{"id":24381,"date":"2020-06-23T09:41:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T15:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/?p=24381"},"modified":"2020-06-23T09:41:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T15:41:29","slug":"is-your-technology-helping-or-hindering-patient-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/is-your-technology-helping-or-hindering-patient-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Technology Helping or Hindering Patient Care?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/newscdn.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23093243\/healthcare-photography-application-admissions-zd510-hc-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newscdn.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23093243\/healthcare-photography-application-admissions-zd510-hc-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/newscdn.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23093243\/healthcare-photography-application-admissions-zd510-hc.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a span of ten years, over 90%<sup>[1]<\/sup> of medical facilities nationwide have switched from paper-based tracking to automated systems, yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/barcodesedge\/solutions\/health-care-tracking-solutions\/patient-tracking\/\">patient identification<\/a> problems continue to persist in the digitized era. Researchers at the ECRI Institute suggest that technology may be responsible for as much as 15%<sup>[2]<\/sup> of patient misidentification errors occurring predominantly at the patient\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bedside. Several technical issues may be to blame, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Poorly printed\nidentification <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/wristbands\/\">wristbands<\/a> <\/li><li>Complicated or\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153buggy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tracking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/software.htm\">software<\/a><\/li><li>Lack of available\ndevices<\/li><li>Devices incapable\nof capturing data without line of sight<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore\nthe advantages of a high-performing patient identification solution in our\nvideo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trust Your Wristband Printing with Zebra&#039;s ZD510-HC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MHLM7IZyHz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Can Wristband Printing Help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\nleaders in efficient tracking, Barcodes Inc. combines the power of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/\">Zebra\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/a> easy-to-deploy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zd510-hc.htm\">ZD510-HC wristband printer<\/a> with adaptable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/id-card-software\/\">identification software<\/a> to eliminate any complications that might\ndistract your staff from providing superior care. Enhance the patient\nexperience while simplifying identification systems with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Faster wristband\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/barcode-printers\/\">label printing<\/a><\/li><li>Easier media\nreloading that diminishes downtime<\/li><li>Customized\nwristbands<\/li><li>Long-lasting\nprints that preserve identification<\/li><li>Scalable\napplications that adapts to patient influx&nbsp;\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/email-us\/\">Contact us<\/a> today for a\nfree demonstration and integrate labeling efficiency back into your patient\nidentification system. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>[1]<\/sup> Landi, Heather. <em>Survey: Nearly All U.S. Hospitals Use EHRs, CPOE Systems<\/em>. Healthcare Innovation.\u00c2\u00a0 Sept 11, 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>[2]<\/sup> White, Jess. <em>Prevent patient identification errors. <\/em>Healthcare Business &amp; Technology. Sept 29, 2016. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a span of ten years, over 90%[1] of medical facilities nationwide have switched from paper-based tracking to automated systems, yet patient identification problems continue to persist in the digitized era. Researchers at the ECRI Institute suggest that technology may be responsible for as much as 15%[2] of patient misidentification errors occurring predominantly at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[712,2267,40,44,3064,1237,199,3065,2354],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Your Technology Helping or Hindering Patient Care?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the advantages of a high-performing patient identification solution in our video with Zebra Technologies ZD510-HC Wristband Printer.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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