Effect of barcode-assisted medication administration on emergency department medication errors

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 801-806

  Bonkowski, Joseph ^a,b   Carnes, Cynthia ^b   Melucci, Joseph ^a,b   Mirtallo, Jay ^b   Prier, Beth ^a,b   Reichert, Erin ^a,b   Moffatt Bruce, Susan ^a,b   Weber, Robert ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; TOXOID; VACCINE; VITAMIN;

BARCODE ASSISTED MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; OHIO;

EID: 84882420160     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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