Description:
Patient Safety Bugging You? More than 4,000 preventable mistakes occur in surgery every year. A cost of more than $1.3 billion in medical malpractice payouts. Improving Patient Safety requires the best Positive Patient Identification System. A Good Positive Patient Identification System includes: Software, Bands, Labels, Forms, Barcodes, and Customer Support. That's It! That's Easy! That's PGH! I'll show you. Software: Needs to be fast, flexible and compatible with your Hospital and Staff. Identification Bands, Wristbands and Labels: Needs to include clear text and images. Durable too. Forms: Design and Form Automation enables staff to print forms when and where they need to. Barcodes: 2D Barcodes provides more patient information and identification with less space and easier to scan! Sometimes limited time and resources necessitate seeking outside assistance. Don't be afraid to ask for help! People at PHG Technologies are Experienced and Willing to help you. We've been focused on easy patient identification solutions for over a decade. We won't sell you more than you need. Giving you only what you need is easy as PHG. Positive Patient Identification is a combination of computer systems, hardware devices and printable products used in identifying a patient by matching historical records with current and contemporary records. It is used to prevent medical misidentification while minimizing repetitive patient records and charts within an organization. A positive patient identification system is part of a very large and powerful patient-based system and linking tool that is often referred to as an ADT (Admission, Discharge, and Transfer Information) or a HIS (Hospital Information System). The ADT/HIS system is designed to work across all departments and facilities while generating a unique Master Patient Index (MPI) identification number for each patient and is crucial for a positive patient identification. The other vital part of a successful patient identification system is the combination of devices and products that allow for an electronic barcode scanning system that is used in conjunction with the health care facilities' ADT/HIS system. For the positive patient identification to be successful, the process always begins at the entry of patient administration where every patient's ID wristband is encoded with a readable barcode. Text, graphics, and barcodes are produced directly on each patient's wristband, eliminating handwritten labels or embossers while allowing software applications to match patients with their on-line computer files throughout the healthcare ADT/HIS system. This powerful patient-based linking system is designed to work with all departments and facility systems generating a unique master patient index (MPI) identification number for each patient assuring a safe and accurate positive patient identification for all patients within the hospital facility.
