Cardinal Health Signs First Agreement With HealthTrust Purchasing Group For Alaris Products
Allows access for Cardinal Health IV-Pump solution to more than 750 Acute Care Facilities
San Diego - Cardinal Health, Inc., a provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, has signed a two-year dual-source agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG), a healthcare group purchasing organization, for its Alaris products. This first-time agreement covers the Alaris System* and the Alaris SE pump** including Guardrails error reduction software, related modules and dedicated sets. It will provide Cardinal Health access to more than 750 HPG member acute care facilities.
Sixty-one percent of the most serious and life threatening adverse drug events (ADEs) are intravenous (IV) drug related. Alaris products help health-care facilities address this patient safety concern.
"Adverse drug events are the most common cause of patient injury in hospitals and one of the critical problems addressed by the Alaris System," said Jake St. Philip, president of the Alaris Products business of Cardinal Health. "We're pleased HPG has selected Cardinal Health to provide medication safety solutions to its members."
The Alaris System with Guardrails safety software has demonstrated measurable improvements in patient safety and clinical performance in managing IV medications at the point of care. The system is the first and only of its kind to offer an integrated modular platform that has the ability to include infusion therapy and patient monitoring for enhanced patient safety at the bedside.
Over-sedation and respiratory depression represent the most serious potential adverse effects associated with opioid delivery, and patient monitoring is critical in this area. For the first time on the Alaris System, patient-controlled analgesia(PCA) is included with pulse oximetry (SpO2) and capnography (EtCO2) monitoring on a common technology platform, providing the ability to pause a PCA infusion based on hospital-defined monitoring parameters. This platform provides an additional safety net for patients and clinicians at the point of care and is included in the agreement.
The Alaris SE pump with Guardrails safety software, supports broad clinical applications, superior IV-set performance and is designed for maximum reliability and ease of use.
SOURCE: Cardinal Health