New York hospitals scrutinize attempts to standardize wristband colors
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, October 1, 2008
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New York’s 11 public hospitals have recently begun the move towards standardizing the colors used for hospital wristbands, which distinguish different patient conditions, The New York Times reports. Last year, the Greater New York Hospital Association conducted a survey and found that among these hospitals nine different colors were used to denote patients with Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders, five to indicate patient allergies, and nine to highlight patient fall risks.
The American Hospital Association and 20 states have embraced the color standardization; however, some hospitals, regulators, and media are debating certain issues. The Joint Commission is skeptical about the new system, saying that the wristbands will categorize patients by their end-of-life decisions, or involuntarily share the patients’ decision with family and friends. Also, the wristbands are completely voluntary and the patient can ask for colored dots on their chart instead, which may cause confusion for hospital staff members.
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