PDC Healthcare has announced the extension of its DuraSoft Laser Patient ID System in a bid to encompass the entire patient population including infants, paediatrics, and adults. Through bar code technology, the DuraSoft Laser Patient ID System is expected to benefit both patients and caregivers by preventing mis-identification caused by human error while improving work-flow efficiencies.
DuraSoft is now reportedly offered in ten different formats to serve as an easy drop-in replacement of an existing laser patient ID system, eliminating the need for IT involvement or re-formatting. One of the new formats, DuraSoft TenderCare, claims to help ensure that every infant is positively identified with its parents. The four-part set includes one wristband for the mother, one for the father, and two for baby’s wrist and ankle. DuraSoft TenderCare claims to be ideal for labour and delivery departments, using laser printers for print-on-demand automated patient identification and helping to improve patient safety by reducing manual errors. Another new format includes an infant-sized, paediatric-sized, and adult-sized wristbands on a single sheet, saving caregivers time and resources, as the age and size appropriate wristband can be selected on the spot and there is no need to dedicate two separate printers in the pediatrics unit or children’s hospital.
“With the release of our new mother/father/baby and infant/paediatric/adult products, hospitals now have a better alternative that’s softer and easier to use,” said D’Albert Benoit, Patient Safety and ID Marketing Manager for PDC Healthcare. “DuraSoft not only provides time-saving convenience for caregivers, but also features an antimicrobial additive that protects the wristband surface against tested non-pathogenic bacteria,” he added.
A company release states informs that DuraSoft is lightweight, ultra soft, and requires no assembly prior to application, unlike typical laser patient ID wristbands that contain a stiff laminate overlay that must be carefully folded and applied to the wristband. It also claims that DuraSoft’s patented, innovative design is moisture-resistant and protects important patient information from fading or smearing from water, alcohol, or hand sanitiser. Its antimicrobial additive reportedly prevents wristband degradation and discoloration.
The DuraSoft product line is the only laser wristband series on the market compatible with PDC Healthcare’s Ident-Alert Color Coded Snaps. Hospitals can use a bar code system, such as DuraSoft, as part of their electronic medication administration record (eMAR) system to meet stage 2 meaningful use requirements established by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services for Electronic Tracking of Medications.
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