Drug Shortage Management Blog
Read the latest news, best practices, and data- and tech-focused content in our drug shortage management blog, written by experienced hospital pharmacy leaders. Gain perspectives from a team that’s been where you are and is now improving the process for hospital pharmacies across the country.
OrbitalRX Joins End Drug Shortages Alliance
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, June 29, 2022 – OrbitalRX announced today it has joined a new coalition of diverse stakeholders to address drug shortages in the United States. The End Drug Shortages Alliance provides a forum for key stakeholders to take strategic aim at one of...
6 Drug Shortage Predictions for 2022 and Beyond
A Pharmacy Leader’s Commentary on Becker’s 10 Top Patient Safety Issues for 2021
Becker's Hospital Review recently published 10 Top Patient Safety Issues for 2021, where Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control editorial team chose 10 patient safety issues for healthcare leaders to prioritize in 2021. In particular, we are most...
A Pharmacy Leader’s Perspective on Recent CIDRAP Recommendations
Over the past few weeks I have had the opportunity to review and consider many of the points outlined in the recent Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) publication titled, Ensuring a Resilient US Prescription Drug Supply and am deeply...
8 Ways Technology is Improving Hospital Drug Shortage Management During COVID-19
Hospitals are under significant pressure. More resources are going toward caring for COVID-19 and other emergent cases while revenue is suffering with the postponement and cancellation of elective procedures. Budgets are strained, forcing hospitals to lay off staff or...
The Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Hospital Pharmacies
The New England Journal of Medicine reported the first case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in the United States in January 2020. This means that as of late July, there has been more than six months of sustained uncertainty and instability. We've likely all...
Q&A: Why Predicting Drug Shortages Isn’t the Answer for Pharmacy Leaders
We talked with OrbitalRX CEO Adam Orsborn, PharmD, and Chief Product Officer Nate Peaty, PharmD, about predicting and managing drug shortages in the age of artificial intelligence. Their answers, based on real-world experience in hospital health systems, may surprise...
6 Steps for Managing Your Drug Shortage Strategy During COVID-19
Hospitals nationwide have struggled with their drug shortage strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic, from tests to personal protective equipment (PPE) to other supplies, such as ventilators. While hospitals are beginning to get these shortages under better control,...
COVID-19 and the Crisis in Data
COVID-19 is most evidently a potent respiratory virus at the heart of a global pandemic—neither of which are unheard of. What sets COVID-19 apart is that it is, at its heart, an unprecedented data crisis. By placing the emphasis on data as the source of truth, we...
Managing Hospital Drug Shortages: Better Data Means Better Decisions
“Automation removes a lot of the manual work that’s been happening in every department to get at that information. Even more important is automating that data at the point in your workflow where it makes the most sense – the point where that information is...
Hospital Drug Shortages: Patients are Feeling the Impact
A hospital patient needs treatment, but the medicine drawer for the drug they need is empty. What happens next? That’s a scenario too many hospital staff members deal with on any given day. While consequences of dealing with hospital drug shortages include loss of...
Former Hospital Pharmacy Leaders Offer Drug Shortage Management Solution
Every minute, in every hospital, patients trust their doctors and nurses to treat them with the drugs they need. Yet many of those patients aren’t aware drug shortages are an under-the-radar crisis that has plagued hospital pharmacy leaders for more than a decade....