Editorial: Bar-Coded medication administration brings Trade-Ofs even with humane automation and lean approaches

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 339-340

  Koppel, Ross ^a,b,c  

^a Sociology Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WORKFLOW;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; AUTOMATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84907419803     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(14)40044-8     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Ching JM, et al. Using Lean automation with a 'human touch' to improve medication safety: A step closer to the 'perfect dose.' Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.40(8):341-350.
2. National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA). Rapid Response Report NPSA/2010/RRR009: Reducing Harm from Omitted and Delayed Medicines in Hospital. Feb 2010. Accessed Jun 26, 2014. http://www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk /resources/type/alerts/?entryid45=66720.
3. Koppel R, et al. Workarounds to barcode medication administration systems: Their occurrences, causes, and threats to patient safety. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15(4):408-423.
4. Garrett SK, Craig JB. Medication Administration and the Complexity of Nursing Workflow. Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial Engineers Society for Health Systems Conference. Chicago, 2009. Accessed Jun 26, 2014. http://www.iienet2.org/uploadedfiles/SHS-Community/Medication%20Administration%20and%20the%20Complexity%20of%20Nursing%20Workflow.pdf.