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B. Braun Infusomat® Space® Infusion Pump Receives 2021 Best in KLAS Award for Traditional Smart Pumps
B. Braun Medical Inc., a leader in infusion therapy and pain management, today announced its Infusomat® Space® Large Volume Pump was awarded a 2021 Best in KLAS for Traditional Smart Pumps.
You Need Space®.
B. Braun’s Space® Infusion System allows health systems to standardize on one drug library, one infusion software, and one EHR integration for both large volume and syringe pumps, to help reduce the total cost and complexity of ownership and maintenance while improving clinician workflow. B. Braun’s space efficient design and independent modularity enables optimal use in any care setting and has Health Canada clearance for both air and ground transport.
Pumps
Infusomat® Space® Large Volume Pump
The Infusomat Space large volume infusion pump is designed for adult and pediatric facilities. Weighing only 3 pounds, its smart, compact design allows for flexibility and easy transport within all care settings. The Infusomat Space packs state-of-the-art versatility that promotes efficiencies in the ICU, NICU, PICU, OR, Med Surg, Emergency Department, Infusion Centers, or Outpatient Care settings.
Perfusor® Space® Syringe Pump
The Perfusor Space Syringe Pump has Health Canada clearance for both air and ground transport. It is intended for use on adults, pediatrics, and neonates for the intermittent or continuous delivery of parenteral fluids, enteral fluids, medications, blood and blood products through clinically accepted routes of administration. These routes include intravenous, intra-arterial, subcutaneous, epidural and enteral.
Software
DoseTrac® Infusion Management Software
More than data. Insight.
Our DoseTrac Infusion Management Software combines real-time information and retrospective reporting that are key to supporting medication safety initiatives.
DoseTrac provides insight that can inform protocol changes to reduce alerts, educate staff to drive up to 100% drug library use compliance and help reduce adverse drug events due to misprogrammed infusion pumps.1 Learn More>
DoseTrac Analytical Services:
- Ensure meaningful use of data to help achieve up to 100% drug library use, minimize infusion-related adverse drug events, and reduce alerts1
- Alert detail reveals practice patterns that lead to clinical insight into why trends are occurring
DoseTrac At A Glance:
- Real-time infusion data
- Actionable Data: Access to practice detail for trend analysis
- Benchmark Reports (CQI): Automated reporting to monitor performance
DoseTrac in Practice
Nursing
Monitor infusion status and drug library compliance with a real-time view. Retrospective reports help identify trends and define needs for staff education and updates to protocols.
- Real-time infusion status
- Enables quick and efficient response to alarms
- Analysis pinpoints problematic programming sequence around alerts
Pharmacy
Stay on top of which infusions are ending soon and uncover alert patterns that indicate a need to review drug library limits.
- Designed to improve workflow with PharmView real-time status view to promote just-in time delivery of medications
- Reports deliver helpful insights for reviewing drug library soft and hard limits2,3
Biomedical Engineering
Easily locate infusion equipment with real-time status view. Retrospective reports define peak usage times and departments for efficient asset management.
- Tracks pumps to remain compliant with Technical Safety Check
- Asset utilization reports improve asset distribution and support budget planning
Dosetrac® Analytical Services
More than Data. Outcomes.
Get the most out of your real-time and retrospective data:
- Achieve up to 100% drug library use compliance1
- Helps to eliminate medication errors due to misprogrammed infusion pumps1
- Reduce infusion alerts and associated alert fatigue
- Designed to improve on-time drug delivery and revenue capture
B. Braun’s Clinical Support team offers interpretation and investigation of trends, provides benchmark data to establish targets, and helps to ensure the meaningful use of data to achieve outcomes.
Let Our DoseTrac Analytical Services show you how to get the most out of the data you're collecting and provide actionable steps to foster medication safety goals.
- Capture infusion data that's relevant, actionable, and integral to clinical practice
- Analyze the data and report findings that address specific concerns
- Create your own customized reports
- Explain key functions and provide hands-on training to gain valuable insight from an investment in DoseTrac
- Provide follow-up after initial installation to reinforce trends, best practices and reveal new potential applications for DoseTrac data
Technical Services
Interoperability
B. Braun Space Infusion Pumps have integrated with Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems for AutoProgramming and AutoDocumentation, Real-Time location services for asset management, and Alarm Management Systems.
B. Braun is a charter member of Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) and follows the IHE PCD standards in communication and integrating with our partners.
- Device Enterprise Communication (DEC – PCD-01 AutoDocumentation)
- Infusion Pump Event Communication (IPEC – PCD-10 AutoDocumentation)
- Point-of-Care Infusion Verification (PIV – PCD-03 AutoProgramming)
- Alert Communication Management (ACM – PCD-04 AutoNotification)
- Medical Equipment Management Device Management Communication (MEMDMC – PCD-15 Device Information)
- Medical Equipment Management Location Services (MEMLS – PCD16 AutoLocation)
EHR Integration
Integration of Space Infusion pumps with an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is designed to increase patient safety by significantly reducing manual entry with AutoProgramming and improve workflow allowing clinicians to spend more time with patients through AutoDocumentation.
