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Handheld device helps Banner Hospitals deliver safer patient care
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
MESA, AZ -- New technology at Banner Heart Hospital and Banner Baywood Medical Center now helps medical staff strengthen the quality of patient care.
“Positive Patient Identification” is a handheld device that scans bar codes on patient wristbands and medications. The bar code on the patient's wristband tells the wireless scanner who the patient is and accesses the patient's electronic medical records to determine if there is an order for that medication.
A nurse can use the device to scan the patient’s arm band barcode, as well as the medication barcode, before administering medicine. If there were an issue of some sort, the device would alert the nurse of the need for further investigation.
“This provides an excellent second line of protection in safely delivering patient medication,” said Cindy Helmich, Banner Baywood chief nursing officer.
For more information, contact (480) 321-4273.
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The handheld device will scan patient wristbands to improve medical care at Banner Hospitals.
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