Quality-monitoring program for bar-code-assisted medication administration

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1125-1131

  Mims, Elizabeth ^a   Tucker, Chris ^a   Carlson, Russ ^b   Schneider, Ron ^a   Bagby, Jonathan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Codes; Department of Veterans Affairs; Drug administration; Errors, medication; Hospitals; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; MONITOR; PHARMACY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 67649577214     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080172     Document Type: Review

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