Alaris (LVP, PCA, & Syringe) Commentary
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Subject Expert
Jackson Tate
Research Director
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Operations
I don't know whether this is on our side in terms of how our corporate team does things, but access...
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Product
Sometimes utilizing the smart pump programming feature in the Alaris is a bit clunky with our EMR....
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Relationship
BD has had some recalls recently, but they do a good job of letting us know when there are problems...
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Loyalty, Value
We are seriously considering moving away from the Alaris pumps right now, but not because of the...
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Loyalty, Product
Some parts of our organization want to keep the Alaris pumps. One of the nice things about them is...
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Value
BD seems to want to charge for extra things like software support and different pieces of data that...
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Loyalty
BD supported us when we had to move pumps from one site to another, and they helped make sure the...
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Loyalty
There have been issues with BD’s recall of the Alaris pumps, and part of their mitigation is over...
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Product
There is a lot of stuff we would like to see pushed out to us by BD versus running our own reports...
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Product
I cannot stand that we have to have different levels in the pump. If we are using a single tube, we...
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Product
I like the drug library capability in the Alaris. It allows us to add extra guardrail safety...
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Relationship, Product, Value
The data analytics in the Alaris pumps are really good, but we have had some access problems this...
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Product
The usability of the pumps is really good. The accuracy, overall, is good. The ability to do the...
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Product
From the clinical perspective, we would like to see three things. Right now, if we are programming a...
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Relationship
BD's response to the FDA recall has not been as timely as it could have been, even though they said...
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Operations
BD has this smart pump that we could integrate, but BD doesn't teach integration. When we have...
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Operations, Product
The Alaris is not very intuitive because of the way it is programmed. Somebody couldn't just go up...
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Relationship
We can get in touch with BD, and for basic problems, their service is fine. However, when we are...
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Product
I have worked with the Alaris pumps for the whole time we have had them, and I do not feel that they...
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Relationship, Operations
BD only gives provider guidance if they are forced to by the FDA.
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Relationship, Product
BD does integrate, but it seems like they got integration and then haven't been interested in doing...
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Relationship, Product
BD has zero solutions for situations like MRIs, and that doesn't meet our needs at all. The fact...
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Relationship, Operations
We are currently working through a process of upgrading with BD. I have gone through many upgrades...
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Relationship, Product
The Alaris pump is so big that it is like carrying around a bag of bricks. BD is so committed to the...
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Product, Value
We suffered through using the Alaris pumps before the recall, and we were having weekly free flows...
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Product
I like the interoperability between the EHR and the pump programming, the ability to standardize...
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Culture
BD promised to make PCAs interoperable a long time ago, but then they got stopped by the FDA for...
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Operations
BD did a good job of keeping their promise to help with the onboarding process. We touched base with...
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Value
Because we had some old credits, BD didn’t charge us for something they easily could have charged us...
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Relationship
BD's customer service is so good that people don’t switch away from the vendor. The vendor does a...
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Product
Some of our issues are hard to put on BD because of the regulation changes and how they have to go...
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Loyalty, Product
Within our organization, we use the Alaris pump's interoperability in many departments. There are a...
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Relationship, Product
The Alaris devices are challenging. Mechanically, some pieces and parts can break in the Alaris...
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Loyalty, Value
I would tell others looking at the Alaris devices that integrating on the informatics side is a fair...
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Relationship, Product
BD had a recall on the pumps that went on for years, and that was difficult. We also had to do a...
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Operations
BD does a good job with training. They come on-site, and they have follow-up off-site as well. We...
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Product
I don't know whether we consider the FDA remediation new technology, but in theory, the Alaris pumps...
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Relationship
The support at BD is pretty good. We have a special account manager, and we talk to the leaders...
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Product, Value
We are happy with the Alaris pumps’ interoperability, and they cost a lot of money, so we don't feel...
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Value
BD absolutely doesn’t avoid charging for every little thing. They have a medication safety analytics...
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Loyalty
There was a pump fair, so we went and looked at everything. Two barriers to change are money and the...
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Relationship
We have been with BD for a long time, so I have people to go to, but if we have to go through BD's...
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Relationship, Product
BD wants to move a project forward, so they are proactively irritating me by asking when they can do...
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Product
BD has not integrated PCAs yet into interoperability, and they have been saying they are going to do...
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Loyalty, Product
BD has no FDA clearance for alarm notifications on PCA pumps, and that is one of the drawbacks of...
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Product
One thing I love about the Alaris pump is that we can do large volumes. We can have like six or...
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Relationship
We really don’t have any issues with the Alaris pumps, but when we did have issues in the beginning,...
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Operations
I'm not aware that BD does any ongoing training, but their initial training was not bad. For the...
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Loyalty, Relationship
We wanted to do in-pump interoperability with the Alaris pumps, but BD had a bad year financially,...
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Loyalty
We are going to stay on the Alaris. BD is replacing our pumps on their dime, so there is no reason...
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Relationship
BD used to be knocking down our door all day, every day to buy their product, and then poof, we...
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Relationship
BD keeps their promises in terms of working with us and doing remediation, but it just feels like we...
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Product
I have had to tell BD about some errors in how the pump is set up. The Alaris is so old that it...
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Loyalty
The Alaris is not part of our long-term plans. If BD had serious upgrades, we would definitely...
