Patient ID
Medical ID solutions give healthcare staff the assurance they’re working with the right patient and the right medication at the right time, eliminating preventable patient identification errors.
Five ways to be responsible with patient identification
Our short guide to the risks involved in patient ID highlights key issues to consider when assessing your current levels of patient care. This will help to identify the steps you can take to improve medical ID processes and patient safety, while keeping costs low and achieving legislative compliance.
Resources
Risk of hand-written medical ID notes infographic
Illegibility causes misidentification, in turn causing patient
ID-related errors that can have fatal consequences. Our infographic
highlights the risks in healthcare environments.
The Five Rights of Patient Safety
Patient safety and positive patient identification under your care are critical. Our infographic outlines the fundamental rights a patient can expect, and the implications of patient misidentification.
Risk of hand-written medical ID notes video
Bad handwriting causes healthcare errors and potentially
life-threatening risks to patients in healthcare environments. This video takes a look at the time, cost
and health implications of illegible patient notes.
Improve patient safety with medical ID wristbands
Barcoding with medical ID wristbands give you and your staff the
assurance that you’re working with the right patient and the right
medication at the right time, eliminating preventable and potentially
lethal medical ID errors.
Read our whitepaper here.
Patient identification survey
Is patient safety as high as it could or should be in your list of healthcare priorities? Take our simple one-minute online medical identification survey. It helps you to assess how you ensure positive patient identification and prevent healthcare errors.
Solutions
Medical ID wristband printing: thermal or laser?
Offering the most comprehensive selection of patient ID wristband
solutions in the industry, we’ve outlined some considerations for both
laser and thermal printing to help you decide which technology works
best for your healthcare environment. Learn more here.
Patient ID wristbands: a simple solution to a complex problem
Where patient identification is concerned, barcode medical wristbands
have become the standard means of preventing fatal patient ID errors
in healthcare environments. Read our whitepaper
here
Virtual presentation: the benefits of Zebra patient ID solutions
Zebra patient ID solutions help to protect and improve patient safety by greatly reducing the chances of medical ID errors. Our solutions also streamline workflows and reduce your costs. Our interactive animation shows to see how and where we help to achieve better levels of care in healthcare environments. Watch animation here.
Making improvements in patient safety with healthcare technology
Watch
this short video highlighting the changes facing healthcare, and the
wide-ranging benefits medical ID barcoding technologies offer,
improving patient safety, preventing medical errors, and giving the
patient a virtual voice.
Gdansk University Health Centre & Centre for Invasive Medicine
The aim of the Gdansk University Health Centre (UCK) is to provide
healthcare services and promote good health. This includes using the
latest medical technologies and treatment methods.
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The General Ziętek Upper Silesian Rehabilitation Centre
The Polish Ministry of Health’s regulation of 20 September 2012
clearly states the obligation for ID wristbands to be worn by
inpatients. The aim of introducing this was to speed up the
identification process and ensure patients are identified correctly,
thereby reducing the risk of error in the provision of any medical treatment.
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has implemented
their printed wristband solution to comply with the National Patient
Safety Agency (NPSA) Positive Patient Identification directive in the
UK.
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Heartlands Hospital
In 2004/5 alone, the UK's NHS (National Health Service) faced over
£400 million worth of clinical negligence claims. One of the key
causes being patient misidentification. The National Patient Safety
Agency states this causes 19% of all hospital errors.
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Prague General University Hospital
Zebra wristband solution increases patient safety and medicine administration at Prague General University Hospital. View
Barcode wristbands: Putting patient safety first
Patient safety is at the heart of quality healthcare. That’s why barcode wristbands should be at the heart of your patient safety goals, ensuring accurate patient identification and minimising the risks of medical errors. This white paper tells you all you need to know.
HC100™ Wristband Printer
Easily print wristbands with a wristband printer designed for healthcare and hospitality. View
LaserBand®2 Advanced Wristbands for Adult patients
Adult wristbands need to cover a wide range of patients from young adults to the elderly and infirm. Zebra’s LaserBand products are specifi cally designed with these patients in mind. View
LaserBand®2 Advanced Wristbands for Paediatrics
Paediatric wristbands need to cover a wide range of patients from toddlers to teenagers. Zebra’s LaserBand products are specifi cally designed with these patients in mind. View
LaserBand®2 Advanced Wristbands for Babies and Maternity
Key requirements for these patients include; identifying the most tiny patients quickly and easily, providing a delicate, secure solution which is both practical and sensitive and ensuring precious newborns are correctly identifi ed with their parents. View
Patient I.D. solutions
This all-in-one print solution combines the reliable HC100 direct thermal printer with easy-to-load cartridges containing the only antimicrobial-coated wristbands on the market—Zebra’s Z-Band® wristbands. View
Z-Band® Wristbands
Zebra’s HC100™ allows you to print patient information and barcodes directly on Z-Band® direct thermal wristbands. View
Healthcare Zebra Printing Solutions
Scanning barcodes produced by reliable Zebra thermal printers and labels enables you to automatically verify and record medication dispensing. View
LaserBand 2 Advanced Wristbands
Zebra’s self-laminating LaserBand 2 Advanced direct print laser wristbands feature an advanced shape and design. View
Retail pharmacy - Increase Efficiency and Accuracy with Medication and Prescription Labeling from Zebra
Barcodes give a virtual voice to your medications and prescriptions. The more medications are marked with barcodes, the more effective your pharmacy workflows will be. View
Thermal Bar Code Pharmacy Solutions Brochure
Zebra’s proven printer and media solutions are being used to improve
safety, comfort and efficiency at every stage of a patient’s hospital
journey.
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