disinfectant-ready bar code scanners: protect your investment and prevent the spread of disease...
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Disinfectant-Ready Bar Code Scanners:
Protect your investment and prevent the spread of disease
Vartech 2011
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Enhancing patient safety and increasing operating efficiencies
• First Responders
• Pharmaceutical Inventory Management
• Beside Patient Care
• Med Dispensing
• Shipping and Receiving
Healthcare Applications
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Where do Scanners & Mobile Computer help?• The ‘5’ Rights
– Identify the RIGHT Patient– Confirm the RIGHT Medication– Confirm the RIGHT Dosage– Confirm the RIGHT Route– And the RIGHT Time
• The Benefits– Reduced errors– Reduced costs associated with
errors– More rapid and accurate
documentation
Major Healthcare Organizations are now driving 5 Rights compliance Initiatives
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Medical Tools are Breeding Grounds for Pathogens
• With the increasing presence of infectious agents that cause disease or illness, society is more germ conscious than ever
• Neglecting to disinfect tools used at the point-of-care could promote the spread of pathogens
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Joint Public Health Notification
Source: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/PublicHealthNotifications/UCM062052
“...to address problems associated with inappropriate use of liquids on electronic medical equipment. The problems included equipment fires and other damage, equipment
malfunctions...
...The root cause of the problems mentioned above was likely corrosion of electronic circuitry by disinfecting or cleaning
solutions that penetrated the equipment housings. Healthcare workers routinely sprayed the housings with disinfectants or wrapped the housings with disinfectant-
soaked towels. These practices are generally not consistent with the equipment manufacturers’ directions for use, which
typically recommend wiping the housing with a soft cloth dampened with a mild detergent and water.”
“Avoiding Hazards with Using Cleaners and Disinfectants on Electronic Medical
Equipment”
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Honeywell Launches Disinfectant-Ready Housings
Recommended cleaning solutions– 409® Glass and Surface Cleaner – CaviWipes™
– Clorox® Wipes– Gentle dish soap and water– Isopropyl Alcohol wipes (70%) – Sani-Cloth® HB wipes– Sani-Cloth® Plus wipes– Super Sani-Cloth® wipes– Windex® Blue– Virex® 256
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Solution: Disinfectant-Ready Bar Code Scanners
The Effect of Harsh Chemicals on Standard Plastics
• Challenge: – End-users want to use strong cleaners to
disinfect equipment and prevent the spread of pathogens
– Many of these cleaners are very aggressive and can chemically attack the traditional materials used for scanner housings
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‘Anti-Microbial’ is Not Enough
• Anti-bacterial or anti-microbial additives can give end users the impression that the products perform “better,” however, the CDC notes, – ‘No evidence is available to suggest that use of these products will
make consumers and patients healthier or prevent disease...No data support the use of these items as part of a sound infection control strategy’
• The CDC’s “Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health Care Facilities” reiterate,– ‘cleaning and disinfecting environmental surfaces as appropriate is
fundamental in reducing their potential contribution to the incidence of healthcare-associated infections’
Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/eic_in_HCF_03.pdf
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Return on Investment: Disinfectant-Ready Housings
Top Value Drivers– Adhere to stringent disinfecting policies
– Improve caregiver efficiency– Reduce the risk of spreading pathogens– Avoid damaging equipment
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The Situation
Customer Cheshire Medical Center / Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene
Industry Healthcare
Application Medication Verification at the Point-of-Care
The Challenge
• Addressing the 5 rights of patient safety
• Meeting stringent requirements to sanitize medical equipment
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The Solution
Honeywell Product 4820h with Disinfectant-Ready Housing
• Caregivers are able to ensure the 5 rights of patient safety with a worry-free solution
• Reduced downtime due to broken scanners resulted in an overall increase in productivity
• Caregivers are able to spend more time caring for patients
• Patients peace of mind because they know the equipment has been properly sanitized
The Results
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• Honeywell Healthcare Micrositehttp://www.honeywellaidc.com/promos/healthcare_aidc/
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For More Information
Honeywell has deployed 150,000+ scanners into healthcare
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Questions?
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800.582.4263 (Option 2)
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