Success stories
We’re helping a provincial healthcare authority meet front-line communication needs.
Our solution means our client can meet increased PPID standards easily and economically.
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Challenge
Greater focus on patient safety is requiring healthcare providers to meet higher standards for positive patient ID (PPID). This includes changes such as:
• Using at least two patient identifiers whenever taking blood samples or administering medications or blood products
• Including barcodes on most prescriptions when dispensing drugs
To meet these tightened requirements, our client needed to replace a plastic-card embossing system with barcoding technology.
Solution
We installed a mobile data-capture solution that produces labels and wristbands, with or without barcodes, quickly and economically. The solution is compact and flexible, allowing staff to print anywhere—nursing stations, patient registration desks, labs, X-ray clinics, surgery.
The solution requires minimal IT involvement during implementation, and operates separately from the mainframe system.
Impact
- Increased productivity through on-demand patient wristbanding across all healthcare functions and departments
- Integrated with existing legacy systems and patient data streams
- Eliminated cost and waste associated with unnecessary printing
- Significantly decreased equipment maintenance and supply costs