Effect of bar-code-assisted medication administration on medication administration errors

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 572-573

  Hassink, Jeroen J M ^a   Essenberg, Marjolijn Duisenberg Van ^b   Roukema, Jan A ^b   Van Den Bemt, Patricia M L A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; MINERAL; NARCOTIC AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; VITAMIN;

BAR CODE ASSISTED MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 84875413776     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120257     Document Type: Letter

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