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I would have a problem with the door method. First, I would assume that all your rooms are private otherwise you would have more than one barcode on your doors. I would then be concerned on how rigorously the barcodes are being removed and added to the doors. I would also be concerned about actual value that this process provides. It can't really be said to provide anything to patient safety since the patient is on the other side of the door when the scanning is done. I suppose it might help with charge capture. However, so that this message doesn't sound overly critical, I really like the name of your hospital! Blah, blah. Mike Cottle Sumter Regional Hospital 100 Wheatley Drive Americus, GA 31709 (229) 931-1380 IT Dept. (229) 931-1309 IT Fax -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brenda Wiley Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 3:51 PM To: Jo Boyce; [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MEDITECH-L] How do you handle Isolation issues with COWs All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ====================================== We are in the testing stages of BMV, w/ plans to go LIVE in fall. Right now what we're thinking about is having the barcode holding the patient identification on the outside of the door where the patient's name is. All scanning of meds would occur outside the room, including scanning the barcode w/ the patient identifier. Then the nurse will do the 'manual' check we are currently doing now w/ paper MAR's asking the patient to state their name and DOB before s/he gives the patient the medications. I'd sure be open to other ideas. Brenda Wiley, RN Transylvania Community Hospital, Inc. --- Jo Boyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am interested in the same information about COWs > and isolation rooms. > Can anyone with experience send info to me as well. > Jo Boyce > Clinical Analyst > Speare Memorial Hospital > Plymouth, NH > 603-238-6458 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >Need some expertise from users who have been > there.... > >We are currently in the planning stage of bedside > medication > >administration process. > > > >Question arose as to what other users do with the > COW's in isolation > >rooms. > > > >Do you have dedicated COWs for isolation rooms that > are terminally > >cleaned when room is cleaned? > >Does anyone use PDA's for Bedside Medication > Administration vs COWs? > >Is there a different process for Negative Flow > rooms vs regular patient > >rooms deemed isolation for contact isolation > patient? > > > >Any assistance or insight would be appreciated. > > > > > > Theresa M. Skinner BSN-RN,BC > > Wuesthoff Health System, Inc > > 110 Longwood Ave > > Rockledge, Florida 32955 > > Office (321)637-2696 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l Note: The information contained in this message and any attachments may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this communication or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting this message, any attachments, and all copies and backups from your computer. If you have received this communication in error and are unable to reply to this message, please notify the sender immediately by telephone at (229) 931-1380. Thank you. Sumter Regional Hospital _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