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Relationship, Product
I don't trust the Alaris pump. It under- and overinfuses, and I don't believe the remediation, which...
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Loyalty
The Alaris is under investigation, so I don't know whether it will be part of our long-term plans. A...
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Relationship, Operations
I have been pretty satisfied with BD’s support. I like that they provide regularly scheduled on-site...
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Loyalty
We are currently evaluating when to update our infusion fleet because of the new FDA requirements...
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Relationship, Product
I would like to see a change in the delivery method for the Alaris. The fact that the Alaris doesn't...
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Loyalty
We will be updating our pumps in a few years because BD is forcing us to. The FDA recall remediation...
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Relationship
We get good responses from BD’s support team. We have good folks at BD that they are able to connect...
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Operations
Generally, the implementations go fairly well in my experience. Where BD falls off is a bit in terms...
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Relationship, Operations
The Alaris pump is well made. It is a critical device that is very measurable. The Alaris pump works...
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Operations, Value
When we did a recent update with BD, we already knew what to do and how to implement the update, but...
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Relationship
BD’s customer service is bad. Their pumps go down all the time. A lot of alarms are always...
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Product
Functionality doesn't exist between the Alaris and Epic's system. On both ends, the vendors may be...
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Operations
BD is well versed in implementing interoperability. We did an implementation several years ago, and...
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Relationship
We did have a hiccup where we had technical issues during an upgrade, and even though BD's technical...
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Relationship, Product
From a nursing standpoint, the product is intuitive to use. We get quarterly reports on our usage...
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Relationship
To benefit our organization, we have asked for part of the UI design to be adjusted. The current...
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Loyalty
We decided to stick with the Alaris when we went live with integration because of its integration...
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Relationship, Product
I network a lot with other organizations that use the same EMR but different pumps, and there have...
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Operations
Our go-live with the product was smooth sailing, and using it has been smooth as well. There are...
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Relationship, Operations, Product
I can't think of anything major that isn't going well. Certainly, there have been remediations and...
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Product
From a usability perspective, our nurses find the pumps easy to use and program. The product is...
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Loyalty, Product
We have had issues with the pumps. There is a feature that allows whoever is programming the pump to...
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Relationship, Product
IV flushing has been a pain point for us since we went live. That is more of an Epic thing than a BD...
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Product
With the Alaris, we don't like that we can't do epidurals or integrate the PCAs with our EHR. The...
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Product
We like the Alaris' interoperability with our EHR and the charting accuracy from that.
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Loyalty
We have to switch to a different vendor’s pump. It is not that we have an issue with the Alaris; we...
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Relationship
BD is excelling with people who are empowered to solve our problems, and that is making the...
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Product, Value
Reporting in the knowledge portal and being able to extract reports from BD's product really makes a...
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Product
BD has a good pump, and they are still the market leader. I just wish the Alaris were smaller; it...
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Culture, Value
BD has bent over backward in terms of pricing and everything, but most pump manufacturers in this...
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Operations
BD did pretty well on the implementation, and their upgrades have gone pretty smoothly.
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Product
The reporting that we are able to get from BD’s knowledge portal allows us to look at how many times...
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Loyalty
Nothing much has changed from BD; they are still offering the same pump. They are coming out with...
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Relationship
On the interoperability side, we were a little frustrated. When we bought our pumps, there were some...
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Relationship
BD is generally somewhat predictable, but to some degree, there is some disorganization because of...
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Loyalty, Relationship, Product
I would like to see a bit more innovation in the features. BD’s peers, like other pump vendors, are...
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Product
Not getting a consistent type of tubing can just really throw our medication-use process into a...
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Relationship, Product
The vendor’s support of the optimization of our interoperability with our EMR is an area where they...
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Loyalty, Operations
BD has had multiple recalls. We did the remediation process for all of our pumps and updated them,...
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Relationship
BD has fallen down in terms of keeping some promises, especially with the timeline with the recall...
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Loyalty
It just seems like we have seen some system errors come up where basically the device throws an...
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Relationship
BD is doing consistently well with support. I can always reach somebody on the support side, and...
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Relationship, Operations
BD could have helped a little more with getting updates done and dealing with certain pump issues...
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Relationship, Operations
We had an upgrade with the Alaris pumps, and I felt like BD was very well prepared. They listened to...
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Relationship
For some of the issues we have had, it has taken a little time to get ahold of somebody at BD.
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Loyalty, Relationship
Once the recall and COVID-19 hit, we basically stopped hearing from BD except for check-ins from our...
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Loyalty, Product
We are in a bit of a tricky spot. We have acquired some new sites that use a different pump, and the...
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Loyalty
We are concerned about the accuracy measures for the Alaris that have been tested and published. It...
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Operations
With BD, we could do more outreach and ask for help, but BD is also not setting up opportunities for...
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Loyalty
I am optimistic about BD. I'm hoping they are going to release their interoperability software soon...
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Relationship
With BD, a lot of things depend on getting the right IT and biomed people at the table. We have to...
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Product
The workflows in BD that we figured out with pump interoperability once we got our nursing teams are...
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Product
I don't really feel like BD has had anything relevant recently with new technology. I'm still a...
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Product
I would buy the Alaris pumps again. I recently came back from a conference, and I saw a couple of...
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