Jeff I have to disagree as I find the MM.PHA functionality very valuable. An accurate perpetual inventory allows you to: -reduce quantity on hand to 'just in time' which can be as much as a 30% reduction -anticipate stock outs before it happens -do all purchasing in 20 minutes or less -accurately track top dollar item usage -provide for Case Costing -and is esential for our hospital budgeting and funding accountability in Canada. Terry Terry Lehmann B.S.P. Consultant Healthtech Inc. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: 416.659.3002 Phone/Voice Mail:416.483.5974 ext.38 Fax/Home Office: 416.221.3002 http://www.healthtech.on.ca <http://www.healthtech.on.ca/> This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies.
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thompson, Jeff Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:33 AM To: Rita Denison Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Re: Pharmacy Perpetual Inventory We use it here. PHA to MM.PHA. These is little maintenance in Meditech on the PHA side once you get it going. However there is considerable time spent on tracking low cost items and reconciling. You can not use NONFORMULARY dictionary in PHA because it does not support perpetual. Your IV labels will need adjusted because you now have to enter the 1000mg vial and the 500 mg vial for a 1500mg order to make the inventory "correct". We do an annual inventory and adjust at that time. This is my personal opinion, but it is not worth it. I find it hard to believe that all the time and effort spent in chasing charges and entering items is ever recovered from moving to this. Jeff Thompson, R.Ph. Pharmacy Informatics Newman Regional Health Emporia, KS 66801 Direct: 620-340-6150 ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rita Denison Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 2:27 PM To: Meditech Users Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Re: Pharmacy Perpetual Inventory The ever shrinking health care dollar is driving our need to know exactly what procedures cost. With that in mind we are interested in knowing whether anyone is utilizing the perpetual inventory link between Pharmacy and Materials Management and the Cost Accounting module to determine what are the true costs of procedures? We currently utilize Omnicell dispensing machines and unit dose as much as possible, as we utilize the BMV module. The medications are charged at the point of removal from the Omnicell machines. If you are utilizing it we would be interested in knowing: 1. When there is a discrepancy how is it resolved? 2. What is the expected time to build the dictionaries needed? 3. What is the true maintenance of the dictionary? (i.e. 1 FTE, less, more) 4. Is anyone using the Cost Accounting and this link to determine costs, or are there other means to accomplish this? Any and all feedback would be appreciated regarding the positives and negatives of pursuing the project. Thank you Cindy Cindy M. Mireley, RN BSN Clinical Systems Analyst Sturgis Hospital 269-659-4483 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rita Denison, HIS Manager Sturgis Hospital 916 Myrtle Avenue Sturgis, MI 49091 (269) 659-4454 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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