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J Am Med Inform Assoc 9:540-553 doi:10.1197/jamia.M1061
  • Original Investigation

Improving Patient Safety by Identifying Side Effects from Introducing Bar Coding in Medication Administration

Table 4

Observed strategies to reduce workload during medication pass

Hospital 1 Hospital 2 Hospital 3
Not scanning wristband
 Type in SSN X X X
 Scan wristband stapled into MAR with photo X
 Scan ID card X
 Scan wristband on table next to patient X
Delaying scanning medications
 “Batch” scanning medications for multiple patients before administration X X
 Delaying documentation of refused medications, medication effectiveness, and medications that do not scan X X X
 Scan opened or similar medications after administration X X X
 Document previous administration by others (RN, NA, patients) X X X

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