Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a vendor to provide a Positive Patient Identification System (PPID) for all Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service locations in Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 08. The system must provide automated and accurate patient identification in real time at all points of care. The vendor will be responsible for installing, configuring, and supporting the PPID system, which includes hardware, software, and ancillary equipment. The system must meet various requirements, including compatibility with current VA patient wristbands, security features, and real-time display of current orders and their status. The contract will be for a base year with four option years, and the vendor must provide ongoing maintenance and technical support. Some key features of the system include:
• Positively identifying the patient at bedside using barcode scanning of patient wristband
• Displaying patient’s current pending orders
• Providing step-by-step specimen collection and labeling
• Allowing for contingency situations such as missed sticks, extra tubes
• Patient identification must be compatible with current VA patient wristbands as they exist now, and must facilitate electronic bar code scanning for patient identification
• System must have security features to identify logged in users and audit their events
• Patient identification must be compatible with current blood bank practices