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Barcode medication administration software technology use in the emergency department and medication error rates.

August 31, 2022

Gauthier-Wetzel HE. Comput Inform Nurs. 2022;40(6):382-388.

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Barcode medication administration (BCMA) has been promoted as an effective method for reducing medication administration errors. In the emergency department of one Veterans Affairs Medical Center, medication error rates decreased by nearly 11% following introduction of BCMA technology. However, unsafe workarounds were also identified, which may limit the overall safety of BCMA.

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