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Germfree Expands IV Pharmacy Capabilities through Certified Integration of Smarthood with Wolters Kluwer Simplifi+ IV Workflow
- Seamless integration enables hands-inside-the-hood sterile compounding with exclusive video traceability for health system pharmacy teams.
“We designed Smarthood to work seamlessly with the software platforms pharmacy teams already rely on. This certified integration will enable hospitals using Simplifi+ to leverage systems they trust with new capabilities that push pharmacy safety reliability to a new level,” – Judd Baker, Vice President of Healthcare, Germfree.
Ormond Beach, FL, September 9, 2026 — Germfree Laboratories, LLC, a pioneering leader in modular and mobile cleanroom infrastructure, today announced the certified integration of its Smarthood™ sterile compounding hood with Wolters Kluwer Health’s Simplifi+® IV Workflow Management with Assure-Trak® and Simplifi 797® solutions. The integration includes full hardware and software compatibility for highly accurate measurements with both volumetric and gravimetric workflows, allowing pharmacy teams to complete required workflow steps without leaving the sterile field to reduce inefficiencies and contamination risk.
The adoption of IV workflow automation has been critical for improving the safety of hospital pharmacies. Since its launch, Germfree’s Smarthood has set the industry benchmark for streamlined integration of the hardware pharmacy teams rely on the most, including cameras, scales, barcode scanners, and more, directly into the hood itself. Paired with Simplifi+, Wolters Kluwer’s software for standardizing operations and automating compliance, the integration enables full inside-the-hood operations while eliminating manual workflows, helping pharmacy teams complete preparations more efficiently while maintaining continuous audit readiness.
“By integrating Germfree’s innovative hardware with Simplifi+, we’re bringing greater precision and confidence directly into the sterile compounding environment,” said Christopher Sullivan, Vice President and General Manager, Pharmacy and Health Technology Solutions, at Wolters Kluwer Health. “This helps pharmacy teams work more efficiently, strengthen traceability, and ultimately support safer patient care.”
By pairing Smarthood’s built-in field-of-view camera with Simplifi+ IV Workflow, the integration delivers a new level of video documentation. Simplifi+ is the first software to record field-of-view video during preparation and associate that footage directly with the individual preparation record, giving teams greater visibility into the compounding process and stronger confidence in every record.
“We’re bringing greater precision and confidence directly into the sterile compounding environment,” – Christopher Sullivan, Vice President and General Manager, Pharmacy and Health Technology Solutions, Wolters Kluwer Health.
“We designed Smarthood to work seamlessly with the software platforms pharmacy teams already rely on. This certified integration will enable hospitals using Simplifi+ to leverage systems they trust with new capabilities that push pharmacy safety reliability to a new level,” said Judd Baker, Vice President of Healthcare, Germfree. “The ability to capture and associate video directly with each preparation record is exactly the kind of innovation we built this hardware to support, and it gives pharmacy teams a level of traceability they haven’t had before – especially those that have waited to upgrade or expand their workflow automation.”
The integration supports precise dosing for pediatric and neonatal preparations, using built-in vibration dampening to help maintain consistent gravimetric measurement at smaller volumes. Smarthood is also built for durability in demanding pharmacy environments, supporting reliable performance through regular cleaning and continuous use.
The certified integration of Simplifi+ IV Workflow and Simplifi 797 with Germfree’s Smarthood is available now. Pharmacy teams interested in learning more can visit, www.germfree.com/equipment/smarthood
About Germfree
Germfree delivers healthcare infrastructure that helps hospitals and health systems raise the standard of patient care. The company’s Smarthood platform, an integrated sterile IV compounding hood, consolidates scanning, gravimetric verification, photo documentation, and label printing within the sterile field, giving pharmacy teams a single compliant workflow instead of separate steps and devices. More than 200 Germfree cleanrooms and systems operate across 32 countries, backed by a U.S. manufacturing hub and on-site service programs that support rapid deployment and sustained performance for healthcare teams focused on patient safety. Learn more at germfree.com.
SOURCE Germfree Laboratories LLC
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