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B. Braun develops smart solutions and sets standards to improve health care.

B. Braun and Ascom to set a new benchmark in driving digital transformation in healthcare by providing a harmonized and reliable data transfer to enhance the effectiveness of clinical workflow communication.

Challenges

Did I document the last medications I have set-up for my patients? Such thoughts and the related uncertainty of having recorded the data correctly burden many health care professionals. Many devices in hospitals are not yet connected to the IT network, and the costs of missing integration are rising year by year. Not considered the time spent on the manual documentation. At the same time, many clinicians and hospital staff suffer from inefficient workflows, insufficient data flow, a broad range of medical alarms and time-consuming information exchange. In order to provide workflows without any interruptions, reduce inefficient manual documentation of data, and support fast treatment decisions, the hospital care team needs patient and device information right on time.

Providing a secure and precise exchange of clinical data is a challenge that B. Braun and Ascom are encouraged to take on.

Solution

Our interoperability solution facilitates easy integration of B. Braun pumps into your hospital’s IT network & Ascom’s systems. The long-standing partnership between B. Braun and Ascom and the connection to the Ascom Digistat Software Suite creates the foundation to optimize your workflow individually, enhance productivity and provide a coherent data flow.

DoseLinkplus, the new interoperability solution operating at the OnlineSuiteplus platform, uses the standardized HL7 / IHE protocol for patient care devices and allows bi-directional communication with the B. Braun infusion pumps*. Your team of clinicians and physicians can participate from AutoDocumentation** and Autoprogramming*.

Features and Benefits

Our interoperability solution facilitates easy integration of B. Braun pumps into your hospital’s IT network & Ascom’s systems.

  • Smoothly infusion data transfer by getting all relevant pump information across institutions in real-time
  • Increase efficiency by using AutoDocumentation
  • Avoid medication errors by using AutoProgramming*
  • Optimizing clinical workflows based on seamless data and information flow
  • Reduced costs and improved patient outcomes with efficient processes
  • State-of-the-art and future-proof system design  
  • Standardized HL7-IHE interface
  • Wired and wireless network integration
  • Data-buffering of infusion data in case of interrupted EMR communication

 

 

Faithful to our mission of shaping the future of healthcare, we continue to work on future-proofed solutions by supporting new interfaces such as Service-oriented Device Connectivity*** (SDC, according to IEEE 11073) to enable new applications and solutions in combination with the Ascom Alarm Management. 

 

 

* Available in Q3 2022, EMR has to support closed loop medication process. AutoProgramming of the pump with the right medication, right dose, right time, for the right patient (all this being verified by the EMR system via barcode scanning).

** AutoDocumentation: real time information exchange of both infusion- and device-related data and alarms.

*** Available in H2 2023 in selected markets.

Supported Markets

The B. Braun and Ascom interoperability solution is available in all markets globally (depending on local registration). For further information, please visit the B. Braun website: https://www.bbraun.com/en/products-and-solutions/solutions/smart-infusion-management.html  or contact your local Ascom contact for detailed information.

 

About B. Braun

B. Braun is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, B. Braun aims to protect and improve the health of people around the world. For more than 180 years, we have shaped health care with our pioneering spirit and groundbreaking contributions. B. Braun has more than 300 subsidiaries in 64 countries, and more than 66,000 employees work for the B. Braun Group worldwide. Through Sharing Expertise and the power of technology, we drive advancements in health care. As a true partner, we develop smart solutions and ​set standards to improve health care.

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