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Patient identification is one of the key aspects in patient safety. If a patient is correctly identified and that identity is matched to other data like the condition, treatments, procedures and medicinesâ€"even medical testsâ€"then mistakes are so much less likely. Traditionally, this has been done manually. It's not unusual for nurses to read things aloud for another to check, or for patients to get asked what their state is and what their procedure will be, solely to further confirm that everything's correct.
Biometrics and rugged computer technology can add another protective layer for patients by streamlining the identification process and making it more accurate. Keeping the right patient paired with their correct records is critical, but with similar and same names that can be difficult in a manual system.
Biometrics is a form of patient identification that may cut through the potential problems and ensure precision. Patient identification through these procedures uses something like fingerprints, eye and iris identification, or palm identification to accurately identify a person. Biometrics is the combination of the physical and technology, for example a physical bit of the body being scanned.
While barcode scanning on a patient ID bracelet is a step in the best direction, biometrics cannot be removed like a band can. A patient's bracelet may be lost, or could be put on the wrong patient, in a very bad mix-up, through human mistake. But an individual's fingerprint, iris or palm pattern cannot be ascribed to any other person. This allows for precision in patient identification and makes people safer.
Manual records need lots of double-checking and naming things aloud. With biometrics, simple scans identify patients without the necessity for stating their name, date of birth, condition, procedure or other items that a patient may not prefer to be spoken out loud, especially in a shared room or an area where others might overhear. These scans increase accuracy while helping to ensure patient privacy and comfort.
Biometrics and rugged computer technology can add another protective layer for patients by streamlining the identification process and making it more accurate. Keeping the right patient paired with their correct records is critical, but with similar and same names that can be difficult in a manual system.
Biometrics is a form of patient identification that may cut through the potential problems and ensure precision. Patient identification through these procedures uses something like fingerprints, eye and iris identification, or palm identification to accurately identify a person. Biometrics is the combination of the physical and technology, for example a physical bit of the body being scanned.
While barcode scanning on a patient ID bracelet is a step in the best direction, biometrics cannot be removed like a band can. A patient's bracelet may be lost, or could be put on the wrong patient, in a very bad mix-up, through human mistake. But an individual's fingerprint, iris or palm pattern cannot be ascribed to any other person. This allows for precision in patient identification and makes people safer.
Manual records need lots of double-checking and naming things aloud. With biometrics, simple scans identify patients without the necessity for stating their name, date of birth, condition, procedure or other items that a patient may not prefer to be spoken out loud, especially in a shared room or an area where others might overhear. These scans increase accuracy while helping to ensure patient privacy and comfort.
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Rugged computers and tough laptops can be used to match the patient identification to things like medicines, procedure orders and discharge instructions to help give a better and safer health-care experience. Check out the range of these PCs available today at ruggeddepot.com.
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