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Improving integration and interoperability with digital infusion solutions
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Confirm Yes, I am a health care professional. Cancel No, I am not a health care professional.Digital health leaders are promoting advanced technology to support the delivery of safe, standardised and integrated patient care. 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 and digital transformation in healthcare is complex. Managing change, integrating multiple complex systems, overseeing data governance and ensuring cybersecurity are constant pressures on digital health leadership. Decision makers, from CIOs and CCIOs to Digital Matrons and Clinical Safety Officers, need to balance cybersecurity concerns, interoperability, safety and cost efficiency, all while delivering clinical value, patient care and regulatory compliance.
At B. Braun, we understand the challenges you face in meeting all of these needs. By partnering with you, we can help your digital teams to implement connected, compliant, and scalable infusion systems that strengthen data integrity, improve visibility and support safe clinical workflows across every department. This will allow your healthcare professionals to focus on delivering safe, consistent and data-driven infusion administration.
Explore how Royal Free London and B. Braun delivered a first-of-its-kind integration of smart pumps with the EPR system, creating a closed-loop medication process to improve compliance and reduce errors.
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Digital innovation is an ongoing process, and B. Braun’s partnership approach aligns with your hospital’s digital roadmap. B. Braun provides sustained support, system evolution, and clinical collaboration.
Moving from analogue to digital is more than implementing new technology, it’s providing a framework for achieving integration, data integrity, and measurable improvement in care delivery. By connecting people, processes, and systems, B. Braun helps hospitals realise the full potential of digital infusion management.
Clinical Therapy Specialist (CTS) support: On-site education for the clinical team, competency training and tailored support from our infusion experts.
Dedicated project team: Our multi-disciplinary team guides you through planning, implementation, and optimisation to ensure a smooth transition to connected infusion therapy.
Sustainable partnership model: We remain actively involved beyond go-live – our Digital Products Services team provides ongoing consultation, change management and digital solutions support.
Structured change management: Support throughout the process, from initial workflow mapping and policy alignment through to post-implementation review.
Seamless third-party system integration: HL7 standards and open architecture means proven interoperability with leading EPR providers including Cerner and GE, supported by collaboration with digital partners such as Epic, Dräger and Philips.
Future-ready architecture: Advanced connectivity infrastructure for reliability, combined with a robust cybersecurity framework with DTAC and DCB0129 certification.
B. Braun’s Infusion Therapy ecosystem integrates intelligent software, connected pumps and digital governance tools to simplify complex data flows and strengthen operational oversight.
Smart Pump-EPR Interoperability: Enables auto-programming and auto-documentation, reducing manual steps, transcription errors and eliminating documentation gaps.
OnlineSuitePlus: Enables secure integration with hospital IT systems and allows remote configuration, device monitoring and reporting across the hospital network for efficient fleet management.
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. Data from DERS can also help the digital team to track dosage error reduction for compliance and governance.
DoseTrac® Analytics: Provides detailed reporting on infusion data, allowing the digital teams to deliver actionable insights on usage, compliance and clinical outcomes.
Comprehensive Cybersecurity and Assurance Framework: Complies with DTAC and DCB0129, including design principles that are aligned to HSIB guidance and NHS Digital Transformation initiatives. All data exchanges are protected through end-to-end encryption, ensuring full compliance with UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 requirements.
Training Videos and E-learning: Supports staff competency and improves consistency in practice.
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:
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.
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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
The DoseLink gateway, which conforms to HL7 standards, connects to EPR, EMR and PDMS systems. This supports auto-programming and documentation while maintaining cybersecurity compliance through DCB0129 and DTAC certification. The system also complies with Service-Oriented Device Connectivity (SDC) standards for medical device-to-device interoperability between multiple third-party vendors.
DoseTrac analytics and OnlineSuitePlus provide near real-time data visibility across connected devices, enabling transparent governance reporting and digital assurance. Hospitals can monitor compliance, audit activity, and benchmark performance.
B. Braun has a robust cybersecurity framework adhering to DTAC and DCB0129. All systems undergo regular testing and data exchange follows NHS encryption and access control policies.
Each hospital is supported by a dedicated digital project team and Clinical Therapy Specialists (CTS), Medicine Safety Specialists, Clinical Integration Specialists, Integration Manager, Clinical Therapy Manager and Account Manager who collaborates with internal IT and clinical leads to ensure seamless rollout, testing, and staff adoption.
Our open architecture and modular integration allow hospitals to scale connectivity and analytics over time, ensuring systems remain compatible with new technologies, EPR platforms and NHS digital strategies.
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.