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IntelliDOT Completes Implementation of Bedside Barcode Point-of-Care System at Providence Healthcare Network, Waco, TX
-First Integration of IntelliDOT BMA™ with EPIC Healthcare Information System-
SAN DIEGO, CA, August 25, 2008 – IntelliDOT Corporation, a leading provider of wireless handheld, barcode point-of-care (BPOC) solutions to hospitals, today announced that it has completed the implementation of IntelliDOT Bedside Medication Administration™ (IntelliDOT BMA™) at Providence Healthcare Network, Waco, Texas. This is the first implementation where IntelliDOT BMA has been integrated with an EPIC Healthcare Information System (HIS).
IntelliDOT BMA helps eliminate medication errors by matching the correct patient with the correct medication and method of delivery at the bedside. At only 8 oz. and packing a 12+ hour battery life, IntelliDOT’s CAREt® handheld device is easily carried for the entire shift by the clinician and provides information anywhere in the facility while collecting critical information at the point-of-care. The medication administration system interconnects with any HIS and, through other modules, can expand the bedside safety net to vital signs collection, laboratory specimen identification, mother-baby breast milk matching and blood product administration.
“IntelliDOT’s first integration with EPIC was very successful and again demonstrates our ability to work with any installed Healthcare Information System,” said David Swenson R.Ph., Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of IntelliDOT. “Now hospitals with an EPIC HIS can move forward on their patient safety initiatives immediately with IntelliDOT’s best-in-class solution.”
As part of the integration to the EPIC HIS, IntelliDOT handhelds receive admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) information as well as medication order information via a standard HL7 interface. To complete charting on the EPIC electronic medication administration record (eMAR), Providence Healthcare Network uses Boston WorkStation – an automation technology from IntelliDOT alliance partner Boston Software Systems – to rapidly perform input tasks on screen within EPIC.
Using Boston WorkStation, the IntelliDOT/EPIC interface sends documentation information to the EPIC eMAR once nurses complete medication administration at bedside using the IntelliDOT handheld device. For example, when a nurse administers a medication and verifies it on the IntelliDOT handheld device, an HL7 message is sent from IntelliDOT to Boston WorkStation, which then translates the HL7 message so that it can populate the EPIC MAR.
The IntelliDOT charting link has eliminated the time nurses spend entering medication administration into computers, which enables nurses to spend more time with patients.
“The IntelliDOT and EPIC interface with Boston WorkStation works very well,” said Jay Scherler, Vice President, Business and Support Services at Providence Healthcare Network. “In fact, one of the key selling points of IntelliDOT was that it could seamlessly chart back to our EPIC MAR.”
Scherler was especially impressed with the implementation of IntelliDOT BMA. “I can’t imagine a cleaner install than what we had,” said Scherler. “It was one of the smoothest implementations I’ve ever experienced. I would encourage anyone on the fence waiting for a barcode medication administration system to consider IntelliDOT.”
About IntelliDOT Corporation
IntelliDOT is a leading provider of wireless, handheld, barcode point-of-care (BPOC) solutions that connect to any healthcare information system to improve patient safety and nurse workflow. When using the IntelliDOT System, nurses can easily manage all tasks associated with five-rights medication administration safety checks and related documentation. Additional modules include specimen collection, blood product administration, mother-baby breast milk matching and vital signs collection. IntelliDOT was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Diego. More information can be found at www.intellidotcorp.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with market acceptance of the CAREt System, whether the company will be successful in raising additional funds, the risk that sales of the CAREt System will not increase to target levels, and the effectiveness and marketability of healthcare information technologies, as well as other risks.
IntelliDOT and CAREt are registered trademarks of IntelliDOT Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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