Transcript Disinfectant Ready Housing Webinar (September 8, 2010)

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Disinfectant-Ready Bar Code Scanners:
Protect your investment and prevent
the spread of disease
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Enhancing patient safety and increasing operating efficiencies
Healthcare Applications
• First Responders
• Pharmaceutical Inventory Management
• Beside Patient Care
• Med Dispensing
• Shipping and Receiving
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Where do Scanners & Mobile Computer help?
• The ‘5’ Rights
– Identify the RIGHT Patient
– Confirm the RIGHT Medication
– Confirm the RIGHT Dosage
– Confirm the RIGHT Route
– And the RIGHT Time
• The Benefits
– Reduced errors
– Reduced costs associated with
errors
– More rapid and accurate
documentation
Major Healthcare Organizations are now driving 5
Rights compliance Initiatives
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Medical Tools are Breeding Grounds for Pathogens
• With the increasing presence of
infectious agents that cause
disease or illness, society is more
germ conscious than ever
• Neglecting to disinfect tools used
at the point-of-care could promote
the spread of pathogens
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Joint Public Health Notification
“Avoiding Hazards with Using Cleaners and
Disinfectants on Electronic Medical
Equipment”
“...to address problems associated with inappropriate use of
liquids on electronic medical equipment. The problems
included equipment fires and other damage, equipment
malfunctions...
...The root cause of the problems mentioned above was likely
corrosion of electronic circuitry by disinfecting or cleaning
solutions that penetrated the equipment housings.
Healthcare workers routinely sprayed the housings with
disinfectants or wrapped the housings with disinfectantsoaked towels. These practices are generally not consistent
with the equipment manufacturers’ directions for use, which
typically recommend wiping the housing with a soft cloth
dampened with a mild detergent and water.”
Source:
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/PublicHealthNotifications/UCM062052
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Honeywell Launches Disinfectant-Ready Housings
Recommended cleaning solutions
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409® Glass and Surface Cleaner
CaviWipes™
Clorox® Wipes
Gentle dish soap and water
Isopropyl Alcohol wipes (70%)
Sani-Cloth® HB wipes
Sani-Cloth® Plus wipes
Super Sani-Cloth® wipes
Windex® Blue
Virex® 256
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Solution: Disinfectant-Ready Bar Code Scanners
• Challenge:
– End-users want to use strong cleaners to
disinfect equipment and prevent the spread of
pathogens
– Many of these cleaners are very aggressive and
can chemically attack the traditional
materials used for scanner housings
The Effect of Harsh Chemicals on Standard Plastics
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‘Anti-Microbial’ is Not Enough
• Anti-bacterial or anti-microbial additives can give end users
the impression that the products perform “better,” however,
the CDC notes,
– ‘No evidence is available to suggest that use of these products will
make consumers and patients healthier or prevent disease...No
data support the use of these items as part of a sound infection
control strategy’
• The CDC’s “Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in
Health Care Facilities” reiterate,
– ‘cleaning and disinfecting environmental surfaces as appropriate is
fundamental in reducing their potential contribution to the
incidence of healthcare-associated infections’
Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/eic_in_HCF_03.pdf
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Return on Investment: Disinfectant-Ready Housings
Top Value Drivers
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Adhere to stringent disinfecting policies
Improve caregiver efficiency
Reduce the risk of spreading pathogens
Avoid damaging equipment
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The Situation
Customer
Cheshire Medical Center / Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene
Industry
Healthcare
Application
Medication Verification at the Point-of-Care
The Challenge
• Addressing the 5 rights of patient safety
• Meeting stringent requirements to
sanitize medical equipment
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The Solution
Honeywell Product
4820h with Disinfectant-Ready Housing
The Results
• Caregivers are able to ensure the 5 rights of
patient safety with a worry-free solution
• Reduced downtime due to broken scanners
resulted in an overall increase in productivity
• Caregivers are able to spend more time
caring for patients
• Patients peace of mind because they know
the equipment has been properly sanitized
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For More Information
• Honeywell Healthcare Microsite
http://www.honeywellaidc.com/promos/healthcare_aidc/
• Healthcare Solutions Brochure
http://www.honeywellaidc.com/Site.aspx/na/en/resources/publications/other_public
ations/?subcategory=16
• White Papers
http://www.honeywellaidc.com/Site.aspx/na/en/resources/publications/white_paper
s/?subcategory=17
• Case Studies
http://www.honeywellaidc.com/Site.aspx/na/en/resources/publications/case_studie
s/?subcategory=22
Honeywell has deployed 150,000+ scanners into healthcare
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Questions?
Honeywell Scanning & Mobility
800.582.4263 (Option 2)
www.honeywellaidc.com
Xenon 1900
Hand-Held AreaImaging Scanner
Xenon 1902
Wireless Hand-Held
Area-Imaging
Scanner
Dolphin 9700hc
Portable Data Terminal
Dolphin 9900hc
Portable Data Terminal
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