Alaris (LVP, PCA, Syringe) Commentary
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We are going to do interoperability with the Alaris pump. But when we next update our fleet, there...

Jul 2025
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Director

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BD’s proactive service rates just above the middle of the road at most. When I ask them questions...

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We have no intent of looking at any other options. Right now, BD is still the front-runner for us...

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Manager

Operations

Going through the remediation was our most challenging process with BD. Communication was a bit of a...

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Being on the other side of BD's remediation has been very good. One thing that is going well coming...

Jun 2025
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Manager

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The only product enhancement from BD we are hopeful about is the interoperability with PCA pumps. My...

Jun 2025
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Manager

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BD is good at working through challenges to figure out a good solution by reconfiguring things on...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

I would love to get onto the BD pump integration piece with the EHR. That would help nurses and...

Jun 2025
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Director

Product

Our overall experience with the Alaris pumps has been good. Our pump libraries are managed by our...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship, Operations

We haven't had any issues in terms of BD keeping all of their promises. Also, BD's support service...

Jun 2025
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Director

Loyalty, Product

The Alaris pumps' ability to support our integration goals is just under the top of the scale. We...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Relationship, Product

We have had the Alaris pump for a long time, so it works the way BD promised. I don't really have...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

Overall, everything with BD has gone well. It would be nice if they came out with a large volume...

Jun 2025
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Manager

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BD has easy ways to find outcome data and see where we need to improve. They regularly offer a...

Jun 2025
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Director

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BD helps with programming. They are supposedly working on a solution to integrate fully with our...

Jun 2025
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Director

Product

With the Alaris pumps' reporting capabilities, I would like to see how many overrides or guardrail...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship

BD’s support is generally pretty good, but I have had a couple of outstanding questions where the...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship

The Alaris pumps are fairly user-friendly and require very little ongoing training. Our questions...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Loyalty

We will be updating our pumps in the next few years because there has not been any new technology in...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Product

The way the screen is displayed in the Alaris Pre and Post Remediation doesn't align with the way...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Relationship

BD’s support is slow. We never know who we are supposed to ask what question to, so I just blast a...

Jun 2025
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Director

Loyalty, Product

We did a little bit of research when we were looking to do remediation or change, and the Alaris...

Jun 2025
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Director

Operations

With the Alaris pumps, a big thing that stopped us from training was just the training that was...

Jun 2025
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Director

Operations

BD was great with the implementation. The communication was very good. They were timely and provided...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship, Product

In general, BD keeps their promises. They have a lot of promises for future development that don't...

Jun 2025
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Director

Operations

BD has a large share of the market, so when we onboard new nurses, most of them are familiar with...

Jun 2025
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Director

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We did our RFP this year and evaluated all the pump manufacturers to see if we wanted to continue...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship

BD has a pretty good analytics platform, and their support has been pretty reasonable, so a lot of...

Jun 2025
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Director

Loyalty, Product

The hardest part with the Alaris pumps is that the old-school nurses sometimes forget to raise and...

Jun 2025
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Director

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BD rates between the middle and the top of the scale for driving tangible outcomes. They could do...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship

BD is very responsive. Requests go through the same help people as requests about the Pyxis platform...

Jun 2025
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Director

Product

The Alaris pumps are very flexible with their interoperability, and they work very well. The pumps...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship

I have worked with people on all different levels of BD. They all have ways to make things happen,...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship, Product

Upgrades are definitely part of the issue with the Alaris pumps. Before the remediation, we didn't...

Jun 2025
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Director

Loyalty

BD rates at the top of the scale for supporting our integration goals. Now that we have moved to a...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Culture, Value

BD does not avoid charging for every little thing. Their implementation cost for new facilities is...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship, Operations

With BD, the support depends on what project manager someone has. BD has changed project managers on...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship, Product

BD doesn’t keep their promises with their software challenges related to the PCA pumps being in...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty

We looked at all the vendors before we made the decision to go with BD again, and no vendor could...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

If someone were asking me about the Alaris pumps, I would tell them that the pumps really would meet...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship, Product

BD’s tech support has been great to me. The Alaris pump is great. I love the Alaris system. It is...

Jun 2025
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Director

Product

The Alaris pumps are really hard to learn; they are not terribly easy to use. It took me quite a...

