I think I’ve just come down (barely) from the experience at the Premier Breakthroughs Conference. We were honored that our Rhazdrugs hazardous drug safety solution was one of 10 revolutionary healthcare technologies recognized by Premier, Inc. at the Innovation Celebration. The journey to this moment has been challenging, transformative, and, most of all, rewarding.

Most commonly known as hCAP, the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey is a national, standardized, publicly reported survey of hospital patients’ perspectives on their hospital care.

We’re back with our next story in Rpharmy Rounds. Today, we want to tell you a story about QR codes. Do you all remember the commercial during Super Bowl LVI with the bouncing QR code like a DVD logo meme? Based on this article, it was so popular that it crashed the app.

Rhazdrugs Recognized As Groundbreaking Healthcare Technology That Protects Healthcare Workers from Hazardous Drug Exposure

We have seen a lot of spreadsheets, PDFs, documents, and more in our many Rhazdrugs builds. One thing we’ve learned that is universal is you can have the very best policies and hazardous drug handling information, but if it isn’t easy to access and easy to understand, who is it serving? Your hazardous drug handling information is about more than USP <800> compliance; you’re protecting your employees.

🎶 Approving new drugs with the help of Rpharmy, designated person, it’s a party.  🎶 

I’ll stop singing through the screen and welcome you back to the next Rpharmy Rounds.  Today, we wanted to share a story that gave us a laugh.   

We spoke with a client recently who is the “approver” for his health system’s hazardous drug list. This health system has over 300 hazardous drugs on its Rhazdrugs site and adds 10-50 new drugs every year. Since joining us as an Rhazdrugs customer back in 2019, they’ve already completed their initial annual approval process, as this is part of our build. 

Our conversations with customers and prospects consistently reveal crucial information about the challenges in protecting healthcare workers from hazardous drug exposure. A recent discussion with a major healthcare system, with over 17,000 employees and 3,000 affiliated physicians, highlighted their impressive proactive approach to safety.

Rhazdrugs’ most significant and beneficial feature is its ability to integrate directly into an Electronic Health Record (EHR). Our product metrics show that nurses and clinicians are nearly twice as likely to access vital hazardous drug safety information when it is accessible directly from the EHR compared to when it is not. This can be critical in patient outcomes and healthcare worker safety.

Hi folks!  We’ve always described our mission as a community of pharmacists sharing best practices to improve the practice of pharmacy.  We’re always asking questions because we want to know YOUR stories.   

In the spirit of sharing, we’re introducing a new series called “Rpharmy Rounds” where we share stories from your peers about their pain points, successes, and innovations.  We only learn and grow when we push ourselves outside of our comfort zones and know when to ask for help.  We can’t wait to share some of the things we’ve heard from healthcare leaders.

Welcome to the Rpharmy School of Hard Knocks, where we wholeheartedly believe that embracing the successes and challenges of others enhances our learning! 

At Rpharmy, our solutions are deployed across hundreds of hospitals. Through our collaborative relationships with these institutions, we have gained deep insights into their challenges and wins. These five lessons learned during the USP <800> compliance process have percolated to the top through these relationships. We hope these insights help as you continue the critical work of protecting healthcare workers from the dangerous effects of hazardous drug exposure.