Ronald Schneider, B.S.Pharm., M.H.A.; Jonathan Bagby, R.N., M.B.A., M.S.N.; Russ Carlson, R.N., B.S.N., M.H.A. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(23):2216-2219. In 1994 ...
In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, hospitals face numerous challenges, such as ensuring patient safety, streamlining workflows, and reducing costs. One solution showing immense promise in ...
Many hospitals are struggling to properly use medical technology designed to prevent bedside medication errors, according to a Leapfrog Group report published Thursday. Bar code medication ...
Using Bar-code Technology and Medication Observation Methodology for Safer Medication Administration
In early 2003, the team began to address the changes needed to implement EMAR and BCMA technology. The following issues were addressed before implementation. Staff nurses were involved in selecting ...
Using bar-code technology can substantially reduce transcription and medication errors, and prevent potential adverse events, according to a new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and ...
Bar code medication administration is one tool being adopted by hospitals to help reduce medication errors. BCMA technology involves labeling individual medicine doses with unique bar codes at their ...
PHILADELPHIA – In the first study of its kind, researchers led by The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine's Ross Koppel, Ph.D. studied how hospital nurses actually use bar-coded technology ...
Electronic medical records (EMRs) can play an important role in the reduction of medication errors, but they should not be considered the be-all, end-all solution. Healthcare organizations, in fact, ...
Mark Neuenschwander is founding director of the THRIV Coalition. He is a longtime patient safety advocate and academic responsible for hospital bar coding and other initiatives. He and THRIV now are ...
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