“A typical blood transfusion can be completed in one to four hours, but the first 15 minutes are crucial. In that first quarter-hour, vital signs and blood documentation are recorded and any risks in the transfusion spotted. A medical center relying on a manual documentation system can experience complications within that short window. For the 60th Medical Group staff from David Grant USAF Medical Center, stationed at Travis Air Force Base in California, the roll out of the Military Health System’s electronic health record MHS GENESIS saved both time and manpower to complete blood transfusions for their patients.”
“Air Force Capt. Seng Patton, chief of Transfusion Services and Microbiology at DGMC, said that before MHS GENESIS, the DGMC’s blood bank and clinical areas used four different electronic health systems that did not communicate with each other. These systems required technicians to enter data by hand into each system.”
“The Blood Bridge in MHS GENESIS automated the transfusion process at DGMC into one system, allowing its blood bank to communicate electronically with other areas of the hospital. The positive patient identification function of MHS GENESIS helps DGMC identify patients that need blood products with a simple scan instead of involving another person to verify patient identity. Then the system matches any blood specimens drawn from the patient to their electronic record…” Read the full article here.
Source: MHS GENESIS helps DGMC deliver life-saving blood – August 3, 2020. Health.mil.
