Use and optimization of barcode-enabled technology in medication-use and healthcare systems
Statements and Guidelines
Statement on Bar-Code Enabled Medication Administration Technology [PDF] ASHP
Statement on Bar-Code Verification During Inventory, Preparation, and Dispensing of Medications [PDF] ASHP
Articles
Pharmacy
Assessment of technician barcode scanning verification compared to pharmacist verification
Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning
Program to improve bar-code print quality
Cost-benefit analysis of a hospital pharmacy bar code solution
General Inpatient Units
Barcode medication administration implementation in the operating room
Critical Care Units and Emergency Medicine
Effect of barcode-assisted medication administration on emergency department errors
Efficiency Analysis of a barcode-enabled and integrated medication tracking system
Overcoming Barriers
Overcoming barriers to the implementation of a pharmacy bar code scanning system for medication dispensing: A case study
Workarounds to Barcode Medication Administration Systems: Their Occurrences, Causes, and Threats to Patient Safety
Improving the bar-coded medication administration system at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Bar Code Medication Administration Technology: Characterization of High-Alert Medication Triggers and Clinical Workarounds
Methodologies for sustaining barcode medication administration compliance: a multi-disciplinary approach
Nursing Impact
Study of nurse workarounds in a hospital using bar code medication administration system
Miscellaneous
Telepharmacy and bar-code technology in an IV chemotherapy admixture area
Quality-monitoring program for bar-code-assisted medication administration
Bar-code medication administration system for anesthetics: Effects on documentation and billing
Severity of medication administration errors detected by a bar-code medication administration system
Other Resources
IHI: Improve Core Processes for Administering Medications
AHRQ: Using Barcode Medication Administration to Improve Quality and Safety
