Zebra HC100 Patient I.D. Solution

The Zebra HC100 Patient I.D. Printer Solution uses thermal print technology, which in the long run saves time and money over laser printing. With laser, the adhesive backing on the wristband and label forms can ooze and cause performance problems for the printer.

Zebra HC100 Printer Highlights

Avoid the wasted wristbands and labels that come with laser printing. With the Zebra HC100 printer, you print wristbands as needed. And the Zebra HC100 automatically calibrates to the wristband size.
Laser printing requires expensive toner, and printing bar codes uses more toner than printing plain text. With the direct thermal Zebra HC100 wristband printer, there’s no toner and no ribbons.
Wristbanding with the thermal Zebra HC100 Patient I.D. Solution is considerably less labor intensive than with most laser wristband solutions. Zebra’s solution requires two simple steps—print the wristband and place it on the patient. Many laser solutions require six or seven steps to print and assemble the bands.
With laser, the adhesive backing on the wristband and label forms can ooze and cause performance problems for the printer. This leads to increased help desk calls and higher maintenance costs.

Bar coding minimizes human error and improves patient safety in a variety of areas:

Reducing liability expenses
Minimizing the cost of care
Streamlining workflow for clinical staff
Decreasing administrative burdens
Giving clinicians more time for care

Bar Code Technology and Error Prevention

By ensuring accurate identification of patients throughout the care process, bar coded wristbands provide the foundation for preventing errors during routine tasks like medication administration and specimen labeling
The FDA estimates that barcode-based bedside medication administration systems will prevent 500,000 adverse drug events over the next 20 years and reduce medication errors by 50%.

Zebra HC100 Printer Specifications

Resolution
300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
Print speed
2" (51 mm)/sec

Operating Characteristics

Storage temperatures
-40 F (-40 C) to 140 F (60 C)

Physical Characteristics

Width
1.1875" (30.163 mm)
Height
7" (178 mm)
Depth
9.5" (242 mm)
Weight
3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)

Programming Languages

Core programming languages
XML, ZPL, ZPL I/ZPL II, ZPL II

Bar Codes/Symbologies

Linear
Codabar
Code 11
Code 128
Code 39
Code 93
EAN-13
Industrial 2-of-5
Interleaved 2-of-5
Logmars
MSI
Plessey
Postnet
RSS (reduced space symbology)
Standard 2-of-5
UPC-A
UPC-A and UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions
UPC-E

2-dimensional
Aztec
Codablock
Code 49
Data Matrix
MaxiCode
MicroPDF417
PDF417
QR Code