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,...
January 31, 2011 | In: Changing Culture
Poughkeepsie Journal, The (Poughkeepsie, NY) Copyright 2011 Gannett January 28, 2011 Vassar Brothers Medical Center gets high ranking for low mortality, complication rates January 28, 2011 If all the hospitals in the nation performed as well as Vassar...
January 10, 2011 | In: I've Been Thinking
I’d been thinking New Year’s resolutions were for the birds. Why is December 31 a more compelling reason for decision making than, say, April 14 or July 11? But this January 1 begged for some rethinking. So, the high-definition television is glaring...
January 3, 2011 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
BCMA Lessons Learned Early adopters of medication safety technology offer implementation tips by Liz Parks When implemented successfully, a bar code medication administration system (BCMA) can improve patient safety and reduce overall costs. However,...
December 24, 2010 | In: Healthcare Barcoding Influencers
Barbara L. Olson will present on actionable ways to improve outcomes in the New Year Bellevue, WA Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of the Sentri7 real-time clinical surveillance system, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar...