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The system asks you to confirm the drug you're using. You draw the
contents of the vial into the syringe and affix the label that the system
prints out. The colored label includes the drug, concentration, preparer, preparation and expiration date and time. Before administering the
syringe, a scan of the bar-coded label verifies its contents.
The system seems like a good defense against look-alike/sound-alike
drugs, mislabeling, inadvertently swapped vials or syringes, and other
human errors. It can even assist in patient documentation and inventory
tracking. But it should be noted that it doesn't integrate directly with
your EHR or AIMS systems. It needs the company's administrative module, which stores the system's drug information and lets your pharmacist
input and customize your formulary, to make the connection. The system lists at $10,000.
VUETEK SCIENTIFIC
Veinsite
BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS
Site-Rite Prevue
Ultrasound System
There are ways to locate a
YOU'RE SO VEIN
The VueTek
Scientific Veinsite
headset reveals the
anatomy while leaving your hands free.
vein that don't require much
more than your fingertips, but
if the technology exists to
visualize the vessels beneath
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