Medication Cabinets ‘Talk’ To Cerner EHR

Omnicell cabinets get medication orders directly from Cerner electronic health record software at Montana's Billings Clinic, eliminating dangerous duplicate orders. The Billings Clinic healthcare system, headquartered in Billings, Mont., is closing the loop between its Cerner electronic health records software and its medication management system. Billings is the first healthcare organization to implement a tight integration between Cerner and the medication cabinets made by Omnicell, which come with their own software for controlling and tracking the drugs they dispense. By having the EHR send medication orders directly to the cabinets, this integration improves productivity and also patient safety. It . . .