By Gina Shaw
According to ASHP’s 2018 national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings, IV workflow management systems (IV-WMS) remain underutilized in U.S. hospitals, particularly at smaller institutions.
Overall, 16.4% of hospitals reported having adopted IV-WMS; when broken down by size, 57.6% of the largest hospitals (≥600 staffed beds) are using the technology, versus 4.6% of hospitals with fewer than 50 beds. Only the largest group of hospitals broke the threshold of