Sharon,
I am digging up some additional information for you on this. I will get back to
you shortly!
Brent Massey
First Consulting Group
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Mobile: 413.668.8651
-----Original Message-----
From: Witt, Sharon L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue 12/12/2006 4:55 PM
To: Davis Daniel - Southern Hills; Massey, Brent; Judy Hill; Meditech
List
Cc:
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Positive patient ID and BMV
We currently are using the account number for the barcode from NPR.
What I am confused about is if you add a character to the barcode for
the armband, you have account # + 1 character. When I go to scan that
barcode, wouldn't it default in for the patient ID as the Account # plus
the character. How does Meditech say, oh yes, that is the patient? If
you have the scanner set to ignore the character, then isn't that the
same as not having the character there in the first place so any barcode
with the account number be accepted. Also, if the scanner ignores the
last character, doesn't that cause havoc with the Meds you scan.
I admit, I am not real familiar with how to configure the bar code
scanner so maybe there is a way.
-----Original Message-----
From: Davis Daniel - Southern Hills
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:53 PM
To: Witt, Sharon L.; Massey, Brent; Judy Hill; Meditech List
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Positive patient ID and BMV
If you use the barcode function in NPR and have the barcode be the
Patient number for this visit, then it will be accepted and understood
any place that is asking the patient prompt.
In HCA we had a fix put into eMAR that keeps track of whether the
patient was scanned or not. I can't say if it is available in
mainstream or not.
Of course, if you are implementing scanning the patient for ID purposes
elsewhere then it might be impossible to automatically prevent them from
doing a spacebar/enter kind of thing. But, that simply means that some
kind of physical monitoring will have to happen.
Daniel Davis, RN
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Witt, Sharon L.
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:21 AM
To: Massey, Brent; Judy Hill; Meditech List
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Positive patient ID and BMV
How do you tell Meditech to recognize that barcode as the patient? I
don't recall anywhere to define that.
-----Original Message-----
From: Massey, Brent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:24 AM
To: Witt, Sharon L.; Judy Hill; Meditech List
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Positive patient ID and BMV
Sharon,
One way to prevent users from scanning a patient identifier found on
other documents is to create a unique barcode identifier just for
patient wristbands (one with an additional alpha numeric character, for
example). This unique barcode identifier would be printed upon admission
and should then be made available for re-printing only by certain
individuals, say house supervisors. By creating this unique identifier
and then restricting re-printing access by certain individuals, you will
be able to eliminate the shortcuts users create in overriding the 5 R's.
Brent Massey
First Consulting Group
Home Office: 413.283.3613
Mobile: 413.668.8651
-----Original Message-----
From: Witt, Sharon L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 12:10 PM
To: Judy Hill; Meditech List
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Positive patient ID and BMV
Please post
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Judy Hill
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 2:47 PM
To: Meditech List
Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Positive patient ID and BMV
Hi,
If you already have policies in place for scanning patient wristbands
for point of care testing or medication administration, how are you
making sure users are actually scanning the wristbands? We would like
to prevent users from scanning a barcode found on some paper
documentation rather actually using the wristbands.
We're preparing for BMV but are already scanning for point of care, with
some users finding ways to get around scanning wristbands.
Thanks for your help,
Judy Hill
Bellin Health
Green Bay, WI
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