When technology is embraced, it can result in big benefits for patient safety, and time savings for staff. Integrating smart pumps with MEDITECH has definitely accomplished both of these goals at The Saratoga Hospital.

To date, we’re one of only two hospitals in the world that have brought this cutting-edge technology LIVE. This educational session will describe their journey in detail to help others profit from the experience. Topics to be covered:

• What smart pump integration is
• The reasons why Saratoga chose to do it
• Who participated in the project, and the FTEs it required
• How workflow was analyzed and improved
• What testing entailed (much more than simply testing every IV drug)
• End user training

It’s a complex project that involves Nursing, Pharmacy, IT, and your Biomedical Engineers. This session will have a heavy focus on Nursing, but Pharmacists and anyone interested in connecting your smart pumps to MEDITECH will benefit from attending.