MilkTracker Feeding Management Safety Framework

This document is a guide that outlines the limitations of standard Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in ensuring milk and formula safety during feeding management workflows. It describes how traditional EHRs primarily focus on documenting care but often lack the necessary features to manage critical safety components, leading to increased reliance on manual processes and a higher risk of errors. The guide presents MilkTracker as a solution that enhances safety by integrating barcode verification at multiple stages of the feeding process. It details the various checkpoints where MilkTracker ensures that the correct patient labels are used, that milk is not expired, and that products have not been recalled. The document emphasizes the importance of automated safety measures in preventing mistakes and protecting patients, contrasting the manual verification processes typically associated with EHRs. Through this framework, MilkTracker aims to bridge the gap in safety that exists within conventional EHR systems.