CarePoint-RN is part of the McKesson CarePoint system, an integrated suite of world-class clinical software and automation solutions designed to bring clinical activities closer to the patient.
The expanded CarePoint-RN solution line features a new software package that can interface with a hospital’s existing clinical systems, regardless of vendor. The products also give hospitals a choice in onboard computing and power systems designed to support customer-supplied technology such as laptops, thin client and blade computing solutions.
In addition, the new offerings provide hospitals with greater flexibility to implement patient safety at the bedside.
From an asset management point of view, the expanded CarePoint-RN product line gives hospitals optimal flexibility in choosing solutions to fit within their IT structure and budget – regardless of where they are in deploying bedside scanning initiatives, said David Souerwine, president of McKesson’s automation unit. From an end-user perspective, the software upgrades are designed to save nurses even more time and improve their ability to deliver safer, more efficient care.
Quantitative studies at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in South Carolina show that the CarePoint-RN workstation can save nurses considerable time, returning up to 2.5 hours per nurse per shift.
The new CarePoint-RN software package, installed on all CarePoint-RN models, includes functionality that no other mobile nurse workstation offers. Features of the package include patient-profile dispensing capabilities, centralized PIN management, and a medication tracking capability.