Jun 2025
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Director

Product

I would love to have some interoperability with the Alaris pumps. When somebody has a question about...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Relationship

BD sets up the pumps if we are doing a new install, and they are efficient when they come on-site....

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

I like being able to work with the server and look at reports and see what is going on with the...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Relationship

I can put in a support ticket for the Alaris Pre and Post Remediation pump, but it is somewhat of a...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Loyalty

When we first bought the system, we thought it could do an epidural, but it doesn't. So, we had to...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

We would like to see the customizability of alerts. I think that that would go a long way. We have...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

The syringe pumps from BD are not able to be used for enteral feeds, and I know that other syringe...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Relationship

BD could be more proactive by reaching out to the end users to find out what potential enhancements...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

From the pharmacy's perspective, I would say customizability of the drug library and ease of use are...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Operations

We were promised a go-live and were expecting the pumps to be given at a certain point, but we...

Jun 2025
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Director

Product

The Alaris Pre and Post Remediation pump is easy to use. Nurses love the simplicity and...

Jun 2025
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Director

Loyalty, Relationship

Things are going pretty well with BD for now, and we will see how they go in the future. Hopefully,...

Jun 2025
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Director

Loyalty, Product

In terms of what BD could improve, BD has moved away from saying occluded when the line gets...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship, Operations

BD supports me well. Their timeliness and effectiveness in getting back to me as soon as we have...

Jun 2025
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Director

Loyalty, Product

I'm not giving top ratings just to give BD top ratings. I'm giving top ratings because I have worked...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship, Operations, Value

I am highly satisfied with receiving my money’s worth, especially with the remediation and getting...

Jun 2025
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Director

Product

The product is a tough machine. Nurses can be kind of tough on things, and it runs fine. Everything...

Jun 2025
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Director

Loyalty, Product, Value

There is a market available for morphine PCA. It has generally an 18-month or longer expiration...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Culture, Relationship, Operations

The process of remediation with BD was pretty quick. Any hurdles we had were more internal than on...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

It is still concerning that BD has to send out information for us to be on the lookout for parts...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Relationship

We have had a few issues recently that have resulted in staff and leadership losing a little trust...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Relationship

I have had a lot of really good responses from BD’s nursing practice representatives. But I know the...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Product

BD offers data through their CareFusion analytics. From a clinical standpoint, we can get all the...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Product

In the Alaris pumps, there are a lot of different ways that we can create and build reports. We have...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

It took a long time for BD to get their sensor mediation out of recall, but I would buy the pump...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Product

The Alaris syringe pump is really key in our specialty. Some of the other pumps that are out there...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Relationship, Operations

Our last big venture with BD was implementing a cloud-based solution for all our data. They...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Product

When we updated the Alaris pumps, there were quite a few meetings, opportunities to ask questions,...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Relationship, Product

BD has been a really good integration partner. Sometimes issues are on the Cerner end, and sometimes...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Product

I want the Alaris pumps to be interoperable with a weight-based PCA pump. That would be my...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Loyalty

We are still holding out for some of the big things that we have been asking BD for ever since I...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Product

We have asked for a few enhancements in the Alaris pumps' functionality that we haven't gotten yet....

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Product

I would buy the Alaris pumps based on some of the work that has been done to the syringe pump. The...

Jun 2025
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Nurse

Relationship

I don't think that BD meets all our expectations all the time. The remediation took way longer than...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

We can do the integration with the Alaris pumps and our EHR, but there is so much workload on our...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Relationship, Product

Although end-tidal pumps are the industry standard for monitoring respiratory depression, there is...

Jun 2025
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CNO

Loyalty

We are happy with BD's product and service. I'm very happy with the BD team. With every remediation...

Jun 2025
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CNO

Operations

We really haven't had any issues with the product. When the vendor did the training, I remember them...

Jun 2025
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CNO

Product

We would like the pumps to offload into the EMR. We would like the pumps to be able to scan into the...

Jun 2025
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CNO

Relationship, Operations

The vendor came on-site, and we haven't had to pay for any remediation. The vendor's people have...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Operations

The trouble we had with training was probably on our end. For example, I was just thrown into the...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Product

There is uptake on knowledge and whatnot for this solution, but for me, the software updates we send...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

I would love it if the PCA module would support EMR integration. That is just about the only thing...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship, Product

I would share with others about our experience that it is important that all the hospital players in...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Culture, Relationship, Operations

The vendor doesn't keep me informed on everything. They don't tell me in advance about things such...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Operations

The vendor's implementation services used to be better. Also, I haven't seen any good training...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Value

The vendor tries to charge us for everything. Some other companies don't charge as much as BD...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty, Product

I have to put the drug library on two servers. The new pumps have to be in the new servers, and the...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Relationship

We are pleased with the level of support, education, and outreach from BD.

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty

In the remediation process, we had all the pumps delivered to a central location to be serviced for...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Value

The majority of the replacement pumps were free. We had to pay for a certain number because some of...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

The pumps work fine. I haven't heard any problems about the pumps not functioning. So the new pumps...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

BD has listened to organizations and end users on what features they want to improve on or change....

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

I would like to have a bit more autonomy with what we see on the screen of the pumps. Also, we would...

Jun 2025
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Director

Relationship, Product

I think I would buy the Alaris pumps again. I have used competing equipment, and the Alaris pumps...

Jun 2025
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Director

Operations

There definitely could have been more communication during the implementation. Communication was a...

Jun 2025
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Director

Loyalty, Product

The overall quality of the Alaris pumps could be better. We just did a remediation, and then BD came...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

Updating the Alaris data sets needs coordinated efforts and is not seamless. Also, if BD could do...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Operations, Product

None of our pump types are live with EMR automatic programming and documentation. We lost that when...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Operations

BD offers a few days of on-site training education that is primarily geared toward nursing and...

Jun 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

One outcome we have had from using Alaris pumps is patient safety. Programming the data set is...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Operations

Getting the pumps replaced went very smoothly. BD gave us a certain number of pumps. We had to buy...

Jun 2025
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Manager

Relationship

BD has had recalls from the FDA. There have been some things we have had to make note of.

Jun 2025
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Manager

Loyalty

The only product enhancement from BD we are hopeful about is the interoperability with PCA pumps. My...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Operations

Going through the remediation was our most challenging process with BD. Communication was a bit of a...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Product

Being on the other side of BD's remediation has been very good. One thing that is going well coming...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Loyalty

We have no intent of looking at any other options. Right now, BD is still the front-runner for us...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Culture, Relationship, Operations

The process of remediation with BD was pretty quick. Any hurdles we had were more internal than on...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Product

It is still concerning that BD has to send out information for us to be on the lookout for parts...

Nov 2024
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Manager

Relationship

We have had a few issues recently that have resulted in staff and leadership losing a little trust...

Nov 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

The pumps work fine. I haven't heard any problems about the pumps not functioning. So the new pumps...

Aug 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Value

The majority of the replacement pumps were free. We had to pay for a certain number because some of...

Aug 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship, Product

I would share with others about our experience that it is important that all the hospital players in...

Aug 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty, Product

I have to put the drug library on two servers. The new pumps have to be in the new servers, and the...

Aug 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Culture, Relationship, Operations

The vendor doesn't keep me informed on everything. They don't tell me in advance about things such...

Aug 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Value

The vendor tries to charge us for everything. Some other companies don't charge as much as BD...

Aug 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Operations

The vendor's implementation services used to be better. Also, I haven't seen any good training...

Aug 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty

In the remediation process, we had all the pumps delivered to a central location to be serviced for...

Aug 2024
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Director

Product

The product is a tough machine. Nurses can be kind of tough on things, and it runs fine. Everything...

Aug 2024
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Director

Loyalty, Product, Value

There is a market available for morphine PCA. It has generally an 18-month or longer expiration...

Aug 2024
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Director

Relationship, Operations, Value

I am highly satisfied with receiving my money’s worth, especially with the remediation and getting...

Aug 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

Updating the Alaris data sets needs coordinated efforts and is not seamless. Also, if BD could do...

Aug 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

One outcome we have had from using Alaris pumps is patient safety. Programming the data set is...

Aug 2024
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Director

Operations

With recent upgrades, the training has involved a train-the-trainer method. There have been...

Aug 2024
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Director

Relationship, Product

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