Allscripts
The Space Infusion pumps have interfaced with Allscripts Sunrise™ since 2018. This integration includes bidirectional communication for AutoProgramming and automatically sending infusion data to the EHR.
Cerner
The Space Infusion pumps have interfaced with Cerner EHR for AutoProgramming and AutoDocumentation since 2016 with the first health system integration occurring in 2018.
Epic
The Space Infusion pumps have interfaced with Epic EHR for AutoProgramming and AutoDocumentation since 2016 with the first health system integration occurring in 2019. Epic and EpicCare are registered trademarks of Epic Systems Corporation.
MEDITECH through interface with iatricSystems™
The Space Infusion pumps have interfaced with MEDITECH EHR for Auto Programming and Auto Documentation since 2016 using the iatricSystems™ Accelero Connect™ software with the first health system to integrate occurring in 2019.
Asset Utilization
Integration of Space Infusion pumps with a Real-Time Location System (RTLS) is designed to reduce costs through improved asset utilization and increased workflow efficiencies. Clinicians may spend more time in direct patient care by reducing search times for an available pump and remotely determining if the pump is available.
GuardRFID
The integration with GuardRFID® Asset Tracking Solution includes a bidirectional interface with B. Braun’s DoseTrac Infusion Management software. This integration provides pump status data to the Asset Tracking Solution so that users know not only where a pump is located but also if it is available. Adding location data to B. Braun’s DoseTrac Infusion Management software provides real-time views to help clinicians intercept errors and increase drug library compliance up to 100% with periodic compliance rounding.
Midmark RTLS
The integration with Midmark RTLS Asset Tracking + Management provides real-time visibility to pump status data so users know not only where a pump is located but also if it is available. If the pump is unavailable, Midmark RTLS displays the status duration, so nurses know how long it’s been in use. In addition, Midmark RTLS displays a “Download Ready” status when the device is plugged in and able to receive a drug library update.
The first health system integrated in 2017.
STANLEY Healthcare
The integration with STANLEY Healthcare’s AeroScout Real-Time Location System (RTLS) includes a bidirectional interface with B. Braun’s DoseTrac Infusion Management software. This integration provides pump status data to AeroScout RTLS so that users know not only where a pump is located but also if it is available. Aeroscout RTLS sends location data to DoseTrac real-time views to help clinicians intercept errors and increase drug library compliance up to 100% periodic compliance rounding.
The first health system to integrate occurred in 2018.
TeleTracking
The integration with TeleTracking’s Real-Time Locating System Asset Tracking provides pump status data so that users know not only where a pump is located but also if it is available.
Alarm Management
Integration of Space Infusion pumps with an Alarm Management System is designed to provide nurses with actionable and timely information through hospital defined prioritizations and customizable escalations, intended to reduce delays in therapy and reduce alarm fatigue.
Cerner CareAware
The integration with Cerner CareAware is designed to provide nurses with actionable and timely information through hospital defined prioritizations and customizable escalations, intended to reduce delays in therapy and reduce alarm fatigue. This integration requires an EHR integration to associate the patient to the pump.
Philips
The integration with Philips’ (Brand) alarm management system is designed to provide nurses with actionable and timely information through hospital defined prioritizations and customizable escalations, intended to reduce delays in therapy and reduce alarm fatigue. This integration requires an EHR integration to associate the patient to the pump.
Spok
The integration with Spok Care Connect alarm management provides nurses with actionable and timely information through hospital-defined prioritizations and customizable escalations to help minimize delays in therapy and reduce alarm fatigue. This integration requires an EHR integration to associate the patient to the pump.
Vocera®
The integration with Vocera Engage enables health systems to enhance patient safety by enabling filtering, routing, escalation, and prioritization of alarm notifications that clinicians receive on their device of choice. The Engage intelligent workflow engine is FDA 510(k) cleared middleware. It allows clinicians to receive only the communications and notifications they need, and make sure important information reaches the right recipient.
West-Com
The integration with West-Com Nurse Call Systems is designed to provide nurses with actionable and timely information through hospital defined prioritizations and customizable escalations, intended to reduce delays in therapy and reduce alarm fatigue. This integration is unique in that an EHR integration is not necessary to associate the patient to the pump.
The first health system to integrate occurred in 2019.
Monitoring Technologies
This integration is designed to promote data sharing and coordination amongst clinicians to improve workflows.
Resources
References
1 Vitoux R, Chang H, Lehr J. Establishing benchmarks and identifying opportunities to reduce alert fatigue associated with smart infusion pumps. Poster presentation at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting, December 2015.
2 Sullivan, C. (2015). Are You Connected? Get Ready to Reduce Alarms, Avoid Alarm Fatigue and Improve Patient Safety. American Association of Critical-Care Nurse National Teaching Institute, San Diego, CA
3 Zavotsky, K. (2015). Exemplary Implementation and Utilization of Smart Pump Technology. American Association of Critical-Care Nurse National Teaching Institute, San Diego, CA