Implementation of a pharmacy automation system (Robotics) to ensure medication safety at norwalk hospital

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-114

  Bepko Jr , Robert J ^a   Moore, John R ^a   Coleman, John R ^b  

^a NORWALK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Bar code technology; Medication safety; Prescription error reducing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ROBOTICS; SAFETY;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; ROBOTICS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 66149112901     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e3181a02771     Document Type: Article

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