Managed Healthcare Executive – “Telepharmacy enables 24/7 dispensing”
July 26, 2016
This article (located on the lower portion of the page) reveals how Rome Memorial Hospital, a 130-bed hospital located in Rome, New York turned to a technology-based solution to help with overnight pharmacy coverage. “It just didn’t make sense to spend $400,000 hiring additional pharmacists, especially for a 130-bed hospital that doesn’t have the prescription volume to justify an overnight shift,” says Scott Burns, director of pharmacy at Rome Memorial.
What he found was a telepharmacy solution from PipelineRx. Today, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., the entire medical staff at Rome Memorial has after-hours access to a telepharmacist who can dispense medications and is available to respond to clinical questions.