Overview

In the operating room, swift decisions are often required by the anesthesiologist. This environment is the only area of the hospital that has no written order and where medications are administered before documenting them. This, coupled with fast and easy access to non-controlled substances, often results in incomplete documentation and inventory discrepancies in the anesthesia cart that lead to stock outs and lost charge capture.

Safe Label System integrates with smart anesthesia medication carts to deliver the checks and balances required for accountable care. Integration greatly reduces manual processes in anesthesia and pharmacy and improves everything from inventory control, to billing, to compliancy and ultimately, your patient’s safety.

Whether you use BD Pyxis Anesthesia Station ES or Omnicell Anesthesia Workstation, Codonics Safe Label System integration delivers, enabling hospitals to streamline workflow, improve inventory accuracy, reduce stock outs and increase ROI.

• Eliminates forced cycle counting in the cart due to inaccurate inventory
• Ensures dispenses are automatically decremented while providing visual and audible safety checks, then simultaneously prints a TJC compliant, full-color syringe label that eliminates handwriting
• Improves the safety, efficiency and accuracy of medication management
• Introduces standardization and automation to the perioperative environment
• Meets ISMP Guidelines for safe medication use in perioperative and procedural settings

Common Sign-On/Sign-Off: Eliminate the need to sign-on and off each device separately. A user signs into (or out of) the PAS and is automatically signed into (or out of) Codonics SLS.

Scan to Decrement: A single scan of a medication on SLS visually and audibly announces the medication as a safety check then automatically prints a TJC/ASA-compliant label for that non-controlled medication. Simultaneously, it decrements the PAS by automatically passing the scan without any extra screen touches to provide accurate inventory control and help eliminate stock outs.

Safe Label System + Omnicell Anesthesia Workstation

Common Login: A single log (either by biometric ID or other methods) simultaneously provides access to the cart and Safe Label System. Logging out of the cart also logs the user out of SLS.

Common Scan: Integration also allows single barcode scanning of non-controlled items which eliminates redundant activity. After scanning a vial or ampoule on the Safe Label System, the NDC of that medication is sent to the cart, decrementing inventory and capturing the appropriate patient charge. At the same time, SLS automatically produces a TJC-compliant label that is ready to apply to the syringe.

The value of integration

Pharmacy Department

Anesthesia Department

Integration with the Codonics Safe Label System saves time, improves inventory management, helps meet labeling compliance standards, and most importantly, helps to reduce medication errors – offering assurance to both anesthesia providers and pharmacy.

^{*SLS common scan integration is offered with some of our partners. Ask your sales representative for details.}