Using a bar-coded medication administration system to prevent medication errors in a community hospital network

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 2619-2625

  Sakowski, Julie ^a,b   Leonard, Thomas ^a   Colburn, Susan ^c   Michaelsen, Beverly ^a   Schiro, Timothy ^a   Schneider, James ^a   Newman, Jeffrey M ^b,d  

^a SUTTER HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Sutter Roseville Medical Center   (United States)

^d Shire Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; INSULIN; MORPHINE; OPIATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE; DRUG MONITORING; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 32044439385     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp050138     Document Type: Article

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