Effect of bar-code-assisted medication administration on medication administration errors and accuracy in multiple patient care areas

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1202-1210

  Helmons, Pieter J ^a,b   Wargel, Lindsay N ^b   Daniels, Charles E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Codes; Drug administration; Errors, medication; Hospitals; Quality assurance; Technology

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BAR CODE ASSISTED MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDENT; SURGICAL WARD; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CALIFORNIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 300 TO 499; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349259375     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080357     Document Type: Article

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