Easy digital access management in healthcare

In a busy hospital ward, keys are easy to misplace. Mechanical security cannot log who accesses each opening, and when.

Nurses either take on this laborious task for themselves, or medicine managers surrender some control over access. Auditing drug discrepancies or investigating incidents becomes more difficult.

Managing the security of additional access points mechanically, outside the scope of a digital access system, increases risk, complexity and workload.

And just like any sensitive opening, in any building – medical or otherwise – the risks and costs of a security breach or unauthorized access can be great.

Fixing the pain-points of healthcare access

Some drawbacks of mechanical security may obstruct efficient medical care:

• Often multiple staff need access at different times in a 24/7 work environment. Searching for the right key or keyholder causes delays, wasting nurses’ time.
• All keys in circulation must be logged and monitored, for medicine safety or to ensure patient belongings are safe in cabinets. All losses must be investigated.
• If keys go missing, locks must be changed, which wastes staff time and costs money. Hassle and headaches multiply many-fold if a master-key is lost.

Digital access seems an obvious solution. Yet medical settings often have access points where traditional wired solutions cannot reach.

These may be mobile, like Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) carts. Cylinder sizes may be small with non-standard cam-types, as on bedside cabinets or medicine storage.

To make their access ready for what’s ahead, many healthcare premises choose wireless access devices.

Digital locking for medical cabinets, cupboards or trolleys

The robust, road-tested, battery powered Aperio KL100 [embed link to EMEIA site product page] makes cabinets, EPMA carts, medicine drawers and almost any other any small opening an integral part of a hospital’s digital access system.

An adjustable cam makes it a straightforward retrofit solution for patient-accessed medication or “POD” lockers and bedside cupboards.

The device consumes very little energy: Powered by one standard battery, it needs no specialist maintenance.

The key benefits for hospitals and other medical settings

The KL100 takes away the pain of secure access for non-standard openings in healthcare environments.

In line with the rest of the Aperio product range, it brings added flexibility and user convenience over physical keys.

It is compatible with smartcards and fobs using all major RFID technologies, as well as smartphone unlocking via Bluetooth LE and NFC. The device accepts multiple credential technologies simultaneously, in parallel, so site managers can roll out mobile keys slowly or to limited staff only.

Choosing digital access – traceable, flexible, convenient – with the Aperio KL100 brings many more access points under the control of the digital system.

These openings are managed from one integrated software interface and offer the same level of control as any other digital access device. As a result:

• medical personnel get access tailored exactly to their needs
  
• nurses no longer waste time looking for the right keyholder
• pharmacists always know who has accessed medical storage
• facilities managers delete any missing credential with a click

Easy hardware integration for efficiency and convenience

The Aperio KL100 is designed for seamless integration with any new or existing access system — from over 100 different manufacturers and counting.

A KL100 may be connected Online, Offline or via OSS compliant integration — and switched between them at any time. Online management enables real-time control over every KL100 lock, with easy access rights administration and instant availability of audit trails for any opening or user — which makes incident investigation fast and accurate.

The Aperio family of award-winning, energy-efficient digital access devices includes cylinders, escutcheons, handles, security locks, server rack locks and more.

With a low-profile design and road-tested reliability, a KL100 is the flexible choice for securing sensitive, personal or mobile small spaces – in medical and many other settings.