Thank you Kathy. So if an item is taken out of Omnicell that is not charged to a patient how is it idenified? Do the floor add " for floor stock" or something like this.
Nina

Name of Facility: St Patrick Hospital

City, State: Hospital

Years as a Buyer: 20 years

We have a similar process to Kathy's. However, each department/Unit has their own Floor Stock Requisition Sheet. The items that are patient chargeable are on it as well as Non-chargeable items. The sheet is faxed to the Pharmacy and filled. Once a week, I enter the non-chargeable items into Cardinal's IDB system on Cardinal.com and it creates a bill I send to accounting at the end of the month to disburse.

Write ins are not allowed on FS sheets. If it is an item they don't stock that is needed, they have to have a doctors' order and the charge is generated when entered in the Pharmacy.

Our PYXIS talks to our computer system, so any items taken out are charged off to the patient.

Name of Facility: Arnot Ogden Medical Center

City, State: Acute Care 256 beds

Years as a Buyer: 7