Pharmacy (or whoever
manages your medication
supplies) applies propri-
etary RFID tags to all
medication vials in an
anesthesia tray or auto-
mated medication stor-
age workstation. After
cases, pharmacy removes
the medication liner or
drawer and places it in
the Kit Check cabinet, which scans the RFID tags and automatically
generates a report showing which drugs were used, which are set to
expire or have been recalled and which need to be replaced. The
process takes 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes.
Anesthesia Check extends that technology into the OR, where
providers wave a tagged medication vial in front of the system's RFID
reader to produce a syringe label, which contains an embedded RFID
tag. Providers then wave the label in front of an RFID reader at the bed-
side. The reader records medication use or emits an audible alert if the
medication is expired, previously used or ordered for another case.
RFID tracking from Kit Check and Anesthesia Check automatically
records drug history from vial, to syringe, to administration. The data
can be used to measure medication use and waste amounts, and can
be integrated into EMRs to eliminate the hassle of waste recording
and reconciliation discrepancies. RFID technology is fast and accu-
rate, said a company rep, so it saves time and improves the accuracy
of medication management.
Anesthesia Check might be best suited for hospitals that are mandat-
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has expanded its medication man-
agement solution into the OR.
