1. Stephanie Allen-Wang Sukanya Bhattacharya Sarah Manning Temidayo Yembra

2. SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010

3. Nurses spend excessive time retrieving supplies from the supply room SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010

4. Errors are made when charging supplies to patients o Either patient or medication names o Right drug, Right dose, Right time, Right route SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010

5. There is a lack of equipment to carry & store supplies o Minimize waste of supplies o Medication usage control o Inventory control SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010

6. Inventory records do not match actual supplies available There is a lack of fail-safe mechanisms concerning inventory tracking SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010

7. Omnicell Inc, "Orange Regional Medical Centre Selects Omnicell to Maximize Medication Management", 2010 ORMC switched to Omnicells to: Maximize inventory Enhance safety Increase medication security

8. SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010 M. Shepley "Predesign and Postoccupancy Analysis of Staff Behavior in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" in Childrens Healthcare Volume 31, Issue 3, 2002 Location of a supply room in a NICU, alone, does not decrease time in activity involving supply storage

9. SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010 J. Reiling, R. Hughes, M. Murphy - The Impact of Facility Design on Patient Safety in Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses Architectural design on patient safety is important Improving physical environment, mproves patient and nurse outcomes

10. SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010 J. Collins - RFID Cabinet Manages Medicine in RFID Journal Inc, 2005 Using RFID enabled cabinets Automatically track when medical equipment is removed Reduces false-positives in inventory tracking

11. SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010 M. Freize, A. Carlo "A Case for Inventory Control", 2001 Enhancing medical service and quality Effective inventory management systems Organized maintained by o Color-coding o Labeling

12. SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010 UMMS White Paper – C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant Ease of use, including compatibility with workflow, easy data entry, simple access Mobility/weight/design Screen clarity Degree of impediment to patient care Wireless compatibility and session stability

13. SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010 Automated Medication Dispensing Systems - OmniCenter Remote Access Scheduled Meds Bar Code Confirmation Patient Medication Profiling

14. Enhance Omnicell design and process Patient safety o Compartment door opens o Guiding Light Inventory Control SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010

15. Typical Process 1.Swipe employee badge 2.Enter patient name 3.(Enter item) 4.Open Door 5.Remove supplies 6.Press corresponding button 1 time for each item 7.Close door 8.Swipe out/end session SAW, SB, SM, & TY 10/21/2010