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Implementation and Future Development of the Patient and Supply Tracking System

Implementation and Future Development of the Patient and Supply Tracking System. Brian Fletcher, MSN MHA, RN. Vision. During disasters and emergency incidents P atient Tracking P ersonnel Tracking E quipment & Inventory Tracking P rovide Situational Awareness

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Implementation and Future Development of the Patient and Supply Tracking System

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  1. Implementation and FutureDevelopment of the Patient andSupply Tracking System Brian Fletcher, MSN MHA, RN

  2. Vision During disasters and emergency incidents Patient Tracking Personnel Tracking Equipment & Inventory Tracking Provide Situational Awareness Reunite Patients and Families

  3. Current Users in South Carolina Hospitals Agencies Berkeley County EMS Charleston County EMS Dorchester County EMS Meducare Ground Roper LifeLink DHEC LowCountry Charleston County Coroner’s Office* • MUSC Medical Center • Roper Hospital • St Francis • Mt. Pleasant Hospital • East Cooper Hospital • Trident Hospital • Summerville Medical Center • Roper Berkeley • Trident Moncks Corner • Beaufort Memorial* • Hilton Head* • Orangeburg Regional* • Colleton Hospital* * Discussing implementation

  4. NOT JUST FOR DISASTERSNOT JUST FOR NURSESFOR EVERYDAY USE Exercises Special Events Mass Gathering Medical Support Mass Vaccination Annual Flu Shot Tracking Flu Shot Vaccine Tracking Mass Prophylaxis Incident Disaster Equipment Tracking Disaster Supply Tracking Weekly System Triage Day/Night Triage Education

  5. The Technology • Same technology used by UPS, FedEx, USPS • Apply barcoded tag • Scan barcoded tag • Enter Triage Category and/or other information • Update location as patient moves

  6. BARCODES

  7. Handheld Unit

  8. Field Kit

  9. System Architecture

  10. Tracking Patients

  11. Tracking Patients

  12. Drilling Down

  13. Tracking HPP Disaster Inventory

  14. Tracking Inventory

  15. Reuniting Victims and Families “As a nation, we can do better than pictures on a fence” ~ Tom Lockwood, Dept. of Homeland Security

  16. 9/11 Commission Report • Reduce burden on hospital staff • Reduce burden on phone system • Improve family notification • Improve patient tracking

  17. Where to From Here? • Interoperable Patient Tracking System Statewide • Includes EMS Systems, Hospitals, Urgent Care, Public Health, Nursing Care Facilities, Shelters, Pods • Find other uses for this system • Area entry tracking • Interfaces with current system technologies

  18. Lessons Learned • IT Folks have to be at the table – not an after thought • System must be used regularly • HIPPA policy considerations • People other than medical should be trained • Deployment policy made by coalition • Don’t forget about the paper back up

  19. Thank You Hmmm. I wonder…

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