We're looking at scanners for BMV in C/S (go-live next spring?). Preliminary testing with Symbol tethered model DS6608-HD200001 looks promising - but expensive at ~ $ 500 per scanner. Since more drugs are showing up with composite stacked bar codes we're limiting our testing to 2D scanners. The 1D portion of the medication composite bar code contains the NDC and scans with a 1D scanner just fine into Meditech, but the stacked 2D component contains expiration date and lot number and can be decoded only with a 2D scanner (which also decodes the 1D portion into Meditech correctly). The decoded composites end up 30 or more characters long, which demonstrates the ability of a 2D barcode to cram a lot of info into a little space on a tiny unit dose tablet package. Best I can tell, Meditech isn't doing anything with the expiration date/lot number info provided in the composite bar code, yet.... Our hope/guess is that Meditech will eventually incorporate the outdate feature that they now do for the (slightly weird) NDCEX pattern. This feature alerts the nurse at time of administration in BMV if a drug is outdated. Paul Westerman Pharmacy Ashland Community Hospital Ashland, Oregon
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Angeloni, Terry Sent: Mon 8/6/2007 6:01 AM To: Brian Golden; meditech-l@mtusers.com Subject: Re: [MEDITECH-L] BMV and barcode readers Brian, We also tested the Symbol scanners and found that the Handheld scanners (both tethered and wireless) were more user friendly. Terry Angeloni Clinical Application Specialist II Provena Health Information Services 2175 W. Oneida St. Joliet, IL 60435 Ph: 815-730-2858 Fx: 815-744-7565 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Golden Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 10:20 AM To: meditech-l@mtusers.com Subject: [MEDITECH-L] BMV and barcode readers We are preparing for BMV and are trying to select a scanner. We have computers in most rooms. We recognize that we can't leave un-teathered readers in the rooms (we've had monitors and CPU's leave in patient's luggage.) We thought the nurse could carry a wireless scanner with them while administering meds, but are concerned that one scanner might affect PC's in the adjacent rooms as well. I reviewed the L-archives and found a dozen or so messages from different hospitals indicating which scanner they used. We decided to trial two Symbol devices. The LS4278 (wireless) and LS2208 (wired). I then went to CDW.COM to order one of each. They have 10 or more different varieties of the each model! What is your experience with barcode readers? We really want a 15 foot long cable for the wired devices. I think the standard is nine feet. What specific model do you use; what issues do you have with them; do the wireless scanners "bleed over" to other rooms? Are there scanners that have, lets say, three frequencies, that the nurse can easily switch between "A", "B" and "C"? We could configure the PCs to not share the same frequency as an adjacent room. We appreciate you sharing your experience. Brian Golden, RN Southeast Missouri Hospital 1701 Lacey St. Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please visit and add information to the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list meditech-l@MTUsers.com http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please visit and add information to the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list meditech-l@MTUsers.com http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please visit and add information to the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list meditech-l@MTUsers.com http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com
