A big thank-you for those who sent me advice and "how-to" instructions.
This is a whole new learning curve for me. We added a hard carriage
return program to the scanners and then they started working correctly.
So, any other barcode scanner novices out there might keep this in mind
when testing the eMAR/BMV module. :)
Thanks!
Deb
Deborah O'Briant, RN
Senior Project Manager
Information Technology-Applications
Arkansas Children's Hospital
(501) 364-3643
Fax: (501) 364-6859
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Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 10:43 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Barcode Scanners
Hello!
I need some help/advice regarding barcode scanners and the new
eMAR desktop. We received most of the changes for the new desktop eMAR
and it was enabled in our test system a week or so ago. We have been
using the Symbol DS6608-DS200007 scanners with the traditional eMAR and
the Pharmacy has been using them to scan the meds into the PHA
dictionary. Now, these scanners will not work with the desktop eMAR. I
had to go back to using a 1D scanner from Metrologic. The problem is
that these scanners only read about 1/2 of the formulary. A lot of the
drugs have 2D barcodes on them (at least the ones we are getting).
Meditech is telling me the Symbol scanners need to be
reprogrammed. I am not an expert (far from it) on barcode technologies
but if the same scanner reads the same barcodes in PHA, NUR, and the
traditional eMAR (and on a blank word document), could it possibly be
something wrong with the programming in the new eMAR which is not
recognizing these scanners? We go live in a little over a month and I've
already ordered 225 of the Symbols. I should be able to exchange them
but I have to have a 2D scanner.
Thoughts? Help? Advice?
TIA,
Deb
Deborah O'Briant, RN
Senior Project Manager
Information Technology-Applications
Arkansas Children's Hospital
(501) 364-3643
Fax: (501) 364-6859
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Visit our website: www.archildrens.org
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