Smart Infusion Pumps: A Continuous Quality Improvement Approach to Improve Patient Safety- This symposium provides a discussion of current issues related to the optimization of smart pump technology to improve patient safety in hospitals and components of health systems. An overview of the evolution of smart pumps and their functionality is briefly discussed. Industry, regulatory, and other national efforts to improve the safety of these medical devices is described including the FDA Infusion Pump Improvement Initiative. Two case studies are presented to provide examples of how institutions have implemented and utilized smart pump technology to decrease medication errors and improve patient safety. Emphasis is placed on strategies employed to achieve pump compliance and successful efforts to utilize data to improve the quality of the drug libraries.
Objectives:
•List and discuss three expected outcomes of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Infusion Pump Improvement Initiative.
•Describe three examples of human factors that impact patient safety in the utilization of smart pump technology and discuss strategies to address these challenges.
•Discuss the ability to drive appropriate therapeutic decision-making through the use of smart pump technology.
•Describe several examples of improvements to patient care resulting from the implementation and use of smart pump technology.
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