Patient Identification Wristbands

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Patient Identification Wristbands
Promoting Patient Safety
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Topics to be covered

• Who is RMS Omega Technologies?
• New Medical Errors Report
• Why Bar Code? Results from the VA Medical Center
• Government Regulations
• Wristband Errors Study by the College of
  Medical Pathologist
• Positive Patient ID Wristband Solution
• FAQ
• Question and Answer session

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About RMS Omega

• Incorporated in 1997
• Headquarters located in Columbia, MD
• VAR (Value Added Reseller) of Auto ID products
  and services
• Specializing in custom label applications,
  printing and scanning solutions
• Certified RFID partners AARFID, Zebra, Sato,
  and Datamax

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Our Customers

• American Color Graphics (10 Locations)
• Bethlehem Steel
• FDA
• Guilford Pharmaceutical
• Glaxo SmithKline
• Hughes Network Systems
• Johns Hopkins Hospital Systems
• Johns Hopkins Medical Systems
• Lockheed Martin
• Loyola College
• Maryland General Hospital
• McCormick Spice Company
• MedStar Health Care (7 Hospitals)
• Mercy Medical Center
• Nine West Shoes (Jones Apparel)
• St. Joseph Medical Center
• Sweetheart Cup
• University of PA Health Systems

Partial listing -confidential
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New Medical Errors Report

• A new study (HealthDayNews) has revealed that
  medical errors kill 195,000 Americans each year
  twice as many that were reported by the Institute
  of Medicine in its 1999 report which indicated
  between 44,000-98,000 Americans die each year
  from medical errors.
• The leading cause of death due to medical errors
  is caused by patient misidentification and
  specimen or medication misidentification.
• It is estimated that medical errors result in
  17-29 billion dollars in national costs. These
  include lost income, lost household production,
  disability, and health care expenses.

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Bar code Technology helps prevent
misidentification, which can save lives

• Results from the VA Medical Center and other
  medical centers prove that bar code products used
  in combination with medical management systems
  can reduce the frequency of medication errors and
  enhance patient care.

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VA Research Conclusion

• 86.2 reduction in medication errors (including a
  75 improvement in errors caused by the wrong
  medication being administered to the patient).
• 93 improvement in errors caused by the incorrect
  administration of dosage to the patient.
• 70 improvement in errors caused when medication
  scheduled for administration were not given.

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Government Regulations/Recommendations

• HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and
  Accountability Act of 1996
• JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of
  Healthcare Organizations
• FDA Food and Drug Administration ruling on Bar
  Coding for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
• The Institute for Safe Medication Practices in
  Huntington Valley, PA
• Recommends in the ISMP Patient Safety brochure
  Do not let anyone give
• You medicine with out checking your patient
  identification or bar code
• Bracelet.

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HIPAA Requirements are designed to prevent
personal and medical information from being
improperly utilized

• Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Individually identifiable health information
• Individually identifiable health information
  includes common identifiers name, address,
  birth date, social security number.
• Civil Money Penalties- HHS may impose civil money
  penalties of 100 per failure to comply.

• Criminal Penalties a person who knowingly
  obtains or discloses individually identifiable
  health information in violation of HIPAA faces a
  fine of 50,000 and up to 1 year imprisonment.
• Criminal Penalties increase to 100,000 and up to
  5 years imprisonment if the wrongful conduct
  involves false pretenses and to 250,000 and up
  to 10 years imprisonment if the wrongful conduct
  involves the intent to sell, transfer, or use
  identifiable health information for commercial
  advantage, personal gain or malicious harm.

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JCAHO guidelines require positively identifying
patient before administering care to eliminate
mis-medicating

• Identify the individual as the person for whom
  the treatment/service is intended
• Match the treatment/service to that individual
• Two (2) patient identifiers (individuals name,
  assigned identification number, telephone number,
  or photograph) must be directly associated with
  the individual and the same two identifiers must
  be directly associated with the medication, blood
  product or specimen tube. (i.e. an attached
  label).
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• Bar Coding that includes 2 or more person
  specific identifiers will comply with these
  requirements.
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FDA Mandate aims to confirm patients are
administered the proper medications, in the
correct dosage

• The FDA issued a new rule to require certain
  human drugs and biological product labels to have
  bar codes. The bar codes must contain the
  National Drug Code (NDC) number in a linear bar
  code. (Minimum requirement) The lot number and
  product expiration may be added at companies
  discretion.
• Blood and blood component labels must include FDA
  approved symbols identifying the collecting
  facility, the lot number relating to the donor,
  the product code and donors blood group and type.

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Wristband Errors

• A study published by the College of Medical
  Pathologists on February 2002 reviewed wristband
  errors over a 2 year period.
• Of the 1,757,730 wristbands that were examined,
  there were 45,197 errors found.

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The Results of the Wristband Study
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Positive Patient ID Starts Here
Personal ID Patient identification wristbands
have set a new standard. Durability, Security,
and Overall Patient Safety
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Patient ID Wristband Extremely Durable and
Secure

• Highly resistant to soapy water, therapy baths,
  blood, alcohol, and Betadine
• Secure, tamperproof snap closure- cannot be
  removed without destroying the closure or
  wristband
• No adhesive is used adhesive can attract
  bacteria, dirt or other contaminants

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Patient ID Wristbands High Resolution Surface

• Personal ID wristbands produce extremely sharp,
  high contrast, high resolution bar codes (linear,
  2-D and RSS symbologies) that deliver 1st time
  scans with no delays
• Patient images are also printed high resolution
  up to 609 dpi for crystal clear images

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Benefits of a Photograph

• Consider the benefits of photos on driver
  licenses and passports. Without a photo, positive
  identification cannot be assured

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Benefits of a Photograph

• The patients image on the Personal ID wristband
  acts as an additional patient identifier, helping
  to avoid errors due to
• Multiple patients have the same or similar names
• Patients unable to reliably confirm their
  identity when asked
• Patients switching wristband for insurance fraud
  or narcotics abuse

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Patient ID Wristbands are Easy to Print

• Small footprint can be placed throughout
  hospital
• Prints both labels and wristbands
• Direct Thermal printing no toner or cartridges
• Eliminates need for new IT connection
• High Capacity prints 500 wristbands or 1,000
  labels before reloading
• EZ-Loading high lift printhead for easy media
  replenishment
• Quiet operation

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Patient ID - the Software Solution
Patient ID is an inexpensive, user friendly
application for producing patient
identification wristbands or labels.
The Patient ID software is easy to install,
using a client based application, does not
require an additional server to be installed or
supported.
The Patient ID software can capture patient
admission data through a workstation via a
RS-232 port, TCP/IP or from a data file
produced by the hospital admission system.

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• Option to print patient photo
• User defined formats for wristbands or labels
• Allows manual data entry of patient data if
  required
• Reprints labels and wristbands on demand any
  where in the hospital
• Stores patient admission data throughout the
  hospital you determine the length of time

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The Personal ID Wristband Solution Advantage

• Patient ID
• Print wristbands or labels anywhere in the
  hospital
• Flexibility to print as few or as many labels
  when needed
• Prints to multiple printers
• End User can create multiple formats
• Print Patient Photo
• Priced to fit most departmental budgets

• Competitor
• Print wristband or labels only at point of
  admission
• Prints default qty only or entire sheet of labels
• Prints only to one printer
• Need manufacturer to change formats
• No Patient Photo
• Higher Start up cost

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The Patient ID Wristband Solution

• 1 Wristband Printer
• 1 Label Printer
• 1 Camera
• 10 user software license
• Installation Training
• 1 year support

15,000 - 16,000 speak with a sales
representative for a custom quote
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Personal ID Patient ID wristband summary

• Easy to use nylon snap enclosure- tamperproof
  does not contain adhesive that can attract
  bacteria or other contaminants
• Durable latex-free material resists tearing,
  scratching, water, detergents and blood
• Print high resolution text and linear, 2D and RSS
  symbologies
• Print patient photo
• Direct Thermal printing no ribbon

Meets or exceeds AHA, HIPAA JCAHO guidelines for
Patient Identification Wristbands
Can be Color Coded
Adult, adult/pediatric and infant sizes available
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FAQ

• What sizes are available for the
  wristbands?
• Adult, adult/pediatric and infant
• What colors are available for the
  wristbands?
• Adult and Adult/Pediatric - white, blue,
  yellow, green, red and orange. Infant sizes
  white, pink and blue.
• Does the curvature of the wrist interfere
  with the scanning of the bar code?
• It can. If too many characters contained
  within the bar code causes the bar code to be
  too long, and curves around the wrist.
• Why are adhesive based wristbands a problem?
• When adhesive is present in
  wristbands, it can attract bacteria,
  microbes, body hair, skin cells, and other
  contaminants. In addition,
• many adhesives are easily defeated and the
  wristband can be removed.
• Can RMS Omega provide integration
  services?
• RMS Omega can provide complete
  integration services that enable you to print the
  Personal ID wristband directly from your
  existing HIS, LIS, or admission system.

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Any Questions?
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Thank You for Coming
RMS Omega Technologies 9515 Gerwig Lane Ste
101 Columbia, MD 21046 P 888-857-8402
RMS Omega Technologies 700 American Ave Ste
202 King of Prussia, PA 19406 P 866-510-0070
www.rmsomega.com