HIMSS Greater China AVP and Director of Education Anjie Ren advocates patient safety improvement through closed loop medication administration
11-16-2018
World-leading intelligent systems company Advantech (stock symbol: 2395) held the first Advantech IoT Co-Creation Summit at Suzhou International Expo Center. Over 5,000 Advantech clients and partners gathered at the event, which focused on software/hardware integration for various industries, connection and building of a complete industrial IoT ecosystem and value chain, and joint preparation for the next IoT stage development, of which the new page for intelligent healthcare is seen as IoT’s major revolution
Whole person, whole scope, whole life-span patient-centered information connection
Advantech is committed in intelligent systems and has established complete hardware, software, and systemic service networks in intelligent healthcare. To enhance Advantech and intelligent healthcare partners’ leading advantages in the health information area, Anjie Ren, AVP and Director of Education for HIMSS Greater China, was invited to this event. Through analysis of HIMSS guided cases and practical examples, he explained that IoT and big data applications may already achieve the three modes of
As technology matures, hospitals invest in intelligent health infrastructure
During his talk, Ren mentioned the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), developed by HIMSS Analytics and which facilitates hospital scoring in eight stages, 0 to 7. Nine hospitals in China have achieved stage 7, making China the country with the most stage 7 hospitals besides
Closed loop medication administration demonstrates health information systems’ contribution to clinical medicine
Lowering error rates through system integration supported by advanced technology, ensuring better patient safety
Advantech’s current intelligent medication management system solution is one that complies to HIMSS stage 6 requirements and beyond. It utilizes RFID technology and individual medication box locking systems to accurately track medication flows from the pharmacy, nursing station, to bedside administration, and to ensure that medication boxes are correctly exchanged and transferred throughout the process, reducing error rates and guaranteeing patient safety. Advantech’s medication management solution is flexible and applicable under central, distributed, or combined management. It is adaptable to different hospital scales and workflows. During the event, Ren declared that Advantech’s dedication in the IoT field and its practical product developments shocked him and gave him a strong impression. He suggested Advantech