UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY SERVICES

 

ANNUAL REPORT FY2006

 


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INPATIENT DRUG DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

 

The Inpatient Pharmacy Services, consistent with the values of the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, places a priority on patients and family, teamwork and never-ending improvement. 

Text Box: Brian Callahan, Pharm.D.
Manager, Inpatient Operations
The Department is responsible for dispensing medications daily for an average inpatient population of 800 patients between the University and Mott Hospitals combined.  Additional services are provided to support the outpatient and clinic settings. The Department consists of pharmacists as well as technical and support personnel, who work together to assure patients receive the highest quality pharmaceutical care possible.

The Inpatient Pharmacy performs a wide range of duties 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.  These include but are not limited to: prescription order entry, IV dosage and filling, chemotherapy admixtures, sterile lab and bulk drug compounding and packaging, filling of unit based medication cabinets, provide drug information to Physicians and Nurses and participation on the Cardiac Arrest Team.

 

Inpatient Operations Management Team

 

·         Nabil Khalidi, Assistant Director

·         Brian Callahan, Manager, Inpatient Operations

·         Denise Glenn, Manager, Mott Pharmacy

·         Barb Higgins, Manager, OR Pharmacies and 5UH

·         Kim Landini, Manager, UH Satellites

·         Mike Kraft, UH Clinical Coordinator

·         Deb Pasko, Mott Clinical Coordinator

·         Marcee Chote, Technical Coordinator

·         Diane Shoemaker, Technical Coordinator

·         Karrie Trapp, Technical Coordinator

 

Text Box: Inpatient Pharmacy Statistics

•	3.1 milllion prescription orders processed per year
•	21,000 doses of oral medications dispensed per day
•	5,200 doses of intravenous medications dispensed per day
•	1.4 million doses of medications packaged per year
•	25,600 chemotherapy products prepared annually
Key Accomplishments/ Improvement Initiatives

·         Preparation for UM-CareLink physician order entry system

·         Completed design of Main and OR Pharmacies for new Mott Hospital

·         Extended UH OR satellite hours of operation to provide evening coverage

·         Recruited and hired UH Clinical Coordinator

·         Expanded Patient Focused Care clinical program to Mott Hospital

·         Extended off shift Management presence with Afternoon Technical Coordinator

·         Established a workgroup to improve reduce and improve response to “missing medications”

·         Expanded Omnicell unit based cabinets from 77 to 98 machines

·         Completed installation of Safety Stock barcode technology for stocking Omnicell drug dispensing machines

·         Constructed Mott Children’s Hospital OR pharmacy satellite

·         Planning and design for a new Cardiovascular Center Pharmacy

·         Expansion of Pharmacy services to include support of East Ann Arbor Surgery Center

·         Implemented Phaseal® - a closed compounding and delivery system for Chemotherapeutic agents

·         Implemented new post-op and transfer order processing system to improve accuracy and reduce dispensing delays

·         Revised IV policies and standards to improve compliance with USP 797 Guidelines

·         Modified the Medication Administration Record to include new sections for Respiratory Therapy and Chemotherapeutic agents

·         Installed Omnicell Pharmacy Central carousel inventory system

·         Constructed new break room for Mott Pharmacy

·         Implemented Neonatal Starter TPN process

·         Provided representation for Disaster Drill and Emergency Preparedness

·         Updated labels for PCA syringes to support new barcode enabled Smart Pumps

·         Implemented Label Safe- new barcode enabled label making program to improve packaging accuracy

·         Converted OB epidural syringes to cassette delivery system