--- title: Our Answers to the Top 5 Questions on Downtime Patient Verification (DPV) - Interbit Data description: Downtime Patient Verification (DPV) works with our NetSafe business continuance product, which ensures that the latest patient information is available in the event of an HCIS downtime or a system failure. Using that... image: https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21178601/Imported_Blog_Media/spotlight-overlay-alternate-lighthouse-Jul-28-2026-07-41-21-8786-PM.png --- [Skip to main content](https://interbitdata.com/blog/answers-top-5-questions-downtime-patient-verification-dpv#main-content) [Knowledge Base Login](https://knowledge.interbitdata.com/en/knowledge)     [Support](https://interbitdata.com/support/) [![Interbit Logo](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21178601/Interbit%202026/Interbit%20Logos/logo-interbit-retina-svg.svg) ![Interbit Logo](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21178601/Interbit%202026/Interbit%20Logos/logo-interbit-retina-svg.svg)](https://interbitdata.com) - [Show submenu for Solutions Solutions](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/beacon) - [Beacon Downtime](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/beacon/downtime) - [Beacon Delivery](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/beacon/delivery) - [Beacon Navigator](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/beacon/navigator) - [PatientPath](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/patientpath) - [Blog](https://interbitdata.com/blog) - Show submenu for Resources Resources - [Events](https://interbitdata.com/resources/events/) - [Resources](https://interbitdata.com/resources/success-stories/) - Show submenu for About Us About Us - [Meet the Team](https://interbitdata.com/about/team) - [Partners](https://interbitdata.com/about/partners) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Show submenu for Solutions Solutions - Solutions - [Solutions](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/beacon) - [Beacon Downtime](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/beacon/downtime) - [Beacon Delivery](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/beacon/delivery) - [Beacon Navigator](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/beacon/navigator) - [PatientPath](https://interbitdata.com/solutions/patientpath) - [Blog](https://interbitdata.com/blog) - Show submenu for Resources Resources - Resources - [Events](https://interbitdata.com/resources/events/) - [Resources](https://interbitdata.com/resources/success-stories/) - Show submenu for About Us About Us - About Us - [Meet the Team](https://interbitdata.com/about/team) - [Partners](https://interbitdata.com/about/partners) - Search - [Request a Demo](https://interbitdata.com/request-a-demo) [Request a Demo](https://interbitdata.com/request-a-demo) Search [Blog](https://interbitdata.com/blog) Tags - [Healthcare Information Systems](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/healthcare-information-systems) - [IT Challenges](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/it-challenges) - [Business Continuity](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/business-continuity) - [Cybersecurity](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity) - [Company News](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/company-news) - [Cyberattack](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/cyberattack) - [Cyberattacks](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/cyberattacks) Search - [Healthcare Information Systems](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/healthcare-information-systems) - [IT Challenges](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/it-challenges) - [Business Continuity](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/business-continuity) - [Cybersecurity](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity) - [Company News](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/company-news) - [Cyberattack](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/cyberattack) - [Cyberattacks](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/cyberattacks) [Business Continuity](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/business-continuity) # Our Answers to the Top 5 Questions on Downtime Patient Verification (DPV) by [Arthur Young](https://interbitdata.com/blog/author/arthur-young) Feb 13, 2016 [Downtime Patient Verification](https://interbitdata.com/products/downtime-patient-verification) (DPV) works with our [NetSafe](https://interbitdata.com/products/netsafe) business continuance product, which ensures that the latest patient information is available in the event of an HCIS downtime or a system failure. Using that information, DPV can generate and print bar-coded patient ID wristbands which can then be scanned against that patient’s paperwork for a correct match. **Q: What is the primary benefit of the Downtime Patient Verification solution?** A: DPV ensures that you have the right patient, the right patient paperwork and the right medication – three of the critical medication “rights.” Because it utilizes bar code scanning technology, it eliminates manual entry that can cause errors. NetSafe DPV also ensures that the “wrong” piece of paper isn’t accidentally referred to – a major potential issue if you print out eMARs in advance of a downtime. **Q: What is the Downtime Patient Verification workflow?** A: It’s exactly the workflow your clinicians are used to. You scan the *wristband*, then scan the *downtime copy* of the eMAR with the patient barcode to validate the right patient. You can then scan a bar code for medication and the dosage to verify that everything matches.  DPV will stop you if there is any inconsistency. **Q: Can I feed the information back into my HCIS?** A: Yes you can! You can feed the Downtime MAR with the patient bar code into a scanner when the HCIS is back up and index the form to that patient. We have been asked about feeding discrete data from NetSafe DPV to the HCIS, but this is difficult because data is often frequently annotated and multiple signatures are required on the form. **Q: What are the other benefits of NetSafe besides Downtime Patient Verification?** NetSafe allows you to automatically capture reports from your HCIS and then push that information to local workstations. Reports are stored on those workstations either as PDFs or discrete data and can be accessed by users via secure login. Data is encrypted through the NetSafe delivery process. Because you determine which reports are delivered to which locations, NetSafe allows complete control over who is able to access PHI during a downtime. Plus, you get complete audit logging. NetSafe gives you the ability to determine the frequency at which reports are captured and distributed, ensuring that critical patient data is kept as up-to-date as possible even during an unplanned downtime. **One quick question for YOU…are your clinicians who do the bedside interventions trained to work without Bedside Medication Verification?** Many hospitals don’t train for downtime very often, so when the unexpected does happen their normal procedures can be slow, ineffective and errors can occur. With DPV, that process becomes fast, accurate and much easier. Please contact us at [sales@interbitdata.com](mailto:sales@interbitdata.com) for more information or a demo of NetSafe and DPV. Tags: [Business Continuity](https://interbitdata.com/blog/tag/business-continuity) **[Arthur Young](https://interbitdata.com/blog/author/arthur-young)** Feb 13, 2016 ## Related Articles [![Cybersecurity is Clinical Infrastructure:  Why Hospitals Need a Resilience Strategy](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-963458566-Jul-28-2026-07-39-32-7419-PM.jpg?width=500&height=500&name=iStock-963458566-Jul-28-2026-07-39-32-7419-PM.jpg) Cybersecurity is Clinical Infrastructure:  Why Hospitals Need a Resilience Strategy](https://interbitdata.com/blog/time-to-reframe-the-shiny-object-in-healthcare-it) [![EHR report distribution: 3 workflow basics for hospital efficiency](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Blog%20Post_EHR%20Report%20Distribution.png?width=500&height=500&name=Blog%20Post_EHR%20Report%20Distribution.png) EHR report distribution: 3 workflow basics for hospital efficiency](https://interbitdata.com/blog/ehr-report-distribution-workflow-basics-for-hospital-efficiency) [![Is Your Hospital ETDBW?](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/patientpath-conversation-1.png?width=500&height=500&name=patientpath-conversation-1.png) Is Your Hospital ETDBW?](https://interbitdata.com/blog/is_your_hospital-etdbw) [![Ponemon: Business continuity management vital for data breach recovery](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IT-staff-computers-712-1.jpg?width=500&height=500&name=IT-staff-computers-712-1.jpg) Ponemon: Business continuity management vital for data breach recovery](https://interbitdata.com/blog/ponemon-business-continuity-management-vital-for-data-breach-recovery) [![Interbit Data, Inc.](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21178601/Interbit%202026/Interbit%20Logos/logo-interbit-retina-svg.svg)](https://interbitdata.com/) Uptime, Downtime, Anytime! - - Keeping critical information moving securely and reliably for nearly 30 years. 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