BD Cato™ can be adapted to the respective system environment by an Administrator. Communication is either file-based or takes place via TCP/IP. The interface can be linked to several systems simultaneously (e.g. Hospital Information System and the laboratory system) and can therefore receive messages from different systems at the same time.
“The projects conceived by Loccioni aim at developing high-innovative technologies and re-engineering the clinical processes to ensure high-quality medications for patients and safety for healthcare workers.
One of the prime objectives is to make the management of injectable medications safer and more efficient, thereby lowering the risk of medication errors that cause potentially adverse events at any stages of prescription, compouding, and administration to the patients.
In Europe, several hospitals have successfully implemented system interfaces between the robotic compounding systems APOTECA and the medication workflow solutions BD Cato™ in order to close the loop and secure the entire medication-use process. Indeed, the systems have been bi-directionally integrated, thereby ensuring complete traceability, accurate process documentation (patient safety), as well as reduce the risk of occupational exposure to hazardous subastances and repetitive motion injuries of healthcare workers. ”
