KLAS rates Sigma Spectrum Infusion System leader among all large-volume infusion pumps in drug library compliance.- Baxter

Baxter International highlighted a report from KLAS that named the Sigma Spectrum Infusion System the leader among all large-volume infusion pumps in drug library compliance, overall ease-of-use and ease of navigating the drug library. Drug libraries allow clinicians to choose from a curated list of medications and fluids within medically appropriate dose ranges that helps identify potential programming mistakes before they reach the patient. Additionally, clinicians rated Sigma Spectrum highest in response to the question, ''How Well Does the Pump's User Interface Contribute to Patient Safety?''

KLAS is a research firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting the performance of software, services, and medical equipment vendors. Working with hundreds of thousands of healthcare executives from hospitals and clinics worldwide, KLAS collects performance feedback to deliver timely reports, trends and statistics that provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the industry. Their newest report, ''Smart Pumps 2016: The Quest for Patient Safety,'' gathered input from end users--primarily nurses--on key features of infusion pumps that promote greater patient safety. These users credit Sigma Spectrum's leading drug library compliance rate with how simple the pump is to use and update. The pump has a ''small learning curve'' thanks to ''drug-library navigation--users are automatically logged in and can quickly and accurately find what they need--and the simple, strong design of the user interface, which includes the size of the screen and the numeric and graphic clarity.'' In addition to features designed to enhance patient safety, Sigma Spectrum also has the ability to integrate with leading electronic medical record (EMR) systems--including Cerner and Epic--to enable auto-documentation of data to help enhance clinical workflow and improve accuracy of IV infusion documentation.

Comment:SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System was designed with features to help reduce errors when programming an IV infusion. The pump is easy-to-use design , has automatic start-up in the Master Drug Library (MDL), and the capability to integrate infusion data into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).