MEDITECH
Blood Bank
product brief

MEDITECH's Blood Bank application tightly integrates donor, unit, and patient history information with data in the health care information system (HCIS). The application—which is FDA regulated—flags abnormal test results, reports test and transfusion results, minimizes product waste, utilizes expert rules when recording, and performs error checks. It also generates turnaround time and workload statistics, compiles statistical reports, and automatically captures charges. Authorized users have the ability to view blood bank results from within the network or remotely. All of these features ensure patient safety and reduce turnaround times.

Highlights:
   • Donor recruitment and scheduling
   • Patient processing
   • On-line quality control
   • Transfusion management
   • Inventory management and utilization
   • Electronic crossmatching functionality
   • Ability to report and track blood bank services across multiple facilities
   • Ability to calculate interpreted results of cell panels and antibody identification
   • Extensive reporting capabilities.

Standard Features

Historical Record of Information
MEDITECH’s Blood Bank application is designed to be a historical module that allows organizations to maintain a permanent on-line record of:
• Donors and patients
• Transfused units
• Antigens/antibodies
• Transfusions.

Donor Recruitment and Management
Donor recruitment and management features include:
• Ability to maintain blood types, antigen/antibody profiles
• On-line tracking of donor schedules and information
• Ability to evaluate criteria, check eligibility, and schedule appointments
• On-line donor recruitment phone lists and letters
• On-line, user-defined donor questionnaires to stream line the qualification process
• User-defined error checking logic allows staff to compare current information against data collected during the donor’s last appointment
• System automatically generate deferrals when donors do not meet eligibility requirements
• Ability to generate donor statistical reports.

Inventory Tracking and Utilization
MEDITECH’s Blood Bank application allows for comprehensive inventory management by tracking physical inventory as well as inventory utilization, based on pre-transfusion data. All transfusable products are tracked from the time they are entered into inventory through final disposition. Features include:
• Ability to scan units into the inventory, either by individual unit or in batches
• Automatic requisitioning for blood bank and serology tests via MEDITECH’s integrated system
• Look back functionality assuring patient safety
• Comprehensive inventory management reporting tools.

Multiple Specimen Processing
Electronic worksheets and process screens can replace the worksheets used to manually enter test results for specimens and units, creating streamlined and efficient processes, ensuring accurate information and improving patient safety. Features include:
• Preview feature showing specimens and tests in batch format
• Automatic release of crossmatches using rules-based logic
• Process screens to quickly result and efficiently track unit status
• Ability to efficiently process multiple units or specimens at one time.

Electronic Crossmatching
MEDITECH's electronic crossmatching feature saves critical testing time by electronically checking for incompatibilities between a patient's blood and a unit of blood or blood products prior to transfusion. The Electronic Crossmatch capabilities allow users to safeguard that:
• Patient specimen and blood type results are current
• Blood type results were confirmed by two determinations
• Patient and donor units are ABO compatible
• Testing for antigens and antibodies is complete
• Antibody screen results are not positive
• Clinically significant antibodies are not present
• Donor ABO group and Rh type on the unit label are confirmed.

Patient Reports
Standard and user-defined formats are available for activity or summary reports. Features include:
• Summary and activity reports by physician, patient, or location
• Discharge and extended summaries
• Results available electronically via the Electronic Medical Record and over the Internet.

Reporting Capabilities
MEDITECH’s extensive reporting capabilities ensure that procedures are followed and cost effectiveness is maintained. Examples of reports include:
• Outstanding Specimen Report
• Transfusion Report
• Inventory Reports
• Unit Disposition
• Overdue Warning Report
• Unverified Results Report
• Crossmatch/Transfusion Ratio Statistics by location or provider
• Utilization Reports to assist in reviewing and ensuring appropriate use of products.

For more information about us, contact a MEDITECH Marketing Representative.

MEDITECH
Medical Information Technology, Inc.
MEDITECH Circle
Westwood, MA 02090
781-821-3000
www.meditech.com