UAB Hospital to Integrate Advanced Symbiq(TM) Infusion Device With EHR to Enhance Safety and Clinician Workflow
02 Março 2010 - 11:57AM
PR Newswire (US)
LAKE FOREST, Ill., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hospira, Inc.
, a leading provider of clinical information and medication
delivery technologies, today announced a partnership with the
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital to implement one
of the first integrations of the wireless Symbiq(TM) infusion
device with built-in Hospira MedNet(TM) safety software and the
Cerner Millennium ® EHR through the Cerner CareAware iBus(TM)
system. Integrating these technologies enables auto-programmed
infusion pumps, minimizing manual programming of the device and
helping to decrease medication dosing errors, increase compliance
with medication orders and reduce pump programming time. Marking
one of the first planned auto-programming implementations with the
technologically advanced Symbiq device, the Hospira and UAB
Hospital partnership illustrates Hospira's ongoing commitment to
provide solutions that drive safety and efficiencies in healthcare.
Auto programming of another Hospira infusion device already has
shown a streamlined workflow, reducing the number of infusion
device programming steps, and a 24.8 percent reduction in the
amount of time nurses spend programming the pumps.(1) The Symbiq
auto-programming implementation builds on UAB's existing culture of
innovation and technological leadership. Once the technology is
fully implemented, UAB Hospital clinicians will manage bedside
patient medication administration using more than 1,000 wireless,
auto-programmed enabled Symbiq devices across the facility. When
completed, this will represent the largest installation of wireless
Symbiq pumps in the Southeast region of the United States, and the
first Symbiq auto-programming deployment in this part of the
country. "As a leading academic center, we are already providing a
benchmark level of care, and we are pleased the Hospira partnership
will enable us to integrate technologies and provide yet another
level of safety and quality control," said Melisa Kelly, director,
Application Services, UAB Health System. "We are proud to have been
recognized as a Hospira Center of Excellence and look forward to
collaborating with other institutions working to reach a similar
level of advanced technology integration." "The team at UAB
Hospital is leading the healthcare technology adoption curve to
ensure their clinicians have the latest tools to address patient
safety and drive clinician efficiencies," said Symeria Hudson, vice
president, Medication Management Systems, U.S., Hospira. "At
Hospira we are proud of the solutions we offer, which are at the
forefront of driving safety and medication administration
enhancements in modern medicine." Auto programming infusion devices
allows nurses to use individual barcodes on the patients' hospital
I.D. wristbands, intravenous (I.V.) bag and device to automatically
send information from the EHR into the infusion device, and confirm
that the right drug and right dose is being administered to the
right patient, at the right time and by the right route. As a
result, clinicians have fewer programming steps and can seamlessly
verify the five rights of medication administration to ensure the
pump is programmed as ordered by the physician. The Symbiq device
with Hospira MedNet is connected to the Cerner Millennium ®
EHR through the Cerner CareAware iBus(TM), a plug-and-play device
connectivity architecture that enables two-way communication
between Hospira infusion systems and the EHR. The Symbiq LCD touch
screen -- the largest available on infusion pumps -- enables easy
upgrades to future functionality. The UAB Hospital team has
completed and validated the first phase of the Symbiq wireless
rollout in the hospital's hematology and oncology units. As a
result of the initial success, the hospital is beginning the next
expansion phase to implement the Symbiq devices on the remaining
hospital units. University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital will
then start enabling the auto- programming functionality of the
pumps. Through its Hospira partnership, UAB Hospital will serve as
a Hospira Center of Excellence, benchmarking hospital best
practices for using technology to enhance patient safety and
clinician workflow. Hospira will connect hospitals with UAB to
serve as a resource regarding the technology implementation
process. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB
Hospital serves as a best practices center for other hospitals
within the Southeast and across the nation. Its new 900-bed
facility represents a model in design innovation for hospitals of
the future and is equipped with state-of-the-art digital and
wireless technology. The EHR-connected Symbiq device will be
demonstrated at Hospira booth number 4621 at the Health Information
Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition
(HIMSS10), in Atlanta through March 4. About the UAB Health System
The UAB Health System includes all of the University of Alabama at
Birmingham's patient care activities, including UAB Hospital, the
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital and The Kirklin Clinic. UAB is the
state of Alabama's largest employer and an internationally renowned
research university and academic health center whose professional
schools and specialty patient care programs are consistently ranked
as among the nation's top 50; find more information at
http://www.uab.edu/ and http://www.uabmedicine.org/. About Hospira
Hospira, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication
delivery company dedicated to Advancing Wellness(TM). As the world
leader in specialty generic injectable pharmaceuticals, Hospira
offers one of the broadest portfolios of generic acute-care and
oncology injectables, as well as integrated infusion therapy and
medication management solutions. Through its products, Hospira
helps improve the safety, cost and productivity of patient care.
The company is headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., and has
approximately 13,500 employees. Learn more at
http://www.hospira.com/. (1) Prusch, Amanda E., et al. "Introducing
intravenous interoperability: expanding the pharmacist's role in
medication administration." American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists Mid-Year Meeting and Exhibition Award Paper Abstracts
(December 2009).
http://ashpadvantage.com/bestpractices/2009_papers/Prusch.htm
Accessed on Dec. 1, 2009. DATASOURCE: Hospira, Inc. CONTACT: Media,
Tareta Adams, +1-224-212-2535, or Financial Community,Karen King,
+1-224-212-2711, or Ruth Venning, +1-224-212-2774, all of
Hospira,Inc. Web Site:
http://www.hospira.com/http://www.uab.edu/http://www.uabmedicine.org/
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