7E20--667-21-2-883-0055, BioPoint License - Biopoint Patient ID version 6. x

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DESCRIPTION

BioPoint ID Wristband System 6x

Professional Services provided include the delivery of an application installation package that will include the facility specific configuration settings, and assistance with the installation and configuration of the database and application software on VA equipment. As part of the configuration process, will provide database files and account requirements.

General Requirements

The requirements for this solution include patient photo as well as support of multiple risk symbols (allergies, DNR, Fall and Elopement Risk, etc.). These Patient risk identifiers must be printed directly on the wristband to eliminate the need for multiple wristbands, stickers, or plastic clips. This will lend to standardization throughout the health care system. Standardizing patient wristbands within the VA will enhance patient hand-off communications between facilities. The solution must be able to print full color patient photograph, color coded risk identifiers, barcode, and patient demographics on the wristband. The medical identification system should provide a flexible and customizable design to allow adaptation to comply with future evidence-based practices. The system must be able to function on a secure VISTA interface and will need to function properly with existing VA Barcode Point of Care (BPOC) solutions such as the barcode medication administration (BCMA) and Clinic Orders which are currently under development (BCMA in the Outpatient areas). The proposed solution must integrate directly to the VA national medical records database (Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture or VISTA) using a unidirectional interface for transmission of protected health information. The nursing unit or admission clerk must be able to pull up the patient record, set the alert flags, and print out a color, graphic, photo-enabled wristband on a local or networked standard color laser printer. This must be an integrated system to prevent errors by eliminating the need to rekey information from the VISTA system into a separate solution to print bands. The proposed solution must also use the national VIC system to retrieve the photo of the veteran to be printed on the band. This solution must use standardized colors for specific alerts in accordance with the American Hospital Association (www.ahaqualitycenter.org) and the Wyoming State Health Department. Specifically, the wristband solution must comply with universally accepted alerts for ALLERGY (red band with the word Allergy or letter A displayed in bold black letters), FALL RISK (yellow band with the words Fall Risk , Fall , or the letter F displayed in bold black letters), and DNR (purple band with or without DNR in bold white letters). In addition to these three universal symbols, an alert for Latex allergy is being standardized to a green band with the word Latex or L in bold black letters.