Bar code scanning of medications during medication administration is common in acute care settings, but relatively new in nursing homes and assisted living communities. The New England Journal of Medicine published a study, Effect of Bar-Code Technology on the Safety of Medication Administration.
In this study, you will learn:
- Whether bar code reduces medication errors and if so, what types
- How health information technology affects the medication process
- Is bar code eMar technology useful in improving quality of care?
Read for yourself by requesting a free copy of the study as published in this well-respected journal in May of 2010.