Safety Alerts: Medication Barcode Scanning and Use of Alaris Interoperability
Medication barcode scanning and use of Alaris® interoperability are two safety mechanisms that we have implemented to support you, as nurses, from making unintentional medication administration errors. Some nursing departments are outperforming our current targets. We would like to congratulate the following departments on their success and thank them for their focus on these critical safety mechanisms.
Congratulations to the following units that have consistently achieved greater than 80 percent compliance with Alaris interoperability!
- Atrium Medical Center: Infusion Treatment Center
- Miami Valley Hospital: ME3 (Pulmonary), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, SE10 (Neuro Advanced Care)
- Miami Valley Hospital North: PCU2
- Upper Valley Medical Center: 1 Central, Cardiac Telemetry Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Infusion Center, Progressive Care Unit, Rehab
Congratulations to the following units that have consistently achieved greater than 98 percent compliance with medication barcode scanning!
- Atrium Medical Center: Dialysis and Infusion Treatment Center
- Miami Valley Hospital Austin Emergency Department
- Miami Valley Hospital: BC1 Nursery, Maternity 2, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Upper Valley Medical Center: Women’s Services/OB
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