VALUE PROPOSITION
Comprehensive Patient Safety and Operational Excellence with Safe Label System

Overview
Codonics Safe Label System® (SLS) and SLS-WAVE provide a complete solution for healthcare organizations seeking to enhance patient safety, streamline workflows, and optimize operational efficiency in perioperative and procedural settings. By integrating electronic safety checks and barcode scanning into the anesthesia workflow, our solutions help prevent the top medication errors while ensuring compliance with TJC, ISMP, and ASA guidelines. Beyond safety, these solutions drive ROI for pharmacies by improving charge capture, 340B compliance, inventory management, and automating documentation at the point of administration. With seamless integration into anesthesia carts, EHR/AIMS systems, and interoperable infusion pumps, Codonics’ patient safety solutions empower healthcare teams to deliver more efficient care with confidence—leading to better outcomes for both patients and providers.

1-SLS 600i upgradeable to RFID. In joint development on the next generation BD Intelliport product.
2-AIMS/EHR integration requires May 2019 or newer (Epic) and September 2019 or newer (Cerner).
Safe Label System’s Value to Perioperative and Procedural Settings:
Safety & Compliance and Return-on-Investment (ROI). Many meet the ISMP Guidelines1 as shown in the table below:
1-Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP.) ISMP Guidelines for Safe Medication Use in Perioperative and Procedural Settings. ISMP; 2022. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Volume 74, Issue 5, 1 March 2017, Pages 325–348, https://doi.org/10.2146/ajhp160919.
Value Proposition Benefits
Codonics Safe Label System (SLS) offers an advanced solution to enhance medication safety by eliminating the risk of the top medication errors, particularly in the perioperative and procedural settings.
Codonics Safe Label System (SLS) ensures 100% compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for medication labeling and safety.
Medication diversion remains a significant concern in healthcare settings, particularly in the operating room (OR), where controlled substances are critical to patient care but also vulnerable to misuse.
Codonics Safe Label System® (SLS), when combined with smart infusion pumps and Epic’s EHR system, has transformed the issue of infusion pump interoperability in the operating room (OR).
In the operating room (OR), documentation challenges are a well-known source of inefficiency and error. Unlike the rest of the hospital, where medication documentation precedes administration through well-defined closed-loop systems, the OR often lacks a written order.
2-AIMS/EHR integration requires May 2019 or newer (Epic) and September 2019 or newer (Cerner).
Integrating Codonics Safe Label System (SLS) with automated anesthesia drug carts (ADCs) such as BD Pyxis, Omnicell Anesthesia Workstation (AWS), and Intelliguard Mira Care Station significantly improves medication safety, enhances charge capture, and streamlines workflows in the operating room (OR).
Safe Label System (SLS) Support and Resources
Related Patient Safety Products
1Based on Merry AF, Peck DJ. Anesthetists, Errors in Drug Administration and the Law. N Z Med J. 1995; 24:185-187. 2Epic Anesthesia Nov 2021 supports audio for drug name











