B. Braun Outlook Safety Infusion System Chosen By Premier For New Contract Category -- Medication Management Infusions Systems.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 Outlook Safety Infusion System First System on the Market to Meet Criteria for New Premier Contract Category B. Braun Medical Inc. today announced that the group purchasing arm of Premier, the nationwide alliance of leading hospitals and health systems, selected the B. Braun Outlook(TM) Safety Infusion System for a new contract category for Medication Management Infusion Systems. The Outlook Safety Infusion System is currently the first system on the market that meets the criteria for this potentially multi-source contract category. "After reviewing the infusion pump infusion pump A device designed to deliver drugs and/or 'biologicals', at low doses and at a constant or controllable rate; ↑ rates of delivery in such devices may be associated with local hemolysis, compromising the potential benefits of a calibrated delivery market, as well as looking at the literature regarding medical errors, it was clear that Premier had an opportunity to offer something new to members," said Bob Hamon, senior vice president, Premier Group Purchasing Services. "Our contracting committee determined that B. Braun's pump offered something different from traditional technology. We're pleased to offer this product under competitive terms and conditions for our members." To meet the criteria for the new Medication Management Infusion System contract, the technology must be capable of supporting the "Five Rights" of the IV drug administration process: Right Patient, Right Drug, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time. In addition, the product must offer a technology interface designed to enhance the medication and dose identification process, and capable of transferring information back to the device (such as a bar code scanner A device specialized for reading bar codes and converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code. Pen scanners, also known as wand scanners, were the first type of bar code scanner developed in the 1970s. , radiofrequency chip, magnetic strip, smart card, or I-button). "It brings us great pleasure to announce that the Outlook Safety Infusion System is the only product on the market to meet Premier's stringent criteria for this new contract category," said Sheila Sheila is a common given name for a female, taken from the Gaelic name Síle/Sìle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of Julia or Cecilia. Like "Cecil" or "Cecilia", the name means "Smart and Wise", from the Latin caecus. Kempf, Vice President of Marketing for B. Braun Medical Inc. "As an industry leader in safety engineered medical products, it is very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to partner with Premier in an effort to establish this important new contract category for IV medication error medication error Malpractice An error in the type of medication administered or dosage. See Adverse effect, Error. prevention." The Premier contract includes the B. Braun Outlook Safety Infusion System 200, 300 and 400 series and is effective through December 31, 2005. The recently introduced Outlook Safety Infusion System uses barcode technology helps to ensure the "right" patient is receiving the "right" drug in the "right" dose from an "authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: " clinician clinician /cli·ni·cian/ (kli-nish´in) an expert clinical physician and teacher. cli·ni·cian n. . Its patented DoseScan(TM) barcode technology creates a primary level of safety - with automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. checks and balances that augment aug·ment v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v.tr. 1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: the manual procedures commonly used today. Secondary protection is provided by its DoseGuard(TM) software, which notifies clinicians if institution defined dose limits are exceeded. The combined technologies help to reduce human error and enable hospitals to provide an unprecedented level of IV medication delivery safety for patients. The Outlook Safety Infusion System has an open architecture design that enables it to interface with any hospital or pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. information management system. This provides the institution the freedom to choose the right system for their needs. If the hospital does not currently have a pharmacy system in place, a B. Braun software package is available to enable the hospital to generate barcodes. About B. Braun With more than 28,000 employees worldwide, B. Braun is a full line supplier of innovative healthcare products & programs designed to improve both patient and clinician safety. Through its People, Products, and Programs - "Working Together for Excellence in Safety(TM)" initiative, B. Braun promotes best practices and products for continuous improvement of safety. Founded 160 years ago, B. Braun is proud of its tradition and commitment to delivering safety products and programs with unmatched quality, superior technology, and cost-effectiveness cost-effectiveness pertaining to cost-effective. cost-effectiveness analysis a comparison of the relative cost-efficiencies of two or more ways of performing a task or achieving an objective. , while maintaining environmental responsibility. For more information about B. Braun or its safety healthcare products, call 800-854-6851, or visit B. Braun at www.bbraunusa.com. |
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