Smart Pump Implementation: A Guide For Healthcare Institutions

FOUNDATIONHTSI Healthcare Technology Safety Institute Institutions need to pay attention to pre-and post-smart pump implementation recommendations if they are to reap the benefits from this technology Safety Innovations Permission to Copy We encourage you to share this paper with your colleagues. You may freely reproduce this publication for educational purposes only, provided that proper attribution is made as follows: Copied with the permission of the AAMI Foundation and the Healthcare Technology Safety Institute. This publication may not be copied in part or in whole for commercial use. The views expressed in this publication do not represent the views of the AAMI Foundation or HTSI. The work of the AAMI Foundation is intended to be a helpful resource for healthcare delivery organizations, so that every organization does not have to reinvent the wheel or start their technology management work from scratch. It does not constitute legal, regulatory, operational, or procedural advice, nor does it constitute a standard of care. It is essential that each healthcare delivery organization assess the material in the context of its own organizational needs, culture, technology, and priorities. Founded within the AAMI Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of AAMI, the HTSI is a community of leaders throughout the healthcare system that are dedicated to one common vision, " No patient will be harmed by medical technology. " HTSI's mission is " To engage the entire healthcare community in multidisciplinary safety initiatives that strengthen the development, management, and use of medical technology for improved patient outcomes. " HTSI engages the healthcare community in research, education, consensus, and partnerships related to the challenges facing healthcare technology industries, regulatory and accrediting bodies, clinicians, caregivers, and patients. HTSRT solves healthcare issues in a new way. HTSRT strives to improve health systems. Rather than focusing on incremental improvements to technology, processes or environments in isolation, the team investigates these elements holistically as a socio-technical system. Central to HTSRT's systems approach is a focus on the needs of people –not technology –first. This unique strategy requires a detailed understanding of cultural and contextual factors. HTSRT is thus able to identify a wide range of issues and contributing factors and to create innovative solutions that span the socio-technical system, from device and environmental design, to training programs and government policy recommendations. These solutions are developed and refined through the active engagement of the end-user community, often through the use of an iterative design process. …