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IV Medication Bar-Code System integrating barcoding of infusion solution, Intergrated pump that adjusts flow rate per bar code, patient bracelet and RN badge swipe to administer infusion.
Pennsylvania hospital's automated IV system provides real-time access to patient data
A $2 million investment has given Ohio Valley General Hospital in McKees Rocks, Pa., the distinction of being the first medical facility in the country to automate its intravenous medication system using bar code scanning and innovative infusion pump technology.
Pittsburgh Business Times, April 25, 2005
...Ohio Valley's IV safety system, implemented at the hospital in late 2003, provides physicians, nurses and pharmacists with real-time access to vital patient information that is transmitted electronically across a radio frequency network. Using a handheld device with a built-in scanner, nurses conduct a three-way scan of the patient's wristband, the IV bag and their own hospital identification badge to confirm that an authorized caregiver is providing the correct medicine to the right patient.
The same device is used to scan bar codes on the IV pump before starting the flow of medication. If an error occurs in the process or if there is a discrepancy in the information, the pump will not activate until the caregiver reviews and corrects the problem.
"Bar code scanning works by checking the traditional 'five rights' of medication administration -- right patient, right medication, right dose, right time and right route," said Ms. Spisak. "The IV smart pumps work by checking the flow rates and dosages of IV infusions against a predetermined database that is hospital defined to prevent the death by decimal concept." ...
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the pump will not activate until the caregiver reviews and corrects the problem
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the pump will not activate until the
Registered Nurse reviews and corrects the problem
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