As Hospitals Work to Solve Drug Diversion Problem, LogicStream Health Expands Pharmacy Software Suite by Introducing The Drug Diversion App
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LogicStream Health, a leading clinical process improvement and control software provider supporting hundreds of hospitals nationwide, introduced new software that helps hospital pharmacy teams proactively manage and better control drug diversion activity.
The Drug Diversion App from LogicStream Health™ gives hospitals early warning signals about potential instances of drug diversion and clinicians who may be diverting medications. According to Patrick Yoder, PharmD, CEO and co-founder of LogicStream Health, “The Drug Diversion App is truly unique because it aggregates electronic health record (EHR), automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) and carousel data, as well as other data sources to produce an ongoing stream of information and notification of potential diversion activity.”
Dr. Yoder said The Drug Diversion App “provides active surveillance of drug ordering, administration and all dispensation activities, signaling to administrators and clinical leaders which clinicians are potentially diverting drugs.” The App combines multiple data sources to detect warning signs attributable to an individual, rather than comparing data medication by medication. “This approach allows for a deeper investigation leading to a decision to intervene or to dismiss warning signals, all from within The App.”
The Drug Diversion App is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2020, with several innovation partners beginning use in January. The Drug Diversion App is part of an expanding suite of pharmacy software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps running on the LogicStream Health Clinical Process Improvement and Control Platform that provide insights to better manage problems like drug diversion and drug shortages. The company introduced The Drug Shortage App from LogicStream Health™ in December 2018. Since its introduction, The Drug Shortage App has been selected for use by nearly 100 hospitals.
Demonstrations of The Drug Diversion App and The Drug Shortage App will be conducted at the ASHP Midyear 2019 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas December 9 to 11, 2019. The company will be located at Booth #2453 in the ASHP Exhibit Hall, Bayside C.
About LogicStream Health
LogicStream Health is trusted by a community of high-performing healthcare providers across the United States. The company’s clinical process control and improvement SaaS platform stands alone in its ability to help customers gain instant insights to improve vital clinical processes and patient care. As a result, customers reduce cost and improve outcomes. The LogicStream Health SaaS platform is ‘must-have’ technology enabling clinical teams to quickly improve clinical processes in near-real-time and is designed for rapid implementation and easy adoption by end-user clinicians, informaticists, data analysts and executive teams. LogicStream Health software today is supporting hundreds of hospitals on a scalable and sustainable technology platform to standardize processes and deliver highly reliable healthcare. For more information, please visit www.LogicStreamHealth.com.
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