Sinai Hospital Utilizes the Datalogic Gryphon at Patient Point of Care
Overview
Like no other industry, Healthcare has experienced an explosion in technology that affects and improves both the doctor’s ability to provide care, and the patient’s knowledge and response to treatment. Technology that was once science fiction is now common place with tools like: external vision systems that present three dimensional images of inside the body; micro surgery that minimizes invasiveness and speeds recovery; micro transducers that provide real time diagnostics from within the body. The list of advancements grows daily. While these advances lead healthcare diagnostic technology, more fundamental systems such as patient records management and prescription administration have lagged far behind.
The Federal Government enacted legislation aimed at increasing the efficiency of the healthcare system by requiring the implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR). A leading regional healthcare organization in Baltimore, LifeBridge Health, has implemented Electronic Health Records systems and taken the added step to implement bar code technology at the patient point of care. LifeBridge Health consists of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, Courtland Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and their subsidiaries and affiliated units. LifeBridge Health is one of the largest, most comprehensive, and most highly respected providers of healthcare in the Baltimore region.
Sinai Hospital Implements Datalogic Gryphon Scanners at the Point-of-Care
Finding the right scanner for such demanding environments like hospitals can be a real challenge. Healthcare applications require a durable device that can handle daily cleaning with bleach and other disinfectants while improving the quality of patient care with accurate/reliable scanning.
This video highlights how the Datalogic Gryphon-HC scanner was the perfect fit for Sinai Hospital with it’s disinfectant-ready housing treated with antimicrobial additives. Along with it’s aggressive 2D scanning capabilities, the Gryphon-HC easily fulfilled all the hospital’s requirements at the point-of-care.
