LifeCare PCA (PCA) Commentary
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Jackson Tate
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Loyalty, Product
I didn't really have any issues with the LifeCare PCA. The LifeCare PCA is just a bit of an older...
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Loyalty
ICU Medical has announced the end of life for the LifeCare PCA. We can't buy any more of the pumps.
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Operations
ICU Medical bends over backward for me during implementations. The vendor shows up, brings whoever...
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Operations
For training, ICU Medical shows up with the right people and brings enough devices to do the...
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Product
We have been interoperable with the LifeCare PCA for a long time, and it has worked really well. We...
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Culture
Our latest contract renewal with ICU Medical went very well. I found the vendor to be so easy to...
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Relationship, Product
An issue is that the vendor needs a multichannel pump. They know that. They just got one approved,...
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Product
Initially, people tried to address some of our complaints with the LifeCare PCA pumps, but the...
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Product
The only benefit of the LifeCare PCA pump is that it is pretty easy to set up and program. It is...
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Product
The LifeCare PCA pump is even bigger than the IV pump. It is huge. It is heavy for staff to move...
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Product
The PCA pump does not have the historical options that we need. It gives the 1-hour or 24-hour...
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Product
The pumps are really sturdy. They are twenty pounds of sturdiness, but the functionality could be...
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Operations, Product
There are a lot of buttons on the pumps. If we are not trained in how to use the pumps, they are not...
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Product, Value
The PCA pump is huge. Our previous pump was the size of a large deck of playing cards. It was much...
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Product
I would like a light on the product to tell us whether the product has the current library on it. I...
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Product
The LifeCare PCA pumps are flexible in their configuration for whether we want an hour lockout or a...
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Product
The vial system that is used for the product has limitations on drugs, and we have to do our own...
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Value
With the product, we are able to reduce narcotic usage. Through our use of the product and the way...
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Product
If we want to get an event on a report, we have to have the serial number of the pump. When I worked...
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Product
With the PCA pumps, we have to have a barcoded vial, and the barcode has to be aligned appropriately...
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Loyalty
We may be looking at something else that ICU Medical is putting out because the LifeCare PCA is very...
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Loyalty, Loyalty
We are looking to replace LifeCare PCA. We like the product, though it does cause a few pain points...
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Product, Product
I am not really that satisfied with the LifeCare PCA pump. If we want to use a different drug, we...
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Product, Product
We need the pumps, and the vendor is doing the integration that we need.
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