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Hospital Boosts Efficiency and Patient Safety with Smart Pump-EHR Integration
17 Nov
Summary
- Duncan Regional Hospital implements BD Alaris EMR interoperability with MEDITECH EHR
- Integration aims to improve workflows, enhance patient safety, and support clinicians
- Eliminates repetitive tasks for nurses, allowing more time with patients
As of November 17th, 2025, Duncan Regional Hospital (DRH Health) in the US has implemented Becton, Dickinson and Company's (BD) Alaris electronic medical record (EMR) interoperability with the MEDITECH electronic health record (EHR). This move is intended to improve efficiency in workflows, enhance patient safety, and support clinicians, particularly during the ongoing nursing shortage.
The Alaris EMR Interoperability has been launched at more than 960 locations across the US, and by extending this functionality to MEDITECH, BD will be able to provide enhanced infusion interoperability across all three major EHR platforms in the country. This expansion is expected to benefit healthcare organizations throughout the US.
DRH Health's vice-president and chief operating officer, Roger Neal, stated that the integration eliminates many small, repetitive tasks that nurses perform daily, allowing them to spend more time with patients and improving efficiency across the health system. He also emphasized that the integration brings important safety features to one of the most complex processes in healthcare, and the hospital is confident it will result in safer administration, better documentation, more consistent infusion workflows, and greater satisfaction for the nursing teams and, most importantly, the patients.
