DataQ Is a New Pharmacy
Database Resource
The National Council for Prescription
Drug Programs (Scottsdale, AZ) recently
launched dataQ—a next-generation
pharmacy data solution that provides
health care stakeholders with the most
up-to-date and in-depth pharmacy information
available. DataQ enables pharmacies,
prescription benefit managers,
health plans, and other stakeholders
improved
pharmacy database accuracy
and streamlined electronic claims
processing for faster reimbursement
of prescription drug claims. It also is
used for pharmacy network development
and credentialing, data validation,
drug-use monitoring and product recalls,
along with market research and analysis.
Available with varying subscription and
administrative levels, the new resource
expands functionality to include optional
real-time Web access to pharmacy data,
extensive custom reporting, and file
download capabilities. For more information,
visit www.ncpdp.org.
Mini Scale Helps Dispense
Meds Accurately
Tanita Corp (Arlington Heights, IL)
recently introduced the lightweight and
precision Tanita 1479Z Professional
Digital Mini Scale. The new scale is an
enhanced version of Tanita’s 1479V. The
Tanita 1479Z Professional Digital Mini
Scale is 33% thinner than the 1479V
model and offers a capacity of 200 g—a
67% increase. The mini scale offers 4
weighing modes (gram, ounce, troy
ounce, and penny-weight), allowing for
optimum accuracy in a variety of professional
industries including pharmaceutical.
The Tanita 1479Z Professional Digital
Mini Scale also features an easy-to-read,
4-digit LCD display and provides professional,
accurate results with its 200-g
capacity. The scale retails for $58.50. For
more information, visit www.miniscale.us, or call 866-679-3343.
Zebra Infant Wristbands
Secure Patient Identification
Zebra Technologies (Vernon Hills, IL)
recently introduced 2 new infant wristbands
to its Z-band line. The infant version
of the Z-Band QuickClip wristband
is a direct thermal band that provides
identification verification at the point of
care. It also features the same durable
clip closure and antimicrobial coating as
the adult version and offers 6 options for
color coding. In addition, the new Infant
Foam Wristband will feature comfortable,
soft foam with a hook and loop
Velcro closure. A blank panel will allow
clinicians to easily attach Zebra’s Z-Select
4000D label or QuickClip band for identification
purposes. The company also
announced that results from independent
laboratory tests showed its patentpending
antimicrobial wristband coating
effectively resists methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus Type II, Type III,
and Type IV from the Z-Band antimicrobial
wristbands. The Z-Band antimicrobialcoated
wristbands, which are available
in infant, pediatric, and adult sizes, will
continue to feature a topcoat layer that
resists alcohol, water, foams, soaps, and
blood. Zebra’s Z-Band QuickClip antimicrobial-
coated wristbands feature clips
in 7 colors for use when color coding
to communicate patient risk factors or
special needs. For more information, visit
www.zebra.com, or call 800-423-0442.
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Temperature Monitoring
Helps Improve Safety
AeroScout Inc (Redwood City, CA)
has launched a wireless Temperature
Monitoring application for the health
care industry. As part of the company’s
Healthcare Visibility Suite, the
Temperature Monitoring application is a
complete solution for logging and alerting
staff of temperature fluctuations
for critical health care items and products,
over any standard Wi-Fi wireless
network. The solution, which is FDA-registered,
uses the company’s Wi-Fi
radio-frequency identification tags with
integrated temperature sensors and a
software module for logging and acting
upon temperature data. The same tags
and infrastructure also can be used for
other visibility applications, such as medical-
asset tracking and patient work-flow
improvement. The tags are placed inside
refrigerators, freezers, and deep freezers
that contain expensive and difficult
items to replace, such as vaccines, pharmaceuticals,
tissues, blood bags, and
patient test results. The tags wirelessly
and automatically send temperature
readings over a standard Wi-Fi network
to AeroScout’s MobileView software.
If the temperature of the cooling unit
exceeds or goes below a set threshold,
an alert is triggered and sent to hospital
staff. Temperature-triggered alerts can
be sent to hospital staff, and all information,
including temperature logs, alerts,
and corrective actions, are stored in
AeroScout MobileView. For more information,
visit www.aeroscout.com.
