CareFusion^® Medication Administration

Supporting positive patient and drug identification

Medication errors and adverse drug events are among the most serious and costly concerns in healthcare.

CareFusion^® Medication Administration from Cardinal Health utilizes portable bar code scanning technology to support positive patient and drug identification during the medication administration process. This user-friendly, point-of-care positive patient identification (PPID) application provides appropriate clinical personnel with convenient bedside access to detailed patient information and a variety of critical medication safety features. Clinicians can use bar code scanning technology to verify medication orders and check the Five Rights at the point of care, as well as view critical safety alerts and allergy warnings to further enhance patient safety.

CareFusion^® Medication Administration also features:

• PRN and STAT medication support
• Missed meds view
• Real-time documentation
• Witness-verification functionality
• Nursing to Pharmacy communication mechanisms
• Available integration with Hospital Information System eMAR documentation