Management Case Studies F: Parts 1 & 2

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
8:00 am – 9:00 am

Moderator: Charlene A. Hope, PharmD, BCPS

Implementation of Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs) at a Large Academic Medical Center: A Project Management Approach
Activity #204-000-12-360-L04P/204-000-12-360-L04T
Level of Content: General Interest
0.5 Contact Hours/Knowledge-based
Presenter: Gajendra A. Gharia, RPh, MPH

Learning Objectives:

• Describe a framework for creating a multi-stakeholder project team with defined roles and responsibilities.
• Illustrate communication strategies employed within and across departments impacted by an HIT project implementation.
• Present mechanisms for project wrap-up and ensuring ongoing maintenance and optimization.

Streamlining the Stat Medication Process through an Observational Study and Utilization of Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs): An Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Project in an Academic Medical Center
Activity #204-000-12-361-L04P/204-000-12-361-L04T
Level of Content: General Interest
0.5 Contact Hours/Knowledge-based
Presenters: Denice L. Duda, MHA, RN, CPHQ; Jennifer V. Gillespie, PharmD, MBA; Melinda D. Sawyer, MSN, RN, CNS-BC

Learning Objectives:

• Describe steps in the stat medication order process that can be removed to decrease waste.
• Explain the benefits of automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) as a means to help decrease missing medications and improve turnaround time.
• Identify lessons learned from an interdisciplinary observational study effort to improve the stat medication process.