A 350-bed acute-care hospital wanted to improve turnaround time for the medication use process with drug distribution. A large teaching hospital needed to gain efficiencies with their existing automated dispensing system. And another teaching hospital was opening a new hospital and rebuilding all automated dispensing system machines. The leadership at these hospitals turned to RXinnovate Consulting team to achieve their goals.
This is why the outcomes for these hospitals included, but was not limited to:
• Decreasing distribution turnaround time decreasing from an average of 3 hours to 30 minutes.
• Increasing revenue through improved patient billing processes by approximately $75,000 per month.
• All new automated dispensing system equipment for 125 areas was built, loaded, and implemented by RXinnovate in 3 months.
• Reallocating pharmacist labor time-savings to clinical responsibilities and patient care.
The client team that arrives on site comprises managers, pharmacists, nurses, and pharmacy automation specialists. They bring knowledge in best practice solutions utilizing national benchmarking models and possess expertise in design and implementation of patient systems. Importantly, the broad-range consulting portfolio offered by RXinnovate is tailored to meet the individual needs of the hospital, healthcare system, and practitioners.
RXinnovate Consulting was founded in 1999 to provide a broad range of consulting services to hospitals and health systems across the country. Our consulting and implementation teams have over 25 years' experience in pharmacy management and the skill sets for designing and implementing patient care technology projects for hospitals.
Marti Jones brings more than 20 years of integrated communications experience from world-renowned organizations. Marti’s career has grown from raising awareness and funds for the American Red Cross before and after 9/11 to leading strategy for brands such as Mayo Clinic, Duke Health, and M Health Fairview, which included communications for change management and COVID-19. Marti's messaging portfolios are supported by her academic background and proven methodology, as she taught writing at the University of Minnesota and honed her craft at UnitedHealth, UCare, and RXinsider, Revel Health and Hill and Knowlton. Marti received her master’s degree in public affairs and administration from George Washington University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in communications and psychology from Augustana University.
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