Only 30 percent of 1,859 measured hospitals fully meet the Leapfrog Group patient safety standard for use of bar code medication administration technology, but a significant 74 percent fully meet the ...

Background: Many hospitals use barcode medication administration (BCMA) technology to improve inpatient medication safety. However, implementation of this technology requires significant changes in ...

I’ve always considered barcodes to be one of those invisible innovations that profoundly changed the world. What we might recognize as modern barcodes were originally designed as a labor-saving device ...

All eight facilities in West Virginia's network of acute, psychiatric and long-term care hospitals have now rolled out barcode technology for medication administration. Carlsbad, Calif.-based ...

Many hospitals are struggling to properly use medical technology designed to prevent bedside medication errors, according to a Leapfrog Group report published Thursday. Bar code medication ...

Wedge barcode scanners and serial barcode scanners both connect to a PC to scan barcodes into the system. They do not, however, work the same way and each has advantages and disadvantages. This ...

When it comes to streamlining inventory management and sales, having a reliable wireless Bluetooth 2D barcode scanner can make all the difference. Let’s explore some of the top-rated wireless 2D ...