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"Smart pumps with dose error reduction systems will fail to generate meaningful improvements in patient safety unless they are fully integrated with information systems such as electronic medical record (EMR), computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE), bar coded medication administration (BCMA), and the pharmacy information system (PIS)."

Insights from the sharp end of intravenous mediation errors: Implications for infusion pump technology, Husch, Sullivan, Rooney, Barnard, Fotis, Clarke, Noskin,Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2005; 14:80–86

Designed for Medication Safety-Driven Facilities

Created to support the most comprehensive and ambitious integration and quality initiatives, the Enterprise Package maximizes the system's integration capabilities to help optimize clinical workflow and help hospitals reach the highest standards for patient safety and point-of-care clinical decision making.

What Does the Enterprise Package Allow Hospitals to Do?

  • Automated device programming
  • Real-time 5-Rights Verification and eMAR documentation
  • Real-time data capture
  • Real-time drug library updates
  • Real-time asset tracking
  • Remote system administration


Hospira MedNet Enterprise Package Application Groups

The Enterprise Package enhances the powerful integration offerings of the Extended Package with the addition of the Hospira MedNet Programmer application group, which offers interoperability with BPOC systems to support automated programming, 5-Rights Verification of IV infusions and eMAR documentation.

Hospira MedNet Meds

  • CCA Setup: To add/edit/delete settings for Clinical Care Areas
  • Medication List Manager: To import medication lists
  • Drug Library Manager: To build drug libraries, assign custom names, manage rule sets and assign to CCAs
  • Master Infuser Settings: To set hospital-specific parameters to all infusers

Hospira MedNet Bedside

This functionality is contained within each Plum A+®, LifeCare PCA® and Symbiq® Infusion system

  • Dose Error Reduction Software (DERS)
  • Device Programming
  • Automated Warnings
  • Nested Limits
  • Nurse Call Communications

Hospira MedNet Performance Reports

Clearly organized reports developed from a clinical workflow perspective track medication events, variances and overrides in support of clinical quality improvement (CQI) initiatives. Custom reports are available as an upgrade option. Standard reports include the following:

  • Asset Tracker
  • Asset Utilization
  • Edit Variance Detail
  • Edit Variance Summary
  • Event/Alarm Log
  • Infusion Status
  • Infusion Summary
  • Line Usage Analysis
  • Medications Infused
  • Medications Selected by Time of Day
  • Most Commonly Infused Medications
  • Next IV Due
  • Override Variance Detail
  • Override Variance Summary
  • PCA Utilization
  • Soft Limit Alert Responses
  • Software Download
  • Total Program Activity

These reports are available for Plum A+, LifeCare PCA and/or Symbiq Infusion systems. Not every report is standard on every system.

Hospira MedNet Administrator

  • User Management: To add/edit/delete users and set privileges
  • Infuser Software Update: To import software and update devices (LifeCare PCA and Symbiq devices only)
  • Data Archiving: Automatically archives data to a network drive or peripheral
  • Drug Library Transfer: Facilitates shared drug library across multiple sites
  • Basic Asset Tracking: Uses existing network to assign location names and map devices to last known access point

Hospira MedNet Trainer

Branded handouts, signage, binders for nurse training

  • Classroom Training Materials
  • Simulation Training Materials
  • Train the Trainer

Quick Start Guide, handouts, binders

  • IT/Clinical Engineering Training Materials
  • Pharmacy Training Materials

eLearning

  • Plum A+ Infusion Systems
  • LifeCare PCA Infusion Systems

Hospira MedNet Concierge

  • Field Service Engineer Support
  • Technical Services Organization (TSO) Support/Help Desk
  • Secure Software Update Center

Hospira MedNet Connect

  • Ethernet Interface: Connectivity to TCP/IP over Ethernet compliant networks; basic interface for roving workstations or testing
  • Wireless: Supports 802.11a/b/g wireless protocols and enhanced wireless security

Hospira MedNet Integrator

Each component of this application group is an interface with a clinical information system.

  • 5-Rights Verification*: Supports 5-Rights Verification for IV infusions
  • eMAR Documentation*: Supports eMAR documentation of IV infusion events
  • Formulary Updates: Supports synchronization of hospital formulary to Hospira MedNet Meds

Hospira MedNet Programmer

  • BPOC Auto-Programming: Minimizes or eliminates manual programming of infusers; supports eMAR documentation to the patient record and 5-Rights Verification for IV infusion events

*   Avaible in future release