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Label me safe

Label me safe

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Overview: The document introduces the Codonics Safe Label System (SLS), a tool designed to enhance medication safety by reducing errors in drug labeling and administration. It highlights the system's ability to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and ensure compliance with safety standards.
System Specifications: SLS is an FDA-approved device that integrates barcode technology to verify drug information against a hospital-approved database. It provides audible and visual confirmations of drug details and prints compliant labels, eliminating handwriting errors.
How It Works: The system consists of two main components: the SLS Administration Tool (AT) and the SLS 500i Point of Care Station (PCS). The AT allows pharmacies to manage drug formularies, while the PCS uses these formularies to verify and label medications at the point of care.
Benefits: SLS enhances medication safety by preventing vial swaps, mislabeling, and syringe swaps. It supports compliance with international standards and reduces the need for pre-filled syringes, lowering costs and risks associated with medication errors.
Implementation and Workflow: The system is easily integrated into existing workflows, providing pharmacy oversight at various medication preparation locations. It supports real-time updates and notifications, ensuring that all personnel have access to the latest drug information.
Impact and Testimonials: The document includes testimonials from healthcare professionals and organizations, emphasizing the system's role in improving patient safety and reducing human error. It also highlights the system's ability to meet various safety guidelines and standards.
Conclusion: The Codonics Safe Label System is presented as a comprehensive solution for enhancing medication safety across healthcare facilities, offering a reliable method for ensuring accurate drug labeling and administration.
Key Features:
  • Error Reduction: SLS minimizes vial/ampoule swaps, mislabeling, and syringe swaps, which are prevalent drug errors in operating rooms.
  • Workflow Improvement: By eliminating handwritten labels, SLS enhances productivity and integrates seamlessly with existing drug carts.
  • Formulary Management: The system allows pharmacies to manage and update drug formularies efficiently, providing real-time insights and tracking capabilities.
  • Network Monitoring: SLS automatically monitors device status and ensures formulary data is accurate and connected across various hospital departments.
  • Batch Mode Printing: Enables printing multiple label copies, including safety checks with dual initials.
Benefits for Healthcare Professionals:
  • Anesthetists: SLS provides accurate, compliant labels on demand, reducing medication errors.
  • Pharmacists: The system supports drug verification and reconciliation, improving billing accuracy.
  • Nurses: SLS labels integrate with barcode medication administration systems, enhancing efficiency and reducing waste.
Partnerships and Integration: Codonics collaborates with industry leaders to improve patient safety and workflow efficiency. The integration with systems like Pyxis and Omnicell enhances medication management and safety.
Company Background: Codonics, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a global leader in medical imaging and patient safety products. The company is recognized for its innovation and commitment to advancing healthcare standards worldwide.
Conclusion: The Safe Label System by Codonics represents a significant advancement in medication safety, aligning with the American Patient Safety Foundation's call for standardization and technological integration to prevent healthcare harm.
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Let’s eliminate medication errors, together.

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Your patients are counting on you. You can count on Safe Label System. " In the actual clinical use of SLS, end users report improved efficiency (20-30%), reduced errors (95%), and improvements in compliancy and related safety in connection with reduced near misses." Swathi Allada M edication errors are happening right now… somewhere. Maybe your facility has not been touched by this preventable tragedy, but you probably know of a hospital that has. Despite a world of best practices, standards and your pursuit to build a culture of safety, they still exist. Meeting and exceeding compliance has...

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An unprecedented system for safer care. N ever before has it been easier to empower every medication preparation area with pharmacylevel oversight and compliance. SLS brings pharmacy best practices and clinician expertise together to achieve hospital-wide compliance targeting improved safety and medication error reduction everywhere medications are being prepared. Safe Label System is comprised of two main elements: • SLS Administration Tool (AT) is the system’s management software that allows pharmacy to easily create and control a drug formulary, including site-approved medications, concentrations...

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It’s never been easier to ensure safety and compliance. I SLS PCS scanning a drug vial and printing a label. Scan the Barcode At every medication preparation location throughout your facility, each SLS PCS is a “window” into your approved formulary, dispensing safe, compliant drug labeling. First, pharmacy and medical staff collaborate to compile a verified database for SLS Point of Care Stations (PCS) that includes hospital-approved drugs, merged with hospital policies, professional best practices, local laws and internationally recognized standards to establish a reliable, comprehensive drug...

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Another set of eyes to doublecheck what you already know. SLS reduces the three most common medication errors made in the OR: n the OR, anesthetists are met with competing demands, coupled with the challenge to handwrite the required drug information in a legible manner on a very small area. SLS Point of Care Station (PCS) uses barcode technology to read information from drug containers and empowers you to label any medication on demand, anywhere in your facility, with a Joint Commission-compliant label. When a drug is scanned, SLS PCS audibly states and visually displays the drug name and concentration...

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Easily managed, easily deployed throughout your facility S LS Administration Tool (AT) is the heart of the Safe Label System and the cornerstone for safe medication management. SLS AT is the first tool that combines the hospital’s existing drug database with site-specific and best practice standards to ensure consistent, safe, hospital-wide medication preparation. The software provides the means to easily import a drug database and embeds a site-specific approved formulary of medications, concentrations, dilutions, diluents and best safe practice rules for use with a comprehensive set of professional...

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e all benefit from the adoption of safe practices. Great leaders invest in technologies that make it easier to be safe because they know medication errors are not an option. These safe practices aid in protecting the dedicated medical professionals who are truly devoted to patient safety. Consistent with the American Patient Safety Foundation's (APSF) recent call for a new paradigm, challenging the effectiveness of traditional methods and calling for the application of Standardization, Technology, Pharmacy and Culture, SLS embraces the call to action and ushers in the cultural change required...

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A partnership to enhance medication safety. “Codonics is committed to ending medication labeling errors forever and we are proud to work with renowned medical centers, organizations and governmental agencies worldwide to advance best practice standards for medication safety.” odonics has partnered with the top names in the industry to improve patient safety and quality of care by better connecting the healthcare environment. Safe Label System can be paired with anesthesia information management software for single login, single scan to electronically document medication in the patient’s electronic...

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