Impact of an enterprise controlled substance management system on labor and inventory costs.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the impact of an enterprise controlled substance (ECS) management system with integration of analytics software on labor requirements and inventory cost within a health-system pharmacy.

Methods

A prospective, pre-post observational study was designed to assess the impact of implementing a solution that connects disparate systems with the integration of analytics software. Three study modules were implemented over approximately 18 months. The intervention consisted of implementation of new CS vaults, a centralized server, an automated central medication inventory system, and inventory optimization analytics software. The number of transactions and time spent on CS reports were compared before and after implementation to determine labor and inventory effici

SUBMITTER: Mohundro M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12003853 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature