February 25, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
Hundreds of thousands of hospital patients in the U.S. experience adverse reactions to preventable medication errors every year, but at the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, a new high-tech pharmacy aims to significantly reduce errors. The...
February 23, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
In a statement published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists (Vol. 68, Mar 1, 2011), the American Society of Health System Pharmacists recommended bar-code verification systems as important tool in patient safety and quality care. "The...
February 22, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
Purpose. Medication-error alerts for warfarin orders detected by a bar-code-assisted medication administration (BCMA) system were evaluated. Methods. All patients receiving warfarin who were admitted to a university medical center between July 1, 2008,...
February 21, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
Across the country, healthcare organizations of every size are turning to solutions for health information technology. From community hospitals to integrated delivery networks and everything in between, healthcare providers are using HIT to help their...
February 16, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
Preventing Medication Errors: A $21 Billion Opportunity Washington, DC: National Priorities Partnership and National Quality Forum; December 2010. This briefing sheet reviews the opportunities, solutions, and drivers for medication safety...
February 14, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
Impact of Barcode Medication Administration on Nursing Activity Patterns and Usage Experience in Taiwan. Huang HY, Lee TT. Author Affiliations: Taipei Veterans General Hospital (Ms Huang); National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences...
February 11, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
Bar Code Medication Administration Technology: Characterization of High-Alert Medication Triggers and Clinician Workarounds (February). Miller DF, Fortier CR, Garrison KL. PGY-1 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Resident, Medical University of...
February 10, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
Merced Sun-Star, The (CA) Copyright 2011 McClatchy-Tribune Information Services February 8, 2011 Bar code system tracks hospital's medications: Technology designed to keep Mercy patients safer. YESENIA AMARO yamaro@mercedsun-star.com Mercy...
February 8, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers, POC Headlines
Inside the Muses During this year's unSUMMIT for Bedside Barcoding host Mark Neuenschwander will hold a truly unconventional conversation with pioneers George Laurer and Bill Selmeier whose invention and leadership took barcoding at the point of sale...
February 3, 2011 | In: I've Been Thinking
What’s a Saturday morning without Car Talk? After 30 years, I still enjoy eavesdropping on Tom and Ray Magliozzi taking calls from listeners about their automobiles’ ailments. Between outbursts of laughter, the bantering brothers diagnose, prescribe,...