Improving the usability of intravenous medication labels to support safe medication delivery.

David T. Bauer; Stephanie Guerlain

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Improving the usability of intravenous medication labels to support safe medication delivery.

September 7, 2011

Bauer DT, Guerlain S. International journal of industrial ergonomics. 2011;41(4):394-399.

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A human factors engineering approach to improving medication label safety was hampered by numerous issues, ranging from regulatory requirements to limitations of existing information technology systems.

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