Implementation of Smart Pump Technology With Home Infusion Providers: An Assessment of Clinician Workflow and Patient Satisfaction.

Authors

Thomas D. Brown, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Martha Michael, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
David S. Grady, Superior Specialty Pharmacy, LLC
Mary Ward, Smiths Medical

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2018

Comments

This article is the author’s final published version in Journal of Infusion Nursing, Volume 41, Issue 6, November 2018, Pages 344-349.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1097/NAN.0000000000000302. Copyright © Brown et al.

Abstract

While hospitals have adopted smart pump technology (SPT) featuring drug libraries and medication safety software, most home infusion providers (HIPs) continue to use traditional infusion pumps that don't offer drug libraries or medication safety software. As infusion delivery is moving from the hospital to the home, the purpose of this study was to determine whether SPT was a feasible alternative at both a hospital-based and a rural HIP. HIP personnel were trained on an ambulatory infusion pump. Patients requiring home infusion used the pump and recorded daily pump interactions for 5 to 7 days. After the creation of a drug library, clinicians felt comfortable programming pumps after 7 uses. Patients reported 100% overall satisfaction, and the majority of alarms were resolved without contacting the HIP. Ambulatory SPT can be implemented successfully by HIPs and can be used effectively by patients.

Recommended Citation

Brown, Thomas D.; Michael, Martha; Grady, David S.; and Ward, Mary, "Implementation of Smart Pump Technology With Home Infusion Providers: An Assessment of Clinician Workflow and Patient Satisfaction." (2018). Jefferson Hospital Staff Papers and Presentations. Paper 17.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/tjuhpapers/17

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Language

English