June 6, 2011 | In: I've Been Thinking
I’ve been thinking about pops, mobility, POPs, and opportunity. My pops is 90, and his mobility is waning—though he’s yet to entertain the idea of using a walker. He loves outings to Costco but navigating a shopping cart through the aisles is...
May 16, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
By Susan Carr I’ve developed a soft spot for error—not for the stubbornness and denial that too often accompany error, nor of course for the harm that can result from it. I’ve been charmed recently by people who are comfortable admitting error...
May 16, 2011 | In: I've Been Thinking
I’ve been thinking about sailboats, tug boats, and the technology needed for safely navigating medication-use waters. Twenty years ago this month, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy published an article by Gerald E. Meyer, entitled “The use...
April 26, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
April 21, 2011 In the Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Perlin in this issue, Mark Neuenschwander commented that most hospitals have bar coding — in the gift shop! Bedside bar coding for dispensing medication has been demonstrated to reduce hospital...
April 21, 2011 | In: Reference Materials
A comprehensive annotated bibliography of BPOC-related publications. Click here to download.
April 14, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The TerraPharma Project announces recipients of its 2011 Way-Paver Awards, recognizing individuals and organizations that have cleared the path and paved the way for a safer point of care in hospitals worldwide. Three awards...
April 13, 2011 | In: Nursing Practice
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 from 1:30pm - 3:00pm Eastern Time DESCRIPTION: Is nursing leadership in your organization losing sleep over medication administration errors? Are you wondering why the “5 Rights” aren’t working? Don’t let...
April 1, 2011 | In: I've Been Thinking
I’ve been thinking about pacifism, catechism, patient-recollection, and specimen-collection. Unfortunately, it’s easy to become insensitive to statistics about lives taken by bullets and bombs. Similarly, it’s easy to grow numb to oft-rehearsed...
March 15, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clinical leaders in hospital pharmacy, nursing, information technology (IT) and patient safety will convene for the 6th annual unSUMMIT for Bedside Barcoding April 27-29, 2011 in Louisville, KY. Attendees will learn from peer...
March 2, 2011 | In: I've Been Thinking
I’ve been thinking about windmills, butterflies, and the global warming I am witnessing toward bar-code scanning at the point of care. This morning I’m in the Netherlands on a train to Utrecht. Behind in Brussels, GS1 is concluding its Global...