http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com Informed discussion and opinion around patient identity issues Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:42:41 +0000 en hourly 1 2006-2007 ian@recordeddevilery.co.uk (Hospital Wristband Update) ian@recordeddevilery.co.uk (Hospital Wristband Update) posts Informed discussion and opinion around patient identity issues Hospital Wristband Update Hospital Wristband Update ian@recordeddevilery.co.uk No no http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com 144 144 http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/08/more4-news-reveals-mislabelling-related-to-patient-deaths/ http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/08/more4-news-reveals-mislabelling-related-to-patient-deaths/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:36:22 +0000 admin http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/?p=78 http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/08/more4-news-reveals-mislabelling-related-to-patient-deaths/feed/ 0 http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/05/a-statement-from-the-npsa-on-pre-printed-labels/ http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/05/a-statement-from-the-npsa-on-pre-printed-labels/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 18:31:36 +0000 admin http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/?p=72 http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/05/a-statement-from-the-npsa-on-pre-printed-labels/feed/ 0 http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/04/do-barcoded-wristbands-help-staff-manage-their-time-better/ http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/04/do-barcoded-wristbands-help-staff-manage-their-time-better/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:32:37 +0000 admin http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/?p=65 http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/04/do-barcoded-wristbands-help-staff-manage-their-time-better/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Part 7 of our interview with Dr Richard Jones looks at time management advantages of barcoding technology. Another problem that we face with poor quality of ... Part 7 of our interview with Dr Richard Jones looks at time management advantages of barcoding technology. Another problem that we face with poor quality of wristbands and patient identification is the idea of lost samples or mismatched samples and a lot of staff time is spent on chasing up exceptions and again each time you have an exception you put a delay in the processes and every time you have a delay you may delay a patient discharge by up to twenty four hours or even longer if things have to be repeated perhaps the following day. Itrsquo;s also inconvenient for patients because patients want to be going home in daylight hours and if things are delayed and they have to go home at ten or twelve at night, transport costs rise and itrsquo;s very inconvenient and not good clinical practice. Barcodes ian@recordeddevilery.co.uk no No http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/04/can-printed-wristbands-help-reduce-bed-days-and-save-money/ http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/04/can-printed-wristbands-help-reduce-bed-days-and-save-money/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:29:05 +0000 admin http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/?p=63 http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/04/can-printed-wristbands-help-reduce-bed-days-and-save-money/feed/ 0 00:01:01 In part 6 of our interview with Dr Richard Jones we ask about the financial implications of printed wristbands and labels. One of the major reasons ... In part 6 of our interview with Dr Richard Jones we ask about the financial implications of printed wristbands and labels. One of the major reasons for delayed discharge from hospitals is claimed to be delayed results. Anything that can improve the speed of turnaround in results to the labs and back to the wards, if we can get patients in and out sooner of the hospital system the sooner that theyrsquo;re well enough to go home then we can save lots of bed days and hence we can save lots of money. The other big savings that can be made through the use of this sort of barcoding technology is simple efficiency in staff time because we waste so much staff time in re-entering data and re-keying data that we could just cut out all that redundant activity. Barcodes ian@recordeddevilery.co.uk no No http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/04/new-partnership-to-sell-into-nhs/ http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/04/new-partnership-to-sell-into-nhs/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:00:25 +0000 admin http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/?p=68 http://www.hospital-wristband-update.com/2009/04/new-partnership-to-sell-into-nhs/feed/ 0