Sample Handling
Automating the manual work of handling samples in a hospital lab; retrieving, storing, sorting, and transporting samples are taking a lot of time for the staff and also involve heavy, repetitive tasks that could lead to injuries. There is for sure a better use of highly skilled lab personnel.
Unit Dose Medication
This unit dose is sometimes linked to closed loop medication but really aims to make automation possible. Instead of normal packaging you buy at the drugstore and use at home, the unit dose system is manufactured or split into one-dose-packages that can be used in automatic processes to create patient specific doses. Unit doses are easy to count, track and administrate without human hands. Used right, it saves time for clinical staff and minimize medication malpractice.
Closed Loop Medication
The concept is based on the idea that there is a closed process from the doctor prescribing the patient dose through to medication reaching the patient safely. With automation, there is drastically lower risk for potential tampering or possible mistakes.
There are several reasons why automation is highly important:
- Increasing patient safety through minimizing malpractice.
- Administering medicine on time is important.
- Anti-theft
- Lower cost of medicine and improved availability