Comparing the working time between Bar-Code Medication Administration system and traditional medication administration system: An observational study

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 681-689

  Tsai, Sing ling ^a   Sun, Ying Chou ^b   Taur, Fang Meei ^b  

^a MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA); Working time

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM; BEFORE AND AFTER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; MEDICAL CENTER; MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SAFETY; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; STUDY DESIGN; WIRELESS INTERNET; WORKING TIME;

DRUG DELIVERY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

NURSING;

ARTICLE; BAR MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER NETWORK; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKING TIME;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; TAIWAN; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 77956650767     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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