Effect of Bar-Code Technology on the Safety of Medication Administration

This study from a large academic hospital looked at medication errors before and after the implementation of technology for bar-code electronic medication-administration records. After implementation of the bar-code system, errors in transcription of medication orders were eliminated and errors in m...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 362; no. 18; pp. 1698 - 1707
Main Authors:	Poon, Eric G, Keohane, Carol A, Yoon, Catherine S, Ditmore, Matthew, Bane, Anne, Levtzion-Korach, Osnat, Moniz, Thomas, Rothschild, Jeffrey M, Kachalia, Allen B, Hayes, Judy, Churchill, William W, Lipsitz, Stuart, Whittemore, Anthony D, Bates, David W, Gandhi, Tejal K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 06.05.2010
Subjects:	Academic Medical Centers - organization & administration American Recovery & Reinvestment Act 2009-US Automatic Data Processing Biological and medical sciences Drug Administration Schedule Drug dosages Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions General aspects Hospitals Humans Medical errors Medical Order Entry Systems Medical sciences Medication Errors - prevention & control Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data Medication Systems, Hospital Nurses Order entry Organizational Case Studies Organizational Innovation Pharmaceutical Preparations - administration & dosage Physicians United States United States Medicine Drug Chemotherapy Treatment Technology Toxicity Safety Bar code
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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