How much will it cost to automate at my facility with medDISPENSE?

Obviously, automation costs will vary depending upon the size of your facility and your workstation and interface requirements. Other factors which also contribute are your facility's formulary size and average census. Nevertheless, we are uniquely able to provide automated medication distribution solutions at the lowest possible costs on the market today. As an example, a facility could provide a nursing unit with a single workstation (configured to hold up to 270 different medications) for less than $500 per month.



How does medDISPENSE eliminate the need for end-of-shift counts?

medDISPENSE systems can eliminate the requirement for end-of-shift counts. This is done by requiring the dispensing nurse to perform a count prior to removing the dose(s); the system then verifies the nurse's count against the recorded count. This creates a perpetual inventory that is chronologically verified by the subsequent dispensing nurse. Any discrepancies are immediately reported by the system to the pharmacy and/or nurse.



If any hardware or software malfunctions, what support do you offer?

Though hardware or software malfunctions are infrequent, we provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, and 365 days per year. Any system malfunctions will be resolved within 24 hours.



Can our facility lease your equipment?

Yes. We offer various lease terms in addition to a purchase option for all of our equipment.



How soon can my facility schedule an installation?

Typically we can schedule installations with only 30 days notice, although we have performed installations with as little as one week notice.



How long does it take for your equipment to be installed?

We schedule all our installations for a one week period.



How long does it take to train a nurse to use your system?

On average, most nurses are fully trained on our system in less than 15 minutes.



How does the pharmacy department oversee use of the system?

All decentralized automated dispensing units are networked through a pharmacy workstation (server) located in the pharmacy department. The Pharmacy Workstation is loaded with medDISPENSE Pharmacy Center™ software and is used to input global user and patient information, manage par levels, print restock and usage reports, and perform many other functions. The same functions performed on the server may also, however, be performed at an actual dispensing machine.