians in the workforce in 2018. Their job outlook includes a forecasted 7% growth over the next 10 years, which is faster than the average projected growth rate for all professions, 5%, during the same period.1... Read more
Health systems continually seek cost-effective ways to manage drugs at all levels of the supply chain in order to create efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase medication safety. Automating manual processes can help reach many of these objectives. For example, automating the refilling and deployment of emergency drug trays from a central hub to multiple locations within a health system can increase... Read more
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