The Efficacy of Patients’ Wristband Bar-code on Prevention of Medical Errors
Conclusion: Wristband bar-code medication scanning can decrease the ME in hospital setting. Since the patient’s safety is the main goal of the World Health Organization, it is recommended that a unique patient identification barcode should be used with name, medical record number, and bar-coded financial number....
Source: Applied Clinical Informatics - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
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