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Raising the barcode: improving medication safety behaviours through a behavioural science-informed feedback intervention. A quality improvement project and difference-in-difference analysis.
Grailey K, Brazier A, Franklin BD, et al. Raising the barcode: improving medication safety behaviours through a behavioural science-informed feedback intervention. A quality improvement project and difference-in-difference analysis. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;30(10):682-690. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016868.
When used correctly, barcode medication administration (BCMA) technology promotes safer medication administration. This study aimed to increase nurses' use of BCMA in five hospital wards through a feedback intervention. BCMA use increased during the first six weeks of the intervention then plateaued during the final 12 weeks. The average scan rate at the end of the 18-week intervention significantly increased from 15% to 38%; however, this was lower than the researchers’ ultimate target of 95%.
