Advancing Patient Safety Through Digital Innovation with CareScan

As we mark Patient Safety Awareness Week, it’s crucial to highlight the role of digital transformation in preventing errors, improving patient care, and ensuring safer hospital environments. For CareScan, our focus is clear: leveraging technology to minimise risks, enhance compliance, and support clinical decision-making in real-time.

𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Paper-based systems introduce unnecessary risks, including medication errors, incorrect implants, and missing patient data. By transitioning to real-time digital workflows, hospitals can:

- Ensure accurate patient data at the point of care

- Reduce surgical and procedural errors

- Maintain full audit trails for safety and compliance

With CareScan’s real-time validation and alerts, hospitals can prevent never events; scanning and cross-checking products against Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) product data, expiry dates, and National Joint Registry (NJR) compatibility to eliminate errors before they occur.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

Regulatory compliance plays a key role in patient safety. CareScan automates safety checks and regulatory submissions, ensuring accurate data and reducing administrative burden. Key features include:

- Streamlined MDOR submission process, and capture of all mandatory data

- Real-time NJR implant combination validation

- Automated alerts for product recalls and expiries

- Full patient-level audit trails for accountability

- Empowered healthcare teams, with the tools and data they need

Technology is most effective when designed for the people using it; and if their time is freed by a reliable, trusted system, they can spend more time ensuring their patients are safe and cared for. At North Tees and Hartlepool, over 4000 hours have been released back to patient care, using CareScan.

CareScan is built with direct input from clinicians, ensuring seamless integration into daily workflows. We support adoption through:

- On-site and remote training

- Tailored onboarding plans

- Ongoing expert support

- The Future of Patient Safety is Now

As healthcare continues to evolve, digital tools like CareScan are essential in reducing risks and improving outcomes. By embracing technology, hospitals can create safer environments for patients and staff alike.

Let's make every week a step forward in patient safety.

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