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Statement on Bar-Code Enabled Medication Administration Technology [PDF]

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Quality Directive for Unit-Dose Packaging and Barcode Labeling [PDF]
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Best Practice Recommendations for the Implementation and Use of Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA)

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Overcoming barriers to the implementation of a pharmacy bar code scanning system for medication dispensing: A case study. Nanji KC, Cina J, Patel N, et al. J Am. Med. Inform. Assoc, 2009;16:645-50.
Effect of bar-code-assisted medication administration on medication administration errors and accuracy in multiple patient care areas. Helmons PJ, Wargel LN, Daniels CE. Am. J. Health Systm. Pharm. Jul 1, 2009;66:1202-10.
Quality-monitoring program for bar-code-assisted medication administration. Mims E, Tucker C, Carlson R, Schneider R, Bagby J. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., June 15, 2009;66:1125-31.
Effect of bar-code-assisted medication administration on medication error rates in an adult medical intensive care unit. DeYoung JL, VanderKooi ME, Barletta JF. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., June 15, 2009; 66:1110-5.
“Nurses Don’t Hate Change”:Survey of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit regarding the implementation, use and effectiveness of a bar code medication administration system. Morriss FH, Abramowitz PW, Carmen L, Wallis AB. Healthcare Quaterly, 2009;12:135-140.
Bar-code medication administration system for anesthetics: Effects on documentation and billing. Nolen AL, Rodes WD. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., Apr 1, 2008 65:655-9.
Effectiveness of a Barcode Medication Administration System in Reducing Preventable Adverse Drug Events in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study. Morriss F, Abramowitz P, Nelson S, Milavetz G,Michael S, Gordon S, Pendergast J, Cook F. J of Pediatrics. 2008 Sep; Published Online.
Severity of medication administration errors detected by a bar-code medication administration system, Sakowski J, Newman JM, Dozier K, Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., September 1, 2008; 65(17): 1661 - 1666.
Workarounds to Barcode Medication Administration Systems: Their Occurrences, Causes, and Threats to Patient Safety, Koppel R, Wetterneck T, Telles JL, and Karsh BT, J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc., July 1, 2008; 15(4): 408 - 423.
Barcoded Medication Administration: A Last Line of Defense, Cescon DW, Etchells E, JAMA. 2008;299(18):2200-2202.
Errors Prevented by and Associated with Bar-Code Medication Administration Systems. Cochran G, Jones K, Brockman J, Skinner A, Hicks R. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2007 May;33(5):293-301.
Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Hospital Pharmacy Bar Code Solution. Maviglia S, Yoo J, Franz C, Featherstone E,Churchill W,Bates D,Gandhi T, Poon E. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Apr 23;167(8):788-794.
Using bar-code technology and medication observation methodology for safer medication administration, Paoletti RD, Suess TM, Lesko MG, Feroli AA, Kennel JA, Mahler JM, Sauders T, Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., Mar 2007; 64: 536 - 543.
Medication Dispensing Errors and Potential Adverse Drug Events before and after Implementing Bar Code Technology in the Pharmacy. Poon E, Cina J. Churchill W, Patel N, Featherstone E, Rothschild J, Keohane C, Whittemore A,Bates D, Gandhi T. Annals of Internal Medicine 2006 Sep 19;145(6): 426-434.
Improving the bar-coded medication administration system at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Mills P, Neily J, Mims E, Burkhardt M, Bagian J. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2006 Sep 1;63(15):1442-1447.
Computerization Can Create Safety Hazards: A Bar-Coding Near Miss. McDonald C. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2006 Apr 4;144(7):510-516.
Compliance with intended use of bar code medication administration in acute and long-term care: An observational study. Patterson ES, Rogers ML, Chapman RJ, Render ML. Human Factors, 2006; 48 (1): 15-22.
Using a bar-coded medication administration system to prevent medication errors in a community hospital network , Sakowski J, Leonard T, Colburn S, Michaelsen B, Schiro T, Schneider J, Newman JM, Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., Dec 2005; 62: 2619 - 2625.
Bar-coding medication administration overview and consensus recommendations. Cummings J, Bush P, Smith D, Matuszewski. Am J Health-Sys Pharm. 2005 Dec; 62(24): 2626-29.
Recognizing the institutional benefits of bar-code point-of-care technology. Larrabee S, Brown MM. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety. 2003 July; 29: 345-53.
Practical guide to bar coding for patient medication safety Neuenschwander M, Cohen MR, Vaida AJ, Patchett JA, Kelly J, and Trohimovich B. Am J Health-Sys Pharm. 2003 April; 60(8): 768-779.

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