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Leveraging the connectivity of a hospital's network, Hospira MedNet Software can provide real-time communications with infusion devices, enabling remote drug library updating, real-time data gathering and reporting and device tracking.

Patient safety and provider confidence are elevated through the knowledge that infusion medications are being dispensed accurately.

The Hospira MedNet N Server Suite supports wireless and Ethernet connectivity to the hospital infrastructure, providing clinicians the most up-to-date drug information at the device. Its monitoring functions and asset tracking features help hospitals take full advantage of their assets.

Application

The Hospira MedNet N Server Suite can be used in several ways:

  • Networked System — Real-Time Wireless
  • Networked System — Real-Time Wired

Benefits

Hospira's commitment to patient safety, caregiver confidence and conformity to clinical best practices is at the heart of its medication management system. Implementation of this product package has many benefits:

  • Use of drug information libraries derived from the pharmacy's own drug information data
  • Localizing drug libraries for clinical care areas makes best use of available devices
  • Remote, automated drug library updates the process, provides consistency and improves workflow
  • Establishment of hard and soft dosing limits provides clinicians the flexibility to manage doses and rates and the controls to help prevent mistakes
  • Allows clinical care areas to set device-specific rules
  • Real-time data gathering from individual device logs enables easier monitoring of device performance and alerts
  • Asset tracking enables hospitals to improve utilization of available devices

Hospira MedNet N Product Package Components

Hospira Components

  • Hospira MedNet N Server Suite
  • Hospira infusion device
  • Hospira MedNet board/firmware
  • Wireless enabled

Hospital Requirements

Networked System — Real-Time Wireless

  • Wireless Network IEEE 802.11b
  • Server

Networked System — Real-Time Wired

  • Enterprise-wide Ethernet network
  • Server
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