Leading Supplier of Medication Safety Information Systems Launches Innovative POC Medication Administration System
FLORAL PARK, NY — November 9, 2007 — Meta, a supplier of comprehensive medication safety information systems for the healthcare industry, announced today the release of MetaCare Enterprise eMAR™, a Web-based Point of Care Medication Administration System designed to monitor and reduce medication errors through the use of barcode technology.
MetaCare eMAR is an innovative and easy-to-use system that uses cutting-edge
technology to help eliminate medication errors at the point of care. Upon
scanning the patient’s wristband barcode, MetaCare eMAR identifies
and verifies the patient, searches for the medications that have been ordered
for that patient and cross-checks for possible drug allergies and interactions.
Subsequent scanning of the actual medication packaging verifies the correct
drug, dose, route of administration and schedule. In addition, by efficiently
automating the medication administration process, the system allows hospital
pharmacies to more efficiently track medication inventory while providing “five
rights checking.”
“MetaCare eMAR significantly reduces the number of medication
errors while providing complete point of care documentation, significantly
improving patient safety,” explained Sal Barcia, CEO of Meta. “Historically,
medication errors made at the point of care are the least likely to
be caught without the aid of an automated system, with sometimes catastrophic
and life-threatening results. With our system, hospitals can easily
track medication orders from inception through administration to the
patient, all while improving billing accuracy and supporting regulatory
compliance.”
Meta is a healthcare leader in providing expertise and experience in hospital information systems. Its innovative and fully-integrated products, designed to improve patient safety, serve U.S. hospitals and support global HIT initiatives. With a dedicated staff of IT and healthcare professionals, the company develops customized features to directly meet the individual needs of its clients and provides top-rated customer support.
About Meta
For more than 20 years, Meta has been developing software solutions that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of the healthcare industry by providing innovative and comprehensive clinical information systems to hospitals and other healthcare enterprises. Organizations seeking excellent products backed by highly motivated and committed support have chosen Meta for the best solutions at reasonable costs.
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