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Supporting patient safety through digital infusion therapy
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Confirm Yes, I am a health care professional. Cancel No, I am not a health care professional.Clinical leaders face growing pressure to deliver care that is safe, standardised and digitally integrated. B. Braun partners with hospitals to make this possible through an infusion therapy service that combines intelligent software, connected pump technology and expert support.
Our solutions are trusted by NHS organisations, helping teams improve medication safety, streamline workflows and strengthen governance across every area of care.
Clinical leaders operate in complex, fast paced and high-pressured environments. You’re balancing multidisciplinary teams, evolving drug libraries and ongoing clinical transformation. Your priority is ensuring that safety, accuracy, governance and efficiency align seamlessly to maintain the highest standards of patient care.
At B. Braun, we understand these realities and the challenges they bring. That’s why we partner with hospitals to strengthen clinical governance, simplify workflows and build staff competency, so your teams can focus on delivering safe, consistent and data-driven infusion administration.
Trusted by the NHS, this case study shows how Royal Free London achieved a seamless upgrade of 400 infusion pumps across critical care beds, enhancing patient safety and workflow efficiency.
View real world dataTransforming infusion therapy takes more than just technology, it takes a trusted partnership. B. Braun’s infusion therapy services combine people, process and platforms to deliver measurable improvements in safety, compliance, and efficiency. Every partnership is tailored to your hospital’s needs, with support that extends well beyond implementation.
Clinical Therapy Specialist (CTS) support: On site clinical education, competency training and tailored clinical support from our infusion team.
Structured Change Management: Support throughout the process, from initial workflow mapping and policy alignment through to post-implementation review.
Specialised Clinical Expertise: Our clinical teams bring specialised experience across a range of targeted infusion types, including target-controlled infusion (TCI) and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), spanning diverse therapeutic areas, from neonatal care to oncology.
Dedicated Project Team: Our multi-disciplinary team guides you through planning, implementation and optimisation to ensure a smooth transition to connected infusion therapy.
Continuous Partnership: We move beyond a transactional relationship to a dedicated, long-term partnership. We conduct regular audits, health checks and performance reviews to maintain and improve compliance, driving continuous improvement
B. Braun’s infusion therapy service combines intelligent software, connected devices and actionable data insights to give clinical leaders real-time visibility and control over infusion practice. Supported by our clinical and project expertise, these technologies create a foundation for more consistent and compliant infusion care across every department.
Training Videos and E-learning: Supports staff competency and improves consistency in practice.
Advanced Drug Library Management: Reduces variation and ensures compliance through intuitive, centralised tools.
DoseGuard® Dose Error Reduction Software (DERS): Includes critical error-reduction features such as weight-based limits, titration limits, tall-man lettering and colour-coded ISO alignment. These features are designed to prevent misselection and dosing errors to support patient and clinician safety.
DoseTrac® Analytics: Provides detailed reporting for governance, compliance and performance monitoring, helping organisations track infusion safety and policy adherence.
Smart Pump-EPR Interoperability: Enables auto-programming and auto-documentation, reducing manual steps, transcription errors and eliminating documentation gaps.
OnlineSuitePlus: Enables remote configuration, device monitoring and reporting across the hospital network for efficient fleet management.
Studies show that moving from analogue to digital infusion management, including smart infusion pumps combined with DERS and EPR integration, can improve patient safety, workflow efficiency and documentation accuracy1-3. When these systems integrate, clinical research demonstrates:
Reduces manual keystrokes by
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helping to lower transcription errors and save time at the bedside1,4
Improved documentation by up to
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per administration3
Enhanced Compliance: Implementing smart pumps with DERS can achieve drug library compliance rates of up to 99.8%5, reinforcing adherence to standardised infusion protocols.
Safety Gains: Combining DERS with interoperability can help reduce infusion errors and high-risk overrides2, 4, with one paediatric study seeing high-risk overrides fall by 96%2.
Positive Clinician Feedback: 75% of ICU pharmacists agreed that smart pump-EPR interoperability provided value in patient care, with 87.5% reporting more accurate and useful infusion data3.
Collaboration Impact: Partnership-driven approaches accelerate smart pump-EPR integration adoption and success rates, ensuring sustained compliance and safety improvements6.
Disclaimer: These findings are based on published research evaluating smart pump technology and interoperability in clinical settings. Results may vary depending on implementation, training, and local workflows.
B. Braun’s infusion therapy service is designed to help your organisation realise these evidence-based improvements by combining:
with DoseGuard® DERS
for near real-time insights and governance monitoring
for auto-programming and auto-documentation
to ensure optimal implementation and sustained adoption
B. Braun’s SpacePlus infusion therapy service supports high clinical compliance through both advanced safety technology and a robust, ongoing governance model.
DoseGuard® DERS provides Tall‑man lettering, weight‑based and titration limits and colour‑coded ISO alignment to reduce misselection and dosing errors. However, the real value for NHS organisations comes from the continuous service wrapped around the system.
We work in partnership with clinical, pharmacy and governance teams to maintain and strengthen compliance through:
Routine drug library reviews and optimisation, ensuring protocols stay aligned with local policy and national standards.
Regular audits of pump usage, alert activity and compliance trends, enabling targeted improvement and assurance.
Structured clinical engagement and feedback cycles, supporting consistent practice across wards and specialties.
Clear performance reporting, giving leaders visibility of risk, variation, and progress.
Studies show that implementing smart infusion pumps with DERS can result in 99.8% drug library compliance6, reinforcing standardised infusion policy adherence.
Each hospital is supported by a multi-disciplinary dedicated project team including Clinical Therapy Specialists (CTS) who deliver on-site education and competency training. Structured change management ensures alignment from workflow mapping through to post-implementation review, supported by training videos and e-learning resources.
DoseTrac analytics provide real-time data for governance, compliance and performance monitoring. Hospitals use these insights for regular policy reviews and audits, helping demonstrate measurable improvements in infusion practice and adherence to standards and KPIs.
B. Braun’s infusion therapy software integrates intuitively with hospital EPR systems for auto-programming and auto-documentation.
Smart pump and EPR interoperability eliminates manual setup; keystrokes are reduced by 85%3, which can help to lower the risk of human error and enhance workflow efficiency.
Yes. The platform supports numerous specialties, including Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) and Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA). Customisable care area profiles allow clinical leaders to standardise safely while maintaining flexibility for specialist care. Auto-documentation reduces manual charting, improves data accuracy and strengthens governance. By sending infusion data directly from the smart pump to the electronic patient record, it removes transcription errors, ensures complete and timely documentation and gives clinical leaders reliable information for audit, incident review and service improvement. It also frees nursing time, helping to support safer care and better workforce efficiency.
1. Biltoft, J. and L. Finneman, Clinical and financial effects of smart pump-electronic medical record interoperability at a hospital in a regional health system. Am J Health Syst Pharm, 2018. 75(14): p. 1064-1068.
2. VanHorn, T., et al., Evaluation of the Effect of Smart Pump Interoperability on Infusion Errors in the Pediatric Hospital Setting. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther, 2024. 29(3): p. 323-330.
3. Joseph, R., et al., Impact of interoperability of smart infusion pumps and an electronic medical record in critical care. Am J Health Syst Pharm, 2020. 77(15): p. 1231-1236.
4. Santillo, M., Advancements in IV Administration: The issue of underdosing, in IV Forum. 2022.
5. Bartos, D., et al., Outcomes from a Smart Infusion Pump and Electronic Health Record Integration: Improved Patient Safety, Nursing Efficiency, and Return on Investment. Journal of Informatics Nursing, 2022. 7(3): p. 13-19.
6. Krause, S. and D. Dulak, From Discovery to Implementation and Interoperability of a New Smart Infusion Pump Designed for Usability and Patient Safety. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2023. 12(1).
7. Romp, C.R., et al., Collaboration to Remove Barriers to Pump Integration With the Electronic Health Record. J Healthc Qual, 2024. 46(6): p. 359-364.