The Important Role of Barcode Scanning in Patient Care & Beyond

When it comes to patient care, the primary goal of any provider is to produce positive outcomes. Over the last 10 years, much work has been done to incorporate greater levels of technology in managing patient records, administration, positive patient identification, med administration, asset and inventory tracking, and more to improve processes and reduce preventable errors.

Continued collaboration and efforts among clinicians help providers deliver safe and effective patient care. Every department in a hospital has unique needs, and when it comes to technology, each application is different. From a barcode automation standpoint, a number of considerations have been made to develop safe, effective and accurate devices to assist the efforts of our providers.

Best-in-class healthcare scanning Honeywell is a true pioneer when it comes to the development of a superior healthcare barcode scanning device, and organizations that have taken great lengths to improve positive patient ID and meds admin workflows have a strong preference for Honeywell’s Xenon™ healthcare imaging scanners. This year, Honeywell took the next step in improving these incredibly popular devices and launched the next generation Enhanced Xenon™ healthcare scanners — offering features that were requested by clinicians to further improve patient comfort and common clinician workflows.

• Sixth-generation Honeywell Adaptus™ area-imaging technology offers outstanding scanning accuracy on most any barcode, including high-density and damaged codes.
• ColorFusion™ Technology enables color imaging for color barcodes, a popular trend in healthcare today to differentiate medications that look or have names that sound similar. Also used to highlight dosages, dietary restrictions and allergies, or to identify specimens; improving the sorting process.
• Patient Do-Not-Disturb Mode disables audible feedback and replaces it with visual display options to provide positive status indicators without disturbing the patient.
• Scan Lamp allows clinicians to read labels, verify medication and enter data without overhead room lighting that may disturb a resting patient.

Along with these enhancements, Xenon healthcare imaging scanners still come equipped with disinfectant-ready housing; a healthcare-grade, durable housing and construction that protect these devices from the damaging effects of solutions used to clean them. From a TCO standpoint, the Xenon family of scanners comes complete with a 5-year warranty, giving you years of confidence and reliability.

Rehabilitate your workflow If your hospital is making plans for workflow improvements in the New Year, now is the time to speak to a healthcare specialist at Taylor Data Systems to help you formulate a plan, budget and solution selection. Improve processes, dramatically reduce errors and increase clinician productivity across the board. Contact us today for more information.

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