Oconee Eliminates Five Rights-Related Medication Errors With IntelliDOT BMA

IntelliDOT, a provider of wireless, handheld barcode point-of-care solutions to hospitals, has announced that Oconee Medical Center has eliminated all serious five rights-related medication administration errors as a result of implementing IntelliDOT Bedside Medication Administration, IntelliDOT BMA.

The IntelliDOT System at Oconee Medical Center interfaces with the hospital’s McKesson hospital information system (HIS) and McKesson Star pharmacy system. The pharmacist enters and verifies the orders into the McKesson HIS. Once this step is complete, orders are displayed on the medication dispensing cabinet profile and in the IntelliDOT System, said IntelliDOT.

The nurse then verifies the pharmacy interpretation of the order in IntelliDOT against the order as written by the physician. During bedside administration, the nurse scans the patient wristband, medications, and responds to the prompts. Once completed, the data is automatically sent from the IntelliDOT handheld device to the IntelliDOT electronic medication administration record (eMAR), added IntelliDOT.

Thomas Klopack, president and CEO of IntelliDOT, said: “Oconee Medical Center illustrates the flexibility of the IntelliDOT BMA to successfully integrate with any HIS and pharmacy system. Most importantly, the IntelliDOT System is helping Oconee Medical Center reach its goal of eliminating all serious five rights-related errors, all the way from the pharmacy to the patient’s bedside.”

Bill Stevenson, director of pharmacy at Oconee Medical Center, said: “The implementation of the IntelliDOT System was the best I’ve ever been through. Most of all, the IntelliDOT System definitely eliminates medication errors. If you follow the prompts, the IntelliDOT System won’t let you give the wrong medication or give it to the wrong person.”