Pharmacy
- August 11, 2025
- 3 min read
Choosing a healthcare barcode scanner is no small feat; after comparing specs, buy-in is needed from IT, procurement, and environmental services. But what about your clinicians’ needs?
Too often, cost and compatibility overshadow usability. When scanners slow workflows, fail on distorted barcodes, or trigger fatigue over 12-hour shifts, frontline clinicians feel it first. So, it’s crucial to ensure that the right scanner also makes care delivery smoother...
- October 04, 2024
- 2 min read
At PDC, we understand that precision and quality are essential in pharmacy operations. As we celebrate Pharmacy Week, we want to highlight our innovative labeling solutions designed to support the vital work pharmacists do every day.
Whether you work in sterile compounding or manage patient-specific medications, PDC pharmacy label solutions are designed to meet your needs and help streamline your workflows.
Alcohol-Resistant Clean Room Labels: Designed...
- October 19, 2023
- 3 min read
When a patient checks in to a hospital or a non-acute care facility, their personal and medical data needs to be recorded. Each patient has an EMR (Electronic Medical Record), which needs to be updated each time a patient needs care. Implementing a scannable barcode system enables caregivers the ability to quickly scan a ID band or label to access a patient’s information prior to every procedure or test. Patient records continue to grow each time...
- August 17, 2023
- 3 min read
Key Takeaways from a Recent Pharmacy Survey
PDC surveyed 6,400 Hospital Pharmacy Managers and Directors to get feedback on their priorities and challenges. Below we explore the results and key takeaways of the PDC survey, along with some helpful tips for pharmacy professionals.
Top Concerns Among Hospital Pharmacists
The top concerns identified by pharmacists were labeling, medication and identification errors. HIPAA compliance is also...
- February 05, 2018
- 3 min read
The pharmacy department is an integral part of the hospital, and is one of the most complicated functions in terms of safety, finances, and the vast amount of regulatory requirements that must be followed. We recently spoke to a number of our top pharmacy customers about the impact of the political, economic, and regulatory changes introduced in 2017, and the challenges that face them going into the new year. As was no surprise, our straight-shooting...
- June 22, 2017
- 2 min read
Many challenges present themselves in pharmacies daily, and we’d like to offer some helpful tips to tackle the important challenge of hiding or removing patient information from medication containers. This ensures you stay compliant with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Many different types of medication containers are prepared by and returned to your pharmacy every day, ranging from IV bags, to vials and prescription bottles. Since medication containers...
- August 12, 2015
- 2 min read
EDITOR’S NOTE: Some positive new trends among hospital pharmacists are on the rise including improved medication-use practices. Read the full story below for the updates on smart infusion pumps, newly implemented EHRs, and more.
Story originally featured on DrugTopics.com, published July 20, 2015
Hospital pharmacists are taking a greater role in patient care, performing more medication-related patient transition-of-care (TOC) interventions...
- August 04, 2015
- 3 min read
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) is helping hospitals nationwide reduce medication errors and improve patient safety. Is your hospital using a BCMA system? If so, are protocols always properly followed to help ensure the system’s integrity? UC Hospital’s testimonial below outlines the benefits a BCMA can add to your facility today.
Story originally featured on UCHospitals.EDU, published June 23, 2015
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