Help Ensure Patient Safety Through Positive Identification at the Bedside
As an integral part of the industry-leading Access Intelligent Forms Suite (IFS), Access Patient Labeling and Reporting System (PLRS) supports bedside medication verification (BMV) and electronic medication administration (eMAR) systems to enhance patient safety initiatives through positive patient identification (PPID).
When an order comes into eMAR system, a pharmacy technician can avoid the time-consuming and error-prone task of writing on medication labels. Instead, the Access system automatically outputs barcoded labels for the medication container/s. Before administering medication, nurses simply scan a patient’s barcoded wristband and then the medication label to ensure a positive match.
In addition to improving the accuracy of medication dispensing, the Access solution can also be used for outputting barcoded labels for specimens, vital signs and other items collected at patients’ bedsides.
Benefits of this solution include:
- Improved patient safety
- Enhancement of eMAR and BMV solutions
- Elimination of potential hazardous errors
- Increased productivity
- Faster, more efficient bedside processes
- Improved information availability