{US Hospitals {Test|Testing} Barcode {System|Technology} to manage medication|{Barcoding|Barcode} {S
By Helen Carter
{{Hospitals|Health centres} {in|across} Waco, Texas have been {testing|implementing} a {new|revolutionary} {barcode scanning|barcode scanner|barcode reader} {technology|system};|New barcode scanning|barcode scanner|barcode reader } {technology|solution} {has been tested|is being tested} in hospitals in {Waco, Texas|,Texas,}} {{the system has|it has} been {produced|designed} to help {reduce|prevent} common medical {faults|errors} {happening|occurring} {inside|within} hospitals across the world.|the {system|innovation} is designed to {prevent|reduce} {the number of errors|volume of mistakes} and mal-practice incidents across {hospitals|health centres} {across|throughout} the US.}
{IntelliDOT Corporation, {lead|is a leader} in the {area|field} of wireless hand held {barcoding system|barcode solutions} for {healthcare|hospitals|hospitals and healthcare centres}.|{Leading|A leader in|Leaders in} {barcode|barcode system} {design|innovation|technology|solutions|innovation and technology}; IntelliDOT {designed this unit|developed this technology|{were|are} responsible for this invention}.} {It had been announced recently|They recently announced} that they had {finished|completed} its {testing|installation|implementation} of their {brand new|new} IntelliDOT Bedside Medication Administration across a network of {healthcare centres|hospitals} across {Waco, Texas|Texas}. {The {unit|device} {weighs less than|is less than} 8oz and designed to sit at the patient’s bedside,|The device is will be placed beside the patients bed,} {it is battery {driven|powered} and has a {twelve hour|12-hour} battery life.|the unit will run for {twelve hours|12 hours} and power is {delivered|supplied} from its {internal|in built} battery system}
The {barcode system|barcode device|barcode unit} is {engineered|designed} to be {{sat|placed} by the side of the patient’s bed|{lie|sit} at the bedside of the patient}, {it has the ability to store|it can retain|the unit is designed to retain|the unit has been designed to store} {key data|vital data|important information|vital information} {about|regarding} the patient and {help|enable|assist} {the doctors|the medical team|medical staff} to {simply|easily} {pull back|view|see|look at} the {blood {group|type}, personal {information|details} and potentially medical history|personal details ,blood {group|type} and potentially medical history|medical {records|history}, blood type and personal details}. {Its {strongest|biggest} application|Where it will make the most impact|Where it will {assist|help} the most} will be {in refernce to|with regard} to the {reduction|prevention} of over or incorrectly prescribed medication. {Wireless|Portable|Handheld|Portable handheld|Wireless handheld} {barcode scanning units|barcode scanners|barcode reader units} {will|can} be carried by the {doctors|treatment specialists|nurses|medical staff|hospitals staff} and allow them to {read information|view details} about the patient {quickly|easily|immediately}.
The intelliDOT systems {will allow|will also allow} the {medical staff|medical team|medical technician|carer|doctor/nurse} to {input|enter} {information|useful data|data} into {the|their} {barcode device|handheld barcode scanner|barcode unit|barcode reader} about the {patient|prescribed medication or patient case|medical case}, {the|this} {information|data} will then {sync|synchronise} {with|back} to a {database|central server|central server|intelliDOT server|central server or database}, {which allows|allowing} the {information|data} on the {barcode device|handheld barcode scanner|barcode unit|barcode reader} to be digitally {updated|updated real time}. This {solution|invention|technology|system} {on its own|alone} could digitise {current patient records|existing records} and {medical history|medical case data|patient data} allowing {resident doctors|medical staff|local GP’s} to {readily access|access|view} records of their {current patients|patients}.
{Despite its revolutionary application|The {barcode scanner| barcode reader| barcode reading| barcode scanning|barcode scanners} technology {put in place|implemented} for this system is not groundbreaking}, {{barcoding|barcode} {systems|technology} is currently used to retain {differing|different|varying} types of data|barcodes {have been|are} used to {retain|store} {complex|high} levels of {information|data} for some time}, {saying this|however} the {systems needed|infrastructure required} to {manage|update|manage and update} these style systems are {extremely|very} {ingenious|creative|inventive|clever} and IntelliDOT are {leaders|experts} in this {field|area} and must be {rewarded|applauded} for {this innovation|their technology} and research. {In the UK|Within the UK|In the United Kingdon|In Britain|In Europe} many {Hospitals|health services|Healthcare centres} are still {using|driven by|utilising} paper filling and paper records. {The national health service in the UK|The UK NHS} are still {using|utilising} {prehistoric|outdated|historical} systems for patient {data|records|medical history} and prescribing {medicine|medication} within {health centres and hospitals|hospitals and health centres} {within the|across the} UK, however {{technology|systems} like this still have a rather {large|sizable} {financial|cash} value, so I do not expect to see {this technology|such a system} {installed|implemented} within many government {financed|run} health centres and hospitals|with {technology|systems} {like|such as} this having a {sizable|considerable} {cash|dollar} value it will be a long time before many hospitals and health services {install|adopt} a fully paperless system}.
IntelliDOT {will hopefully be {applauded|rewarded} or given some {gratitude|acknowledgement|appreciation|recognition} for their {hard work|work} on this {barcode system|device}|should be {praised|rewarded} for the {idea|concept|idea and concept} behind these barcode {reader|scanning|scanner} {technology|systems}}, {from a health and safety aspect|for health and safety} {on its own|alone} the {technology|systems} {should|could} {help to save|save} lives and help to {reduce|minimise|prevent} {medical accidents|incidents of mal practice}, for {a great many|many} {health centres|hospitals|medical institutions} this should be worth the {cash investment|investment} {on its own|alone}. {Even though this is {a pioneering|an innovative} technology with {unique|brilliant|superb} applications|Despite the {concept|innovation} of such a piece of technology}, {the sad fact is that I see many {institutes|organisations} investing elsewhere before {they invest|investing} in such a device|unfortunately I {imagine|see} {most|many|the vast majority of} organisations {putting their money|investing} in other areas before spending their {finances|budgets} on a system such as this}.
About the author
The {writer|author}: Helen Carter {was|is} the {Senior Marketing Manager|Marketing Manager|Product Manager} for {ERS Online|Effective Barcode Solutions}, she also {pens articles|writes} in her {free|spare} time about {new technology|new inventions|developments} in the {barcode scanning|barcode scanner|barcode reader} {technology|system};|New {barcode scanning|barcode scanner|barcode reader } industry. from http://www.FreeArticlesAndContent.com
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