Barcoded medication administration: a last line of defense

JAMA. 2008 May 14;299(18):2200-2. doi: 10.1001/jama.299.18.2200.

Authors

David W Cescon¹, Edward Etchells

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 18477788
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.18.2200

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Hospitals / standards*
Humans
Medical Records Systems, Computerized*
Medication Errors / prevention & control*
Medication Systems, Hospital* / economics
Nursing Care
Pharmaceutical Preparations / administration & dosage*
Point-of-Care Systems* / economics
Safety Management / economics
Safety Management / methods*

Substances

Pharmaceutical Preparations