CareFusion Highlights Positive Results Of Closed-Loop Medication
Safety Initiative With Corniche Hospital
- Exhibits Patient Safety Products at Medication Safety
Conference 2012
ABU DHABI, United Arab
Emirates, Nov. 15, 2012
/PRNewswire/ -- CareFusion Corp. (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global
medical technology company, today announced plans to present the
results of a closed-loop medication safety initiative completed
with UAE-based Corniche Hospital, in collaboration with Cerner,
during the Medication Safety Conference, Nov. 15-17 in Abu
Dhabi, UAE.
The program enables data sharing and centralizes clinical
information between the Pyxis MedStation® system and the Pyxis®
Anesthesia system from CareFusion, and the Cerner electronic health
record (EHR). In addition, Corniche Hospital uses Pyxis CIISafe™
system for management of controlled substances and the Pyxis PARx®
system for a closed-loop medication replenishment process.
Dr. Adeline Saliba, acting
pharmacy manager and medication safety manager for Corniche
Hospital, will be presenting on the hospital's use of these
industry-leading technologies to support an integrated positive
patient identification (PPID) system designed to improve patient
health outcomes and safety (Day One, Session Three: Automation and
Informatics).
"Our automation journey has allowed us to streamline our
processes and integrate our automated solutions, supported by
clinical decision support, to close the loop on medication
administration," said Saliba. "For bar-coded medication
administration (BCMA), our compliance rate has steadily increased
from 91.25 percent when the project was initiated in May 2012, up to 95.7 percent in September 2012 — exceeding our 95 percent target
— hence further reinforcing the five rights of medication
administration."
The closed-loop approach from Corniche Hospital supported by
CareFusion technologies has eliminated unnecessary processes and
streamlined workflow efficiencies to ensure checks and balances are
in place for diverse steps in medication management. This allows
nurses to spend less time on administrative tasks and more time on
direct patient care. Corniche Hospital plans to begin deploying the
system to all clinical areas throughout the organization by
mid-2013.
In addition to highlighting the success of this initiative,
CareFusion will be demonstrating its breadth of medication safety
and automation expertise. Gail
Berglund, executive director of Clinical Practice for
CareFusion, will be presenting on the role of "smart pumps" in
transforming the safety of medication administration (Day One,
Session Three: Automation and Informatics). Berglund will offer
insight into how infusion pumps, like the Alaris® system from
CareFusion, integrate a suite of specialized hardware and software
to offer advanced features and functionality to help ensure the
highest levels of safety when administering intravenous
medications. At its exhibition area, CareFusion will also be
offering demonstrations of bi-directional interoperability
capabilities of the Alaris System with the Cerner EHR.
CareFusion also will be exhibiting a variety of solutions
designed to maximize patient safety and enhance medication
management. Products on-display at the CareFusion booth
include:
- Metro® 1760Rx cart with Pyxis® Nurse Link: Mobile access to
real-time patient information with secure and accurate
point-of-care medication delivery;
- Pyxis® MedStation® 4000 system: Automated medication dispensing
and management;
- Pyxis® MedStation® ES system: Enterprise wide automation of the
medication dispensing and management process;
- Pyxis® CIISafe™ system: Controlled substance management;
- Rowa Vmax®: Automated storage and dispensing for
high-performing hospitals;
- BlisPack®: First robotic system for creating unit doses from
blister sheets; and
- Alaris® system: The only infusion system to provide
bi-directional interoperability for both large volume and syringe
pumps.
Now in its fifth year, the 2012 Medication Safety Conference
brings together pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other
healthcare professionals from around the world devoted to patient
safety and medication safety best practices. For more information
about the medication safety solutions from CareFusion being
exhibited at the Medication Safety Conference, visit
http://www.CareFusion.com.
Corniche Hospital is a 235 bed, Joint Commission International
(JCI) accredited specialty hospital in Abu Dhabi, UAE dedicated to women's health and
maternity issues. About 8,000 new babies a year and 10,000
outpatient visits a month are served. It is owned and operated by
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) and managed for SEHA by
Johns Hopkins Medicine International.
About CareFusion
CareFusion (NYSE: CFN) is a global corporation serving the
health care industry with products and services that help hospitals
measurably improve the safety and quality of care. The company
develops market-leading technologies including Alaris® infusion
pumps, Pyxis® automated dispensing and patient identification
systems, Rowa® automation solutions, AVEA®, AirLife™ and LTV®
series ventilation and respiratory products, ChloraPrep® skin prep
products, V. Mueller® surgical instruments, and an extensive line
of products that support interventional medicine. CareFusion
employs more than 15,000 people across its global operations. Since
August 2011, Rowa is part of
CareFusion. More information may be found at
www.carefusion.com.
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