‘Where IT Meets IV’ Integrating Intravenous Infusion Devices With Hospital Information Systems

Worth the Effort? : Closed-Loop Infusion Pump Integration with the EMR

“…Yet, as ECRI points out, integration can be "complex, difficult, and costly." 11 As we also noted in 2011, achieving the ultimate goal of a fully integrated infusion safety system presents both cultural and technological challenges. However, when such changes are embraced, the results are very much worth the effort.…”

“…As the authors noted in a 2011 AAMI Horizons article, the integration of infusion devices into hospitals' health information technology (IT) and EMR can greatly improve safety, quality, and productivity. 11 Michelle Mullins, director of clinical systems at OHH, says, "We now have four validations of the infusion order-the physician, the pharmacist, the nurse and the autoprogramming of the pump-which eliminates the potential errors one can make when manually programming an infusion. "…”