The Pharmacist’s Toolkit: Implementing a Bar code Medication Administration Program
November 23, 2006 | In: Reference Materials
The Pharmacist Toolkit for Implementing a Bar Coding Medication Safety Program is provided by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation and was made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Omnicell. To begin development of the tool, in August 2003 the ASHP Foundation assembled a panel of experts on the application of bar coding to prevent medication errors. This panel established the initial framework for this document and served as reviewers as content was developed. Writing, editorial, and project management services were provided by IDentityHealth, Inc. of San Diego, CA.
The objective of this tool is to provide helpful information to pharmacists regarding the planning and implementation of a bedside verification system for medications labeled with machine-readable coding. It will provide valuable and thorough information on preparing the pharmacy and the institution for such a system. It is recommended that pharmacy managers read this document before embarking on the Medication Bar Code Point of Care project and refer to it often during the project.
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