Matthew Tupps, PharmD, MHA

Pharmacy Manager: Inventory and Automation
Rotation(s) Offered: Human Resources, Medication Use Systems, Leadership

Biography

I manage drug inventory in B2 as well as maintain automation systems included (Pyxis, PLX, Pharmopack, CIIsafe, DoseEdge, IV Prep). I oversee technicians within central pharmacy.

Pharmacy School Attended: Ohio Northern University (2009)

Other Training:

  • Masters in Healthcare Administration, Ohio University (2013)

Areas of Interest

Mitigation of drug shortages, Utilizing technology and data from EHR and inventory software to better visualize drug utilization and inventory on hand, Integration of artificial intelligences to manage inventory within the organization

Published Articles or Reviews

  • Bozaan, D., Skicki, D., Brancaccio, A., Snyder, A., Friebe, S., Tupps, M., Paje, D. and Chopra, V., 2019. Less Lumens-Less Risk: A Pilot Intervention to Increase Use of Single-Lumen Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters.Journal of Hospital Medicine, 14(1), pp.42-46.
  • Tharp J, Tupps M, Littlejohn W. a microbiological monitoring program and control of compounding facilities. Am J Health-System Pharm. In press.