In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care technology to positively impact medication ...
Most adverse drug events are caused by one or more system breakdowns within the medication-use process. [1] At our institution, we have implemented bar-code scanning during the pharmacy distribution ...
In early 2003, the team began to address the changes needed to implement EMAR and BCMA technology. The following issues were addressed before implementation. Staff nurses were involved in selecting ...