We recently switched from another vendor's barcoded medication administration product to BMV. Our previous system used handhelds for documentation. I thought the transition would be difficult for the nurses, but it actually went smoothly. The handhelds were convenient, but unreliable, so the nurses were frustrated with them. I did some pre-implementation work with the nurses to convince them that there would be trade offs with this change, but the benefits made it worth it. Some of the benefits of Meditech over our old system was:
1) No more paper MAR's to print for the chart each day-the MAR will automatically archive. 2) If MAR information needs to be retrieved, it would be much easier to find in Meditech than looking at page after page of the paper MAR's. 3) Any PC at the nurses station can be used to acknowledge med orders with BMV. They no longer had to retrieve a handheld from the charging cradle in the med room and take it to the chart. 4) No more typing by tapping on that little handheld screen; a keyboard is used for BMV. 5) Nurses could document in the nursing module while passing meds. They could not do that with the handhelds since they were only used for the med administration application. 6) Less scrolling to see an order. With our old system, the nurse could not read the entire order without scrolling down and to the right to view it on the small screen. 7) On the units where COW's were going to be used, the nurse could withdraw hours of meds for the patients he/she was caring for and place them in a locked COW, so there was less running back and forth to retrieve meds. 8) A more reliable platform. They no longer have to check and recheck to make sure that documentation was on the MAR. With BMV, they can see this immediately. The only complaint I've had about BMV is that they miss the handhelds when documenting a prn med on the units that use COW's for documentation, but most of the nurses have told me that they much prefer BMV to our old electronic system. My advice is figure out what the advantages will be in switching and then sell it to the staff before implementation. Kim Frick, RN Project Coordinator Licking Memorial Health Systems Phone: 740-348-4114 Fax: 740-348-4769 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LMHealth.org -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Czarnecki, Frances Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 7:20 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Looking for contacts using Pha,BMV,CPOE For many reasons we are considering returning to Meditech's pharmacy system, also utilizing Nursing & BMV and eventually POM. We will be coming off a system that allows the use of a small handheld with multiple functions and all the bedside safety checks (scanning meds, patient, etc.) Nursing is concerned for their work flow and feel using a COW or some portable pc will be difficult to manage. We would like to talk to others who use most if not all of the above mentioned products. We are looking at how well the process works, the satisfaction level of staff, the ease of use, etc. Any information you are willing to share will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Frances Czarnecki Information Technology Applications Manager North Adams Regional Hospital 71 Hospital Avenue North Adams, Ma. 01247 413/664-5151 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Confidentiality Notice: If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail at the address shown. This e-mail transmission may contain confidential information. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any disclosure, distribution, copying or use of the information by others is strictly prohibited. Please delete it from your files if you are not the intended recipient. Thank you for your compliance. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